PRESS RELEASE
Bobcat Atlantic Offers New Line of Bobcat Compact Tractors
(WEST FARGO, N.D. — April 2008)
Bobcat Atlantic now offers the new line of Bobcat® compact tractors. Bobcat Atlantic carries the first five models released in the new Bobcat compact tractor line. Additional models will be introduced in 2008.
The five available models are the Bobcat CT120, CT122, CT225, CT230 and CT235. These compact tractors are designed to help farmers, ranchers, commercial landscapers, groundskeepers, homeowners with acreage and other users tackle a variety of tasks. The machines can be used with Bobcat implements, including an angle blade, box blade, finish mower, post-hole digger, seeder and tine rake, as well as a front-end loader and attachments.
The Bobcat CT120 compact tractor features a 20-horsepower diesel engine and has two travel speed ranges. The CT120 is 46.5 inches wide with agricultural tires, 106 inches long and 81.8 inches high with ROPS deployed and weighs 2,055 pounds.
The CT122 has a 22-horsepower engine and two-speed travel. The CT122 is 46.5 inches wide with agricultural tires, 106 inches long and 81.8 inches tall with the ROPS deployed and weighs 2,055 pounds. The Bobcat CT225 has a 27-horsepower diesel engine with three travel speeds.
The CT225 is 56 inches wide with agricultural tires, 118 inches long and 96 inches high with the ROPS deployed and weighs 3,021 pounds.
The fourth model in the initial launch is the Bobcat CT230. This 30-horsepower compact tractor also has three-speed travel. The CT230 is 56 inches wide with agricultural tires, 118 inches long and 96 inches high with the ROPS deployed and weighs 3,055 pounds.
The CT235 has a 34-horsepower engine and three-speed travel. This tractor is 56 inches wide with agricultural tires, 118 inches long and 96 inches high with the ROPS deployed and weighs 3,055 pounds.
All of the Bobcat compact tractors feature four-wheel drive for traveling over and working in rough terrain, and they also come with hydrostatic transmissions for easy operation. The three-point hitch design on the tractors provides easy implement changes.
In line with the Bobcat Company reputation for offering customers durable and reliable equipment, the compact tractors have sleek hoods and side panels made of tough, durable steel, and their design provides superior visibility to the front of the tractors. Standard comfort and safety features include a spark arrestor muffler, horn, brake lights and operator’s handbook, as well as an optional Bobcat suspension seat and a fully retractable seat belt.
Bobcat Atlantic is located at 11 Acadia Street in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and can be reached by phone at (902) 442-5618. More information about Bobcat Atlantic can be found at www.bobcatatlantic.com.
Fifty years ago, Bobcat Company unleashed a way to work better, smarter, faster. During 2008, the company is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bobcat compact equipment, which began with the Melroe Self-Propelled Loader — a three-wheeled front-end loader — in 1958. That machine evolved into the Bobcat skid-steer loader and spawned the worldwide compact equipment industry. Today, Bobcat continues to lead the world in the design, manufacture and distribution of compact equipment.
Bobcat Company, headquartered in West Fargo, N.D., is part of Doosan Infracore International (DII), a U.S.-based subsidiary of Doosan Infracore, a global manufacturer of construction equipment.
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