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Provided by John Deere Compact Construction Equipment SPRING / 2020
WORKSITE
THE
HONOR
OF DUTY
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LETTER FROM JUAN
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TRADE SHOWS
THE HONOR OF DUTY
Learn how Josh Shumate balances
Every three years, over 130,000 attendees great chance for customers to network with
life between being a full-time converge on the Las Vegas Convention Center for peers, learn from industry experts, explore
firefighter and a landscaper. CONEXPO-CON/AGG®, the largest construction new technology, and shop for new products.
trade show in North America. Even by Vegas We displayed some of our compact machines
standards, the show is quite the spectacle. And that are popular with independent rental
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY as in past years, the 2020 show, which was held companies and offered exclusive Show-Only
See how a John Deere 333G March 10–14, did not disappoint. This massive Specials, including special pricing and financing on
event featured over 2.6 million square feet — or compact equipment. The ARA Show is the largest
Compact Track Loader (CTL) helps
50 football fields — of indoor and outdoor exhibits. equipment and event rental convention and trade
land developer Alvin Furr clear lots It was truly a must-see. show in the world, and John Deere is proud to be
and prep yards. a platinum sponsor. A longtime supporter of the
CONEXPO is always a great place to find out American Rental Association (ARA) and the rental
about the latest advances and technology in industry, we’ve exhibited every year since 1978.
BROTHERS’ KEEPERS the construction industry, including compact
With the help of Deere CTLs, equipment. At this year’s event, we showcased As always, both shows were great opportunities to
nearly 40 of our construction machines, including show our customers how our products, technology,
brothers Wade and Dustin Vugteveen G-Series Skid Steers, Compact Track Loaders and support empower them to achieve their goals
have grown a successful landscaping (CTLs), and Compact Excavators, and L-Series on their terms.
business. Compact Wheel Loaders. And, to commemorate
the 50th anniversary of Deere skid steers, our
38,000-square-foot Construction & Forestry booth
featured a fully restored Model 24 Skid Steer as
well as captivating videos, educational sessions,
simulators, and our John Deere Store. Juan Raya
Manager,
CONEXPO came on the heels of the annual ARA Global Compact Construction Sales
Show®, held at the Orange County Convention
Center in Orlando, Florida, February 9–12. It was a
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IN THIS ISSUE
4 COVER STORY
THE HONOR OF DUTY
Firefighter and landscaper Josh Shumate
was born to serve others.
8
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
Thirty years after Alvin Furr first
approached his future business partner,
his land-development business is still
going strong. 8 12
10
TECH TIPS 16
Minimizing wear helps keep skid steer BEDROCK VALUES
tires rolling as long as possible while A steady stream of loaded trucks leaves
reducing costs. Bedrock Resources’ quarries each day
with the help of Deere machines and
12 dealer support.
BROTHERS’ KEEPERS
Michigan landscapers Wade and Dustin 19
Vugteveen put their trust in their GET CONNECTED
employees, John Deere equipment, Our new rotary cutters handle
and each other. everything from medium and
heavy brush to hardwoods.
16
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COVER STORY
JOSH SHUMATE IS PROUD TO BE OF SERVICE
W
When Hurricane Michael made landfall
on October 7, 2018, it was only the fourth
Category 5 hurricane to hit the contiguous
United States — and the first to strike
the Florida Panhandle. In Mexico Beach,
Florida, entire neighborhoods were swept
away, leaving only bare foundation slabs.
Violent, 160-mph winds caused widespread
Josh Shumate, owner of TurfMasters in
Madison, Alabama, was asked to help
the people of Panama City, he answered
the call. “Our pastor, Spencer Beach of
Building Church, had a home there and
knew families affected by the disaster.
I told him that I had a John Deere 323D
CTL (Compact Track Loader) and that
destruction throughout Panama City, my friend Zach Tate and I could bring
damaging or destroying homes, apartments, the machine down there.”
restaurants, gas stations, hotels, retail stores,
and office buildings. Tyndall Air Force Shumate needed a grapple to help clear
Base was devastated, with every structure out debris, so he approached his local
sustaining wind damage and some John Deere dealer, TriGreen Equipment
completely destroyed.* in Huntsville, Alabama. “My dealer
contact, Doug Swaim, told me to swing
Firefighters are trained to rush toward by and pick one up. When I showed up,
emergencies instead of away from them. I was looking around for a used grapple,
So it’s no surprise that when firefighter and he said, ‘No, just grab a new one.
–continued
* Sources: wikipedia.org, cnn.com and wunderground.com.
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That’s the least we can do for those people
down there. And let us know anything else
AT YOUR SERVICE By the age of 17, Shumate was doing most
of the work himself, with his dad helping
Shumate’s devotion to serving other
we can do to help.’ That’s just the way they people runs deep. “My parents have always him on weekends. After graduating college
are. TriGreen always steps up.” instilled service and giving back, so I’ve in 2008, he began building his lawncare
always been passionate about helping business full time. “I still have some of the
When he arrived in Panama City, Shumate others.” Since 2009, he’s worked as a same customers we had when I was 15. If
couldn’t believe the devastation. “I had full-time fireman for a fire department you do a good job and treat people fairly,
never seen destruction like that. I was in North Alabama. “I had a roommate you’ll hold onto customers and attract new
overwhelmed. There were houses leveled in college who was a volunteer fireman, ones. I’ve never really done any marketing.
and trees down as far as the eye could so I gave it a try. I loved it and couldn’t It’s all been through word of mouth.”
see. We pulled up to a house and couldn’t get enough. When I had the opportunity
even get in the driveway. FEMA was there to take a job as a full-time fireman, Since he joined the fire department in
instructing people to pile up debris next I jumped at it.” 2009, Shumate has worked 24 hours at
to the right-of-way, so that’s what we did the fire station, then has 48 hours off for
for three straight days. My 323D just Shumate’s parents also instilled his strong lawncare work. “It was a challenge to find
never let up.” work ethic. At age 15 he started cutting good help who could understand my
grass for his father’s company, Classic schedule. So I decided to hire firefighters.
Shumate wishes they could have spent Cut Lawncare. “All I wanted to do was They understand the lifestyle, and it has
more time there, but with small children at ride our John Deere lawn mower. worked out great.”
home that wasn’t possible. “We’re grateful Looking back, Dad did all the hard
to our wives for allowing us to go. It was work of trimming and edging — the
a humbling experience to see what those things that really make a job look
people were going through. I’m blessed good. But he never complained.”
to have my business and this equipment,
and I’m glad we were able to make an
impact in the time we were there.”
— Josh Shumate, owner, TurfMasters
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Today TurfMasters serves 60 regular
lawncare customers. The company also
DOUBLE DOWN His Deere machines have been
phenomenal, according to Shumate.
Family comes first for Shumate, so on
offers brush-cutting and land-clearing weekends he tries to take a day off if he’s But service and support is “where it’s at.”
services, and in the past two years has not on duty at the fire station. That means “Our dealer support from TriGreen is
gotten into dirt work. “The economy in he has to make the most of his time when exceptional. That’s what you need to stay
Huntsville is booming right now, with a he’s wearing his TurfMasters hat instead of in business and a big reason I’ve continued
lot of new construction, so my partner, his fireman’s helmet. Compact equipment to run John Deere.”
Brandon Gibbs, and I thought it would helps him maximize efficiency.
be a good idea to expand. Brandon has Like their dealer, Shumate and Gibbs are
done a great job attracting work from The company currently runs a John Deere always glad to be of service. “Brandon is
homeowners and a few larger builders. 331G CTL and a 50G Compact Excavator also a firefighter, so we like to help people,
We rough in yards and driveways, the with buckets, brush cutter, and power whether it’s clearing brush from a lot or
sort of jobs larger contractors tend to rake attachments. “We’ve doubled down doing fire and rescue work. I’m just happy
ignore. Now we’re able to work year- by putting both of these machines on to be able to serve the community. And
round, including from December through worksites, and production has been call me crazy, but I love cutting grass,
March when we’re not doing lawncare.” fantastic. They are just absolute work- and I can run a trimmer all day long.
horses. By opening up more avenues to get It’s awesome to find a profession that
business, they’ve taken us to another level.” you really enjoy doing.”
TurfMasters is serviced by TriGreen Equipment,
Huntsville, Alabama.
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A Deere compact track loader (CTL)
helps Alvin Furr continue to succeed
three decades after getting his big break
Alvin Furr grew up in a rural area near Charlotte,
North Carolina. At night during high school, he worked
second shift at the local cotton mill, operating the
spinning machine while dreaming of bigger things.
After moving to Winston-Salem in LEAP OF FAITH
the early 1980s, Furr began working The first two projects Furr and his partner
as an interior finish carpenter for a completed were four and 30 lots. The
contractor. “I found a small tract of land, third: 300 lots. “By the third development,
so I approached him about developing my investor had faith in what I was
it together. I guess he liked my work doing so he stuck his neck out a bit.
because he became the investor. We We jumped in headfirst.”
became friends and wound up business
partners. Thirty years later here I am.”
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When scouting new areas for
I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A FAN
development these days, Furr adheres
to the old adage “location, location,
location.” “I look for places that are
growing. I like to see new businesses in OF JOHN DEERE MACHINES.
the area, along with plenty of restaurants
and places to shop, that sort of thing.” I’VE HAD NOTHING BUT GOOD
After completing the 300-home
SERVICE OUT OF THEM.
development in Thomasville, Furr and — Alvin Furr, owner, T.A.F. Building & Development
his partner built a 165-home development
in Winston-Salem. Then in 2008, the U.S.
housing bubble burst and the economy
went south. “We were just getting ready
to start building houses on a 31-home
455D Crawler Loader and 550B Dozer branches, and a Level II FOPS plate helps
development, but I held off.”
so he could do his own landscaping. safeguard against falling debris and limbs.
“I’ve always been a fan of John Deere A rear bumper guards the back of the
Furr bided his time, making ends meet
machines. I’ve had nothing but good machine from trees and other objects.
through rental properties and a few other
service out of them.” Additional guarding protects the lift-
sound investments. Eight years later, T.A.F.
cylinder hoses and hydraulic coupler.
(which stands for Thomas Alvin Furr)
Building & Development got back into the DAILY GRIND
Furr’s local John Deere dealer, James River
game. Furr now builds four or five houses An important part of Furr’s equipment
Equipment, also helps keep the machine
a year. He tries to do much of the work arsenal is a John Deere 333G Compact
up and running. “I can usually get the
himself, subcontracting out the rest. Track Loader (CTL) with a mulching
parts I need, when I need them. And if the
head, which he uses to clear lots. The
dealer doesn’t have them in stock, they can
With experience digging and pouring combination allows him to grind up brush
get them for me right away.
footings, framing, siding, interior and small trees, so he can get the land in
finishing, and landscaping, Furr says, shape to pass local inspections for erosion
“John Deere and James River have
“I enjoy running machinery more than control and obtain a building permit. He
been a big part of my success,” he adds.
anything else. You can get in, shut the also uses a grapple and bucket to clean up,
“The machines are easy to service and
world out, and focus on what you’re doing. and a tiller to prepare yards for seed.
very reliable. The value and quality you
You can accomplish a lot sitting by yourself
get in a Deere machine can’t be beat.
in a machine.” “The 333G gives me the power I need to
And the guys at James River, including
clear the land. It can do the work of much
my salesman David Smitherman, are
Furr started running construction larger machines, yet it’s maneuverable
tremendous to work with. They always
equipment out of necessity. “I couldn’t find so it won’t disturb bigger trees, which
try to meet all my needs.”
anyone to dig footings — I’d have to get I want to preserve for the lot. I like the
on a three- or four-week waiting list. So speed, smooth control, and the way it T.A.F. Building & Development Inc. is serviced by
I bought a backhoe and started digging handles. It’s just an all-around good James River Equipment, Pfafftown, North Carolina.
my own footings.” machine. I enjoy operating it a lot.”
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Furr has run John Deere machines since The 333G came equipped from the dealer JohnDeere.ca/worksitejournal
the beginning. In addition to buying with a forestry package. Side and rear
the backhoe, he also acquired a Deere screens shield the operator against
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TECH TIPS
MAXIMIZE SKID STEER TIRE LIFE
Skid steers can be tough on tires. Spinning wheels, sharp turns, and
tough working conditions can reduce tire life. Tire costs can represent
a significant portion of operating expenses for a skid steer. Avoiding
wear helps you keep tires rolling as long as possible — and holds
costs down. Here are a few tips.
CHOOSE WISELY sharp objects and rocks. If wear is that means it’s about 85-percent
No tire can cover every application. uneven, rotate the tires. Also check worn out and can be considered
For most general-purpose work, that tire pressure is at manufacturer- fully expired. At this point the tire
standard pneumatic air-filled tires are recommended levels before running is at a high risk for a flat and doesn’t
a good choice. Pneumatic tires are your machine. provide traction anymore. Consult
typically available in standard duty your operator’s manual or dealer
for low-use operations such as land- STOP SPINNING YOUR WHEELS to learn how to accurately measure
scaping; heavy duty for farming, snow Operators can significantly reduce tire tread depth.
removal, and general construction; wear by limiting tire counterrotation
and severe duty for demolition, during sharp turns and the amount DON’T FEEL PRESSURED
scrapyards, and industrial applications. of spin while excavating or loading Proper tire pressure and alignment is
material. Train operators to use wider critical to minimizing wear, so make
For debris-filled environments, turns in general and to make turns sure your maintenance person is
consider adding a foam or gel to prior to getting on a hard surface. properly trained to mount a new tire,
minimize the possibility of flats. Solid Sprinkling dirt or sand on a hard or have your dealer service depart-
rubber tires are a good option in surface can help minimize tire wear, ment do it. The wheels should also be
applications such as recycling where and try to keep work areas free of closely inspected for rust or cracking.
a pneumatic tire might get punctured. debris that can damage tires. You Always rely on a professional to install
Consult with your dealer to learn what should also teach operators to avoid foam-filled or solid tires, which require
tire type, size, rating, and tread design extremely heavy loads and pushing even more expertise.
is right for your application. the machine too hard or too fast. See
your operator’s manual for load and Choosing the right tire and careful
INSPECT AND PROTECT speed recommendations. inspection and maintenance will help
Each day check the tires’ appearance keep your tires in working condition
for damage, including cuts, scrapes, TREADING A FINE LINE as long as possible. Consult your local
cracks, embedded material, and When a tire approaches 15 percent dealer to learn more.
uneven wear. Clean tires and remove of its original tread depth (OTD),
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WSJ / SpringDustin and Wade Vugteveen have
built a successful landscaping
business by trusting one another
ive years after going into the families that we hardly ever saw. We asked
landscaping business together in ourselves how long we could keep doing this.”
2007, Wade and Dustin Vugteveen
reached a crossroad. The brothers It was at this juncture that the brothers agreed
were working 80-hour weeks, planting on two things. First, if they didn’t hit their
trees out of wheelbarrows, and doing other revenue goal the following year, they were
backbreaking manual work. “Times were going to hang it up. Second, they desperately
pretty tough,” says Wade. “We weren’t bringing needed to buy a skid steer, or the grueling
home much money, and we had young workload would take a toll on their bodies.
–continued
P / 13The-jack-of-all-trades 317G can quickly switch
from forks to buckets to mulching head and
more to tackle whatever task is at hand.
At the time it was just the two of them, “The best part of each day is watching the Customer satisfaction is also a top priority.
along with an employee they had hired guys drive out with the equipment every “I love doing a walk-through at the
to cover the phone at their office in morning,” says Wade. “It’s a daily reminder end of a job,” adds Dustin. “The grass
Grandville, Michigan. They knew if they that we couldn’t do what we’re doing is growing, the trees are beautiful, the
couldn’t make it work, their dream of without our great employees.” flowers are blooming, and the customer
growing a company that would impact is happy. That’s something I’m very
their community would be dead. With the The housing market in West Michigan near passionate about.”
help of a John Deere compact track loader Grand Rapids has been growing steadily in
(CTL) and a few great people, DeHamer recent years. “All signs point to continued FIELDS AND DREAMS
Landscaping made its revenue goal that growth, with many new businesses moving Dustin and Wade grew up in Grandville
year and hasn’t stopped growing since. in,” says Wade. “We found our niche not far from their office. “Childhood
installing new landscapes for some larger was great,” recalls Dustin. “Baseball was
PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST residential home builders.” our family sport. On a typical Saturday
Flash forward to today. DeHamer afternoon during the summer, we’d be at
Landscaping now employs over 30 Wade oversees operations while Dustin the local field taking batting practice and
people, including multiple irrigation and focuses on sales. “We have an excellent fielding balls.”
lawn-maintenance crews. The bulk of team,” says Wade. “It’s an honor to manage
the company consists of eight landscape- the great people who show up every day. As teenagers, Dustin and Wade
installation crews that focus on residential As our company grows, we have the daydreamed about going into business
landscaping in the West Michigan area. privilege of helping more and more together. “Our dad was a business owner,
families thrive. That’s why we’re in which certainly inspired us,” says Wade.
business.” “Growing up we were able to see every
day that with a lot of hard work, and
WSJ / Springa commitment to doing right by your Initially, their main business was delivering “The 317G is the perfect machine for us,”
customers and employees, you can grow a and spreading bark. “Our dad was helping adds Dustin. “Its lift height allows us to
great business.” It took the brothers a while us out at the time,” remembers Dustin. load trucks with landscaping materials
to figure out what would be the right fit. “Wade and I were arguing over the amount and place pallets on trailers. The versatility
“We had a lot of different ideas: opening a of bark to deliver or some trivial thing, and is amazing. We run trencher, auger, and
restaurant, a dry cleaner, or a community Dad said, ‘If you two can’t get along just mulching head attachments in addition to
basketball court. We actually ran a doing this, you’re never going to make it.’ the usual buckets and forks. There’s really
baseball school for five years and started That was a big moment for me. No matter nothing we can’t do.”
a wakeboard-training school, but none how hard times are, we need to get along.
of those panned out.” The little things can’t be a big deal.” GreenMark Equipment helps keep
the machines operating day after day.
After Wade graduated college with a PAYBACK “They’ve been a great partner for us,” says
history degree in 2007, he didn’t want After their first five years in business, the Wade. “Downtime is our enemy, and they
to go into teaching. He and his wife brothers bought a used skid steer, which understand we’ve got to be up and running
were recently engaged when he learned as fate would have it, would get stuck to continue to grow.”
his future father-in-law wanted to sell on a muddy jobsite two months later.
his landscaping business. “Dustin just Another contractor tried to pull it out DeHamer Landscaping is sold on the
finished his professional baseball career with two skid steers, and they both got John Deere image, too. “Deere is such an
and was eager to take on a new challenge,” stuck. The salesman at the local John Deere iconic brand,” says Wade. “And branding
says Wade. “We had no experience in dealership, Greg Adams of GreenMark™ is important to us. We want our company
landscaping, but we both loved being Equipment, brought out a Deere CTL and to be recognized as a great company doing
outside. We literally drew up a business pulled out all three machines. He then let great things. When we show up at a jobsite
plan on a cocktail napkin and jumped the brothers demo the machine for a week, with John Deere equipment, it brings
in headfirst.” and they were completely sold. “It was just credibility. These machines fit right in
an awesome machine,” says Wade. “We’ve with the brand we’re building.”
The timing was less than perfect. In 2008, purchased one or two Deere CTLs a year
the financial crisis triggered the Great “I remember our father saying that we
ever since.” should buy the best equipment we can
Recession. “It was pretty tough in the
beginning,” says Dustin. “We didn’t have Today the company owns four John Deere afford because it always pays you back,”
a lot of leads. We were new to this and 317G CTLs in addition to several older- says Dustin. “Deere machines have been
didn’t know the economic environment model Deere skid steers and CTLs. doing that for us for 13 years. They have
was as bad as it could get.” “We love the 317G,” says Wade. “It’s very been well worth the investment.”
nimble in tight spaces and light enough DeHamer Landscaping is serviced by GreenMark
to be friendly on existing lawns. But it Equipment, Inc., Holland, Michigan.
still lifts pallets of block and large stones.”
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The 317G is the When we show up
perfect machine
for us. ... The at a jobsite with
versatility is
amazing. There’s
John Deere equipment,
really nothing
we can’t do.
do.”
it brings credibility.
— Wade Vugteveen, co-owner, DeHamer Landscaping
— Dustin Vugteveen,
co-owner, DeHamer Landscaping
P / 15IT’S 5 AM AT BEDROCK RESOURCES’ Two large John Deere 870G LC
DIXIE LIME AND STONE QUARRIES NEAR Excavators and two 944K Wheel
Loaders begin 12-hour shifts, digging
ORLANDO, FLORIDA, AND THE TRUCKS ARE into towering mountains of processed
ALREADY STARTING TO ROLL IN. aggregate and loading truck after
truck. By the end of the day, a nonstop
stream of loaded trucks will have left
the quarry, providing road-base material
for projects around central Florida.
WSJ / SpringADAPTABILITY,
INTEGRITY,
HARD WORK,
AND TEAMWORK
ARE THIS
COMPANY’S
FOUNDATION
If there is an ultimate proving ground our Deere machines through their paces, AS ONE
for construction equipment, it might be a and they hold up well. We come to work The intense production rate makes Bedrock
quarry. By midday, temperatures approach and they’re ready to go.” Resources one of the largest producers
100-degree heat with no shade in sight. of construction aggregates by volume in
To paraphrase an old song, if a machine While the excavators and loaders handle Florida. “It takes a team effort to load all
can make it here, it can make it anywhere. the heavy lifting, a small but capable these trucks day after day,” says Curtis
“It’s like a different planet out here,” says John Deere 333E Compact Track Loader Peters, Operations Manager. “Everyone
Will Moore, Director of Sales. “It’s hot cleans up in tight areas the larger machines works as one to meet our customers’
and dusty, and we’re working in rock. It’s can’t reach. This helps production continue needs. That’s what keeps customers
a pretty tough environment. We really put without interruption. coming back.” –continued
P / 17What’s truly impressive is that the large makes the rounds for anyone who would It’s not unusual to find Taylor at the quarry.
aggregate producer is a small, family- like counseling, and paid Bible study is Using John Deere’s JDLink™ telematics
owned company. On a given shift, 10 to offered after work on Thursday evenings. system, he and Peters can both monitor the
12 people are basically running the whole The company also has an in-house ministry health of Bedrock Resources’ fleet 24 hours
show. Despite the enormous workload, the fund it can use to assist employees or others a day. But Taylor often likes to come by to
company has experienced very low turnover. in dire financial need, for example, to help check on the machines in person. He also
“People are our most valuable asset,” says cover catastrophic health-care costs. The spends a lot of time with Peters trying to
Moore. “We empower our employees to company gives back to the community as learn the quarry business. “He takes a lot of
make decisions. If they have suggestions that well, occasionally organizing fundraisers pride in learning to understand our unique
can help us be more efficient, we encourage for various nonprofits, contributing to and complex business,” says Peters.
them to speak up and incorporate their ideas the Sumter County school system, and
into what we do. And we put our operators actively supporting other Christian mission “Richard does everything he can to address
in well-maintained, new equipment so they organizations. issues before they become major problems,”
can perform at the highest levels.” adds Moore. “If I need something, he’s
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING always there. I can call him at four in the
Caring for employees is a key component of Bedrock Resources’ culture puts a high morning. I try not to do that, but he’ll
the company’s mission statement. “It’s hard value on relationships, not only among answer, and that’s important to me.”
to find good, qualified operators, but the employees but with vendors as well. “I can
crew we have are like family,” says Peters. buy a product anywhere,” says Moore. “But Moore says people are the lifeblood of his
“And we care for them like family.” relationships are a big factor in our decision operation, and that includes John Deere:
making. Our machines need to be working, “I’m grateful to work for a small company
Faith is important to company owners and we know that Deere stands behind its that really appreciates its employees, its
Darryl Lanker, Scott Lanker, and Matt machines and that the service is going to suppliers, and its community. I love what I
Girden, and it provides an avenue to reach be there.” do, and I enjoy coming to work every day.
out to employees in need. A chaplain To me that’s worth more than any amount
“Without good service and support, we of money.”
couldn’t do what we do,” adds Peters. “Our
Bedrock Resources is serviced by Dobbs Equipment,
local John Deere dealer, Dobbs Equipment,
Orlando, Florida.
takes very good care of us.”
The company’s main dealer contact, Richard Check out the video at:
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Taylor, has worked with Bedrock Resources
for over 10 years. “He is like a family member
to us,” says Peters.
Dobbs Equipment salesman Richard Taylor
(right) spends hours on-site with Director of Sales
Will Moore (left) and other Bedrock Resources
personnel to better learn their complex business
and help maximize uptime.
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John Deere attachment. Our ever-expanding lineup includes over 100 models,
ATTACHMENTS so you’re sure to find the right tool for the job.
Our new RX72 and RX84 Rotary Cutters are designed Blade carrier is engineered for quick startup and recovery
to handle medium- to heavy-brush applications as well in heavy brush. Color-coded pressure gauge provides
as hardwoods up to 10 inches in diameter. Robust deck visual blade-load feedback to help the operator cut heavy
construction makes these rotary cutters suitable for the brush. Hydraulic valve quickly stops the rotary cutter, while
most-demanding high-debris environments. an audible indicator signals to the operator that the blades
are coming to a stop.
Heavy-duty front push bar helps to guide trees when
felling and to maneuver brush. Retractable forward shield RX72 and RX84 Rotary Cutters are optimized for compat-
rolls back to expose blades to larger-diameter trees and ibility with our large-frame skid steers and compact track
returns to closed position during ground cleanup. Heavy- loaders (CTLs) equipped with high-flow auxiliary hydraulics
duty chain curtain across the front of the cutter deck and severe-duty doors. They’re also compatible with many
knocks down flying debris. comparable competitive models. See your local John Deere
dealer for details.
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SERIOUSLY UPGRADED.
INTRODUCING OUR UPGRADED G-SERIES SMALL-FRAME SKID STEERS AND CTLs.
With more than a dozen new features and options that deliver more operating
capacity, visibility, and convenience. On top of it all, a host of creature comforts in
the cab. Visit your dealer and see why everyone loves a good upgrade.
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