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Overcoming challenges is what being One Tough Animal® is all about, and no one knows that better than Bobcat customers. There are countless people achieving great things with the help of Bobcat equipment; let them show you what they can do. Because wherever Bobcat equipment goes, great stories go, too.

What have you achieved with the help of Bobcat equipment? Have a story for us? Please share.

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Landscaping Crew Swaps Shovels and Wheelbarrows for an MT85 A photo of Alan as he fishes on the edge of the water.

Landscaping Crew Swaps Shovels and Wheelbarrows for an MT85

For 13 years, the crew at Jat’s Backyard Landscaping in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, prided themselves on doing all their work by hand — including loading trucks, digging holes and moving concrete. The addition of an MT85 now lets them do more in less time.
Landscaping Business Encourages Employee Development With “Growing Day” Todd Pugh stands next to two Bobcat loaders

Landscaping Business Encourages Employee Development With “Growing Day”

Todd Pugh creates a healthy company culture that puts employees first and helps foster growth from within the organization, incentivizing his workers to stay.
Father-Son Team Carefully Transitions Ownership of Their Business Jeff and Mark Blanchard stand in front of the Bobcat of New Hampshire sign

Father-Son Team Carefully Transitions Ownership of Their Business

Jeff Blanchard started his son Mark out sweeping floors and loading trucks at Bobcat of New Hampshire so he could learn the ins and outs of the business and then grow within the company.
Contractor Feeds Desire for Horsepower With Bobcat T595s and Classic Car Collection Jim Linhart stands next to his Bobcat T595 compact track loader.

Contractor Feeds Desire for Horsepower With Bobcat T595s and Classic Car Collection

When the U.S. stock market plunged in October 1987, many business owners feared the worst. But one aspiring entrepreneur was not the least bit worried.
Four Generations of Ernies Ernie III stands alongside a Bobcat loader with his wife, Amy; sons Ernie IV and Tucker; and father, Ernie Jr.

Four Generations of Ernies

A multigenerational rental business in Massachusetts shares practical advice for running (and surviving) a family-owned business.
20-Year-Old Machine Still Solid as a Rock for Natural Landscape Company Laddie and Mary Flock with their Bobcat 873 skid-steer loader in 1997.

20-Year-Old Machine Still Solid as a Rock for Natural Landscape Company

Two decades after we featured Natural Rock Formations in WorkSaver® magazine the Flocks have built a second business on the back of their rock-solid Bobcat 873.
Next Generation Helps Landscape Business Triple in Size The Diemer family: Brian, Brent, Ellen and Everett, with their Bobcat 753 skid-steer loader in 1995.

Next Generation Helps Landscape Business Triple in Size

The Diemer family landscaping business is in good hands thanks to Everett’s good business sense, which he passed along to his children along with the company.
World War II Museum Honors Heroes in the Sky and on the Ground Closeup Image of Bobcat Logo

World War II Museum Honors Heroes in the Sky and on the Ground

Ray Fagen was stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. Inspired by his heroism and love of aviation, his family built a museum in his honor.
This Landscaper Uses His Bobcat Machines for Work and Play Todd Pugh leans against a hay bale with his cattle and Bobcat T650 loader in the background.

This Landscaper Uses His Bobcat Machines for Work and Play

At the ripe age of 14, Todd Pugh was already cutting a path to his future — quite literally. Instead of sitting around the house or hanging with friends like most kids his age in Louisville, Ohio (pop. 8,000), he decided to take his future into his own hands. “My mom, dad and grandparents instilled."
Meet the Anderson Brothers From the Bobcat Gwinner Plant Brothers Warren, Curt, Wayne and Marcus Anderson stand for a photo together during the Bobcat Millionth Loader Ceremony

Meet the Anderson Brothers From the Bobcat Gwinner Plant

Family get-togethers happen a lot at the Bobcat Gwinner plant when the Anderson brothers show up for work.
Third-Generation Dairy Farm Started by the Greatest Generation The Van Exel family on their dairy farm.

Third-Generation Dairy Farm Started by the Greatest Generation

Farming and family often go hand in hand. That’s especially true for one Bobcat customer who operates a multigenerational dairy farm in California.
Bobcat S750s Save Time on the Farm so This Dairyman Can Travel the World Hank Van Exel at his California dairy farm

Bobcat S750s Save Time on the Farm so This Dairyman Can Travel the World

Every employee at Exel’s Holsteins and Jerseys understands the farm’s golden rule: Take care of the animals and land, and they’ll take care of you.
These Guys Have a Connection to the Bobcat Founding Fathers Mike Melroe

These Guys Have a Connection to the Bobcat Founding Fathers

It’s not uncommon to find Bobcat Company employees with a family connection to the company. But only a handful can claim a direct connection to the founders.
Former Firefighter Still Honors Fallen Friends and Comes to the Rescue of Neighbors FDNY responders and a Bobcat 843 skid-steer loader recovering the body of a victim at ground zero.

Former Firefighter Still Honors Fallen Friends and Comes to the Rescue of Neighbors

Steven Ruggirello answered the call for loader operators after 9/11, helping clean up ground zero with his Bobcat 843 skid-steer loader.
Bobcat Builds America: 50 Projects in 50 States Closeup Image of Bobcat Logo

Bobcat Builds America: 50 Projects in 50 States

More than 80 fans entered our Building America contest, submitting snapshots of themselves and their Bobcat® machines tackling summer projects like pros.
Seven Lessons Learned From the 2015 St. Louis Flood Closeup Image of Bobcat Logo

Seven Lessons Learned From the 2015 St. Louis Flood

The team at Bobcat of St. Louis shares their advice for how to prepare for and recover from a natural disaster.
E50 vs. EF5 Tornado: One Bobcat Salesman’s Terrifying Story Closeup Image of Bobcat Logo

E50 vs. EF5 Tornado: One Bobcat Salesman’s Terrifying Story

Sales manager, Gregg Thompson gives his account of a 2013 tornado that destroyed so many homes in Moore, Oklahoma and how a Bobcat E50 helped clear the debris.
Building America: Migrant Worker Turns Successful Business Owner Gustavo Villarreal stands with four of his workers next to his Bobcat compact track loader

Building America: Migrant Worker Turns Successful Business Owner

Gustavo Villarreal went from picking cucumbers and asparagus to owning his own asphalt paving company using Bobcat equipment.
Building America: Women in Construction Closeup Image of Bobcat Logo

Building America: Women in Construction

With construction companies facing labor shortages and recruiting problems, we need to encourage more young men and women to consider skilled labor.
Meet Our Top Shop Parts and Service Experts A Bobcat compact excavator sits beside a Finke Equipment sign alongside Finke’s driveway

Meet Our Top Shop Parts and Service Experts

Tough work, long days, lots of grime. When you have a grueling schedule, preventing breakdowns and keeping machines maintained and working hard is top of mind.
6 Simple Business Tips From Landscaper Bo Smith Bo Smith Standing in Front of a Bobcat Machine

6 Simple Business Tips From Landscaper Bo Smith

Bo Smith’s company, Smith Lawn Management, grew from a modest lawn-mowing operation. How did he do it? Here are his tips.
300 Scale Models at 14...and Counting Jake Heshelman holding toy Bobcat Machines

300 Scale Models at 14...and Counting

Jake Heshelman started collecting Bobcat toy models when he was just four years old. Today, his Bobcat inventory is at 65 machines and counting.
Steve Klumker Winner of 2014 Bobcat Millionth Loader Contest Closeup Image of Bobcat Logo

Steve Klumker Winner of 2014 Bobcat Millionth Loader Contest

Steve Klumker won the millionth Bobcat loader in 2014. We caught up with him to see what he's doing with the machine now.
How to Evaluate Your Dealer’s Maintenance Expertise cartoon characters performing maintenance

How to Evaluate Your Dealer’s Maintenance Expertise

You’re busy on the jobsite. That's why it’s important to re-evaluate who can most cost-effectively maintain your compact equipment — you or your dealer?

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Taking on big, ambitious challenges is what being One Tough Animal® is all about. Tell us how Bobcat empowers or inspires you to accomplish more. Whether it’s at work, at play or in life, share your story with us.

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