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In our small to medium sized excavating company, our D4H dozer and 580D backhoe loader were the most requested pieces of machinery needed on a jobsite. That was until we bought our first skidsteer loader, a Bobcat 753. This machine quickly became the most popular machine on every jobsite because it saved so much labor.
Before this purchase, we used to backfill and level utilidor trenches with the backhoe loader or an excavator, then run a plate compactor or walk-behind roller down them for compaction. When we used the 753 on a utilidor job, we were able to drive the skidsteer easily in the trench for leveling, then attach the vibratory roller for compaction. This saved time on leveling and took fewer passes (since the vibratory roller was wider and hit harder than the plate or walk-behind rollers) to compact .
On a large underground fuel tank facility, we actually hoisted the Bobcat with our excavator and lowered it into the excavation. Then it was used for backfilling, leveling, and compaction. If we did not have the Bobcat on this job, we would have had to excavate a large area for a access ramp.
For finishing up the job, we utilized the Landscape Rake attachment to level, till, and remove any rocks or sticks from the area before hydro-seeding. This saved countless hours of raking by hand.
There is always a place (and a high demand) for a Bobcat skidsteer and the labor saving attachments available on all of my jobs today.
Before this purchase, we used to backfill and level utilidor trenches with the backhoe loader or an excavator, then run a plate compactor or walk-behind roller down them for compaction. When we used the 753 on a utilidor job, we were able to drive the skidsteer easily in the trench for leveling, then attach the vibratory roller for compaction. This saved time on leveling and took fewer passes (since the vibratory roller was wider and hit harder than the plate or walk-behind rollers) to compact .
On a large underground fuel tank facility, we actually hoisted the Bobcat with our excavator and lowered it into the excavation. Then it was used for backfilling, leveling, and compaction. If we did not have the Bobcat on this job, we would have had to excavate a large area for a access ramp.
For finishing up the job, we utilized the Landscape Rake attachment to level, till, and remove any rocks or sticks from the area before hydro-seeding. This saved countless hours of raking by hand.
There is always a place (and a high demand) for a Bobcat skidsteer and the labor saving attachments available on all of my jobs today.
