Bobcat (equipment)
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Bobcat is a line of farm and construction equipment manufactured in West Fargo, Gwinner and Bismarck, North Dakota by the Bobcat Company, a subsidiary of the Ingersoll-Rand Company since 1995. The company sells skid loaders, compact excavators, compact utility vehicles and other small hydraulic equipment under the Bobcat brand name. It is one of the only major manufacturing companies operating in North Dakota.
The name refers to skid loaders produced by Melroe Manufacturing Company. A product they pioneered with the M-400 in 1960. The Bobcat name was first used in 1962 on the 440 model skid loader.
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