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Bobcat Fifty Years [Hardcover]

Martin J. Padgett (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: Oct 15 2007

Marking the 50th anniversary of an icon of American industry, this book celebrates a half-century of Bobcat with brilliant images of these quintessentially American machines at work, including historical photographs and diagrams, alongside the full story of the only compact machines that have ever mattered.

Often imitated but never equaled, the Bobcat skid-steer loader was born when some hardy souls in the Northern Plains needed a new way to get work done. The pictures in these pages show how the Bobcat loader has been moving American industry ever since, joined over the years by Bobcat excavators and trenchers, utility trucks and more.

Bobcat Fifty Years chronicles the changes and innovations that have kept the company at the forefront of the nation’s compact machinery makers--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. Here, again and again, is evidence of why Fortune Magazine named the Bobcat one of “America’s best”--one of the 100 American-made products that represent the best of their kind, anywhere in the world.

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Motorbooks; First edition (Oct 15 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0760328145
  • ISBN-13: 978-0760328149
  • Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 2.4 x 25.4 cm
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 Kg
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #726,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Review

Farm Industry News, November 2007

“This book is a handsomely illustrated and briskly written history. Much has changed, but this book demonstrates how one great idea continues to be the basis of 50 years of business success.”

 
Forconstructinpros.com,

“Brilliant images of these American machines at work.”

 

Grand Folks Herald & Website, Oct. 19, 2007

“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, Bobcat Fifty Years covers it all.”

Aug. 29, 2007


Thefreelibrary.com, November 2007

“This history is informed, informative, and enthusiastically recommended for personal and community library collections.”

 

Western Builder, November 2007

“Recently released a book that details the history of the company, from the first compact loader to what has grown into a worldwide brand icon.”

 

Rocky Mountain Construction, November 2007

“Many of these accounts are in print for the very first time.”



The Land Magazine, Dec. 13, 2007

Thelandonline.com, Dec. 13, 2007

“Padgett, and the people he wrote about, deserve a good old American pat on the back for a job well done.”

 

About the Author

Marty Padgett has been an automotive journalist since the 1990s. He is currently editor of “the Web’s automotive authority,” TheCarConnection.com (www.thecarconnection.com).  In addition, Padgett contributes regularly to Stuff magazine as their resident “road warrior.”  He also writes car news and columns for Import Tuner, Edmunds.com and other publications. Over the years, his articles have appeared in a wide range of magazines, including Car and Driver, Outside, AutoWeek, Men’s Health, and Details.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Informed, informative, and enthusiastically recommended Nov 4 2007
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
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.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars THE LITTLE MACHINE THAT COULD Jan 17 2008
By RANDALL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
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.

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