How to Train Your New Compact Equipment Operators
New equipment safety features can’t replace proper training. Educate your operators on the proper operation and maintenance of compact equipment with these six tips.
4 Considerations Before Selecting Compact Excavators for Use in Confined Spaces
Today’s compact excavators are designed to overcome challenges when working in confined spaces where larger equipment cannot fit. Before bidding on a project and working in confined areas, evaluate these 4 considerations.
How to properly transport your compact excavator
Transporting your compact excavator to and from the jobsite is no small feat. But it’s time well-spent. Using the right-sized trailer as well as correctly loading, positioning and securing your equipment can help you protect your investment as well as reduce the risk of load violations while on the road.
How to protect your compact equipment from theft
Despite ongoing efforts by construction firms and law enforcement, the number of equipment theft reports in the United States continues to grow. There are several steps you and your operators can take to reduce construction equipment theft from your jobsites. These tips can help you keep your jobsite and your valuable construction equipment protected from theft and vandalism.
How to Choose the Right Compact Excavator Size
Find the compact excavator size that’s right for you. Here are some tips for what to consider before buying.
Get More Working Days Each Year with a Compact Track Loader
What if you could extend your working season and generate additional revenue? While you can’t control the weather or change the seasons, you can control how you work through what Mother Nature delivers.
6 Tips to Extend the Life of Your Undercarriage
There’s a lot riding on the undercarriage of your compact excavator or compact track loader. Literally. Maintaining the undercarriage and its moving components is critical to efficient operation. Follow these tips to get better performance and life out of your undercarriage when working in a variety of applications.
Compact Excavator Safety 101: Calculating Lift Capacity
It’s digging season and your compact excavator is getting a workout. But did you know that one of the most frequent — and often overlooked — jobs performed by excavators is lifting?
How to Safely Lift and Move Loads With an Excavator
Other than digging, one of the most frequent jobs performed by hydraulic excavators is lifting. Understanding your machine’s lifting capacity helps you to lift and move loads safely, and knowing what to check before you lift can help prevent injuries and downtime.
3 Jobs You Didn’t Know You Could Do with Your Compact Excavator
Compact excavators are great at what they’re built for — digging in confined spaces. But you may not know they perform a wide variety of tasks beyond excavation. Paired with the right attachments and a coupler system that allows for quick and easy exchanges, here are three.....
Leasing Lowers Payments, Saves Money for Excavating Company
Leasing compact equipment is growing in popularity and can be an affordable option to traditional financing or buying compact equipment outright. Imperial Excavating is an established excavating company that has found success through the Bobcat PowerLease finance program offered.....
New Revenue Ideas for Your Compact Excavator
Your compact excavator offers versatility far beyond digging jobs. With the right attachments, you could bid on jobs you may not have previously considered. Here are four jobs you could perform.....
Cold Weather 101 Checklist
Ongoing improvements to engines and diesel fuel have helped reduce emissions and contributed to cleaner air. Today, we have cleaner and more efficient diesel engines in Bobcat® compact equipment. The High-Pressure Common-Rail (HPCR) technology used on our larger engines uses.....
The Secrets to Unmatched Compact Excavator Comfort
Durability. Reliability. Versatility. Of course, those are priorities when choosing a compact excavator to improve your productivity. But comfort? For some, it’s last on the list. But think about it: The longer you can comfortably.....
Interpreting the Specs to Find the Right Compact Excavator
When it comes to compact excavators, you’ll find that nearly all of the key specifications relate to the machine’s size, power or performance. Depending on the manufacturer, you’ll find a range of sizes, engine horsepower ratings, dig depths, dump heights and.....
Top 7 Things to Look for When You Demo a Compact Excavator
So you’ve read the manufacturer’s literature, visited their website and pored over machine specs. Now, you’re at the dealership and ready to demo compact excavators. While you’re digging, pushing and lifting, what should you be paying.....
Advanced Hydraulics Help Power Compact Excavators
The most important way to determine an excavator’s performance is to feel the balance between the hydraulic system and the engine horsepower. It’s the guts that determines the true performance.....
Work flush against a wall with in-track swing frame
Bobcat® compact excavators are designed to operate in the smallest of workspaces. Exclusive to Bobcat excavators is the in-track swing frame, which allows you to get closer to your work.....
Four Jobs This Clamp Does Better
Go beyond the capabilities of a typical hydraulic clamp attachment with the Pro Clamp™ system from Bobcat Company. The Pro Clamp™ system consists of a base component, standard pin-on work tool and optional.....
Know the Basics: Compact Excavators 101
Compact excavators (sometimes called mini excavators) are classified as machines with an operating weight of 10 metric tons or less. They emerged in North America in the mid ‘80s and have grown tremendously in popularity. Compact excavators are versatile machines built for a simple purpose — fast, efficient trenching.....
Rent vs. Buy: 10 Things You Need to Know
Buying a compact machine is a big commitment. There are several factors to help you decide whether buying or renting a machine makes the most sense, including jobsite needs, attachment versatility and — of course.....
Excavator Q&A: How to Choose the Right Bucket
When you’re in the market for a compact excavator, the bucket is an important consideration. Compact excavator buckets come in a variety of sizes — choosing which is best for your environment and application can improve your machine’s performance and your productivity. So how do you find the bucket.....
Ten Tips for Boosting Compact Excavator Uptime
Maximize mini excavator productivity and uptime with these maintenance tips. 1. Read the manuals -One of the first tasks for any operator should be to review the machine’s.....
Nine Jobs for Your Compact Excavator
It’s no secret that compact excavators can dig. But Bobcat® compact excavators reach far beyond the traditional role of digging. And to prove it, here are nine jobs that might expand the way you think about how you.....
Put Specs to the Test with a Jobsite Demo
When you’re shopping for an excavator, specs and promotional materials can help jump-start your research and narrow down your choices, but basing a purchase solely on a few numbers can be risky. Specs can be made to look good, and every manufacturer or salesperson.....
Excavator Q&A: How to Choose the Right Compact Excavator
With compact excavators enjoying a recent spike in popularity, the lineup of available models is more diverse and expansive than ever. Today, manufacturers produce enough variety in their equipment to allow you to tailor your machine selection....
Five Things to Consider Before Buying a Compact Excavator
Once you’ve determined that a compact excavator — also known as a mini excavator — is the right machine for you, the real work begins. It’s time to think about your business and how you’ll use the machine. But don’t let the terms “compact” or “mini” fool....
Get to Know Compact Excavators
Compact excavators take advantage of distinct features to deliver maneuverability, power, lift capacity, versatility and reach.
Improve Grade Accuracy with Bobcat Depth Check System
Achieve an accurate grade every time without leaving your cab using the Bobcat® depth check system. Efficient and easy to use, the Bobcat depth check system delivers accurate dig depth measurement for precision grading performance. It prevents.....
Fast Attachment Switching with Hydraulic X-Change
Time is money on the job. You know it, and so do we. That’s why Bobcat Company offers the fastest, most efficient attachment switching in the industry with the optional.....
How Easy Access Means Easy Maintenance
Because downtime costs money, it’s crucial to select equipment that provides easy access to engine components and routine maintenance items. When you can keep your excavator in good working order, you lower your operating costs and have the potential to make more.....
Choose from 3 Arm Configurations to Meet Your Needs
With three available arm configurations, Bobcat compact excavators cover a wide variety of digging depths, from 6 feet to more than 15.5 feet. Look for a model that will accommodate your typical.....
Comparing Compact Excavators and Tractor Backhoe Loaders
Whether you are considering replacing a tractor loader backhoe with a compact excavator, or just trying to decide between the two, it’s important to know how they match up. Read on to see the advantages.....
Top Attachments for Compact Excavators
Traditionally known for their digging prowess, compact excavators have become a valuable addition to every equipment lineup. And when it comes to work, these attachment options make Bobcat® compact excavators the go-to choice for tough.....