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Bobcat Fifty Years

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The Bobcat is a small and immensely versatile skid-steer loader that has over its first fifty years become an indispensable staple of the construction industry. In "Bobcat: Fifty Years", automotive historian Mary Padgett lays out the story of this unique machine from its inception by a small town corporation as a farming oriented machine, through its evolution into a major global brand. Chronicling and illustrating the changes and innovations that have kept the company responsible for the Bobcat at the forefront of compact machinery makers, "Bobcat: Fifty Years" covers every aspect from the invention of the Bob-Tach quick-change attachment system, to the introduction of the Big Bob, the Mini-Bob, and the M-700 (the first hydrostatic loader of its size). Of special note is the inclusion of a Product Index. Profusely illustrated with some 400 photographs and 15 diagrams, this 208-page history is informed, informative, and enthusiastically recommended for personal and community library collections.

A GREAT BOOK.WELL WRITTEN WITH TONS OF VERY COLORFUL PHOTOS OF MACHINES,ADVERTISEMENTS AND PICTURES OF PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SKID-STEER LOADER.THE STORY OF THIS MACHINE BEGAN ON THE FARM,NOT IN CONSTRUCTION OR LANDSCAPING AS WE MOSTLY SEE TODAY.HENCE THE BEGINING OF THE BOOK SHOWS LOTS OF FARM APPARATUS AND INTERESTING OLD MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS.EVEN HAS PICTURES OF GO-GO GIRLS AND GOOD OLE' BOYS HAVING FUN AT BARBECUES DANCING AROUND AND IN THESE MACHINES!I AIN'T KIDDING.THE BOOK ALSO SHOWS SOME OF FEW PRODUCTS THAT TURNED OUT TO BE DUDS AMONG THE MANY SUCCESSES.THE BACK OF THE BOOK ALSO HAS A COMPLETE PRODUCT INDEX.A BONUS IN MY OPINION.