We keep buying them because they're good for business. Excellent Return On Investment B and B Rental, Inc., a Canton, N.C., firm that serves construction contractors and homeowners, began adding Bobcat equipment two years ago. The company currently has 751 and extended wheelbase 773 skid-steer loaders and a 331 compact excavator. They provide an excellent return on investment, according to co-owner Kay Byrum. During good weather, the machines may be out a week at a time.
Customers are very satisfied.
Many have no experience with a compact excavator. But they learn quickly how to operate it. If we buy another skid-steer loader or excavator it will be a Bobcat product. Auger, hydraulic breaker, angle broom, pallet forks and landscape rake. Contractors tend to prefer the extended wheelbase 773 and 873, while homeowners usually rent the smaller 751 or 753, notes general manager Bud Parrish.