Bobcat Equipment Helps Build Dream Home

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Bobcat equipment has often played a role in the ABC television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." But when the program recently came to North Dakota the Bobcat effort was massive, with 24 machines and seven attachments brought in from dealers in North Dakota and Minnesota. Equipment included skid-steer and compact track loaders, an all-wheel steer loader, a compact excavator, a VersaHandler telescopic tool carrier and 16 utility vehicles.

"When something of this magnitude happens in our own backyard, we think about how we can be involved," says Leroy Anderson, Bobcat marketing communication manager. "And, what we manufacture involves tools that can make relatively quick work of a big job. This was a big job, and it required quick work. It was a great fit, and we were happy to contribute."

The Bobcat equipment was used to help build a new house in Minot for Bill and Michelle Bliven and their three children, Kristen, Taylor and Aaron, who has cerebral palsy and is dependent upon a wheelchair. The program is scheduled to air in October.