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Originally Posted by mark.r
Loader is different. Bobcat uses a Rhino loader I believe. Also I would be shocked to see Bobcat build the larger models, anything larger than the DK45 would shock me . . . if indeed they go that large. That would put them in the AG market and I just don't see it.
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Bobcat is targeting the industrial tractor market, not the ag world. Anyone who's trying to garner a piece of the industrial tractor pie is competing with Caterpillar/Challenger and Deere for the most part. As an example, Deere is just now releasing an 85 HP small-framed tractor/loader w/3-point hitch based on the 110 loader/backhoe chassis. There's a lot of use for tractors above 45 hp in the construction world. It wouldn't be a stretch at all to see a Bobcat model well above 45 hp.
In the construction industry, it's VERY common to see equipment leased. Bobcat has a successful lease program. I'd suspect they'll put quite a few of their "new" tractors in the field through that avenue.