|  Who is Bobcats for Hire?
What type of experience does your company have?
What is a Bobcat?
When is a Bobcat the best machine for the job?
My lawn is saturated and my landscaper says to add dirt. Will this help?
My basement walls are always damp and moldy. Will an interior French Drain dry the walls to stop the mold?
Who is Bobcats for Hire?
Bobcats for Hire is an organization designed to help contractors, homeowners, businesses, and property managers alike in their needs relating to earth moving, and equipment oriented projects. Our specialty is in designing and installing drainage systems, however, our experience encompasses many facets of earth moving construction. Our vast resources of specialized equipment ensure that our customers will benefit from the best fit of highly specialized equipment.
What type of experience does your company have?
Our company experience includes both hands on field and technical. The owner of the Company has completed his Masters in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Water Resources. Field experience includes a team of operators that have been working daily with Bobcat Loaders and Excavators for over seventeen years. Our projects have included complex drainage system s and foundation drains, grading, retaining walls, detention basins, seepage tanks, pavingstone installation, and landscaping.
Do you do the work, or just rent equipment?
Our business primarily engages in completing earth moving projects for homeowners and businesses. Occasionally, we will rent equipment along with an operator for one or two day projects such as digging a water or sewer line, or excavating for a patio or retaining wall. Many people find it beneficial to use our experienced operators because their experience and input are easily able to add value to a project in time savings and design recommendations. The small price for the operator is usually worth far more when compared to the additional work that gets done with the machine. Many people find that a trained operator can accomplish in just one day what could otherwise take three days to do.
What types of Bobcats are available?
We have a wide range of machines available to handle all of your earth moving needs. Loaders are available on rubber tracks, wheels, or solid tire configurations. Track excavators are available with digging depths to fourteen feet deep. Other equipment includes hydraulic breakers for concrete breaking, earth augers, trenchers, and grading equipment.
What is a Bobcat?
A bobcat is a compact, maneuverable, and excellent piece of equipment for nearly any earth moving task – especially those where access or light weight are considerations. Our compact equipment can frequently operate in areas where other larger backhoes simply can not. This is due to both size and maneuverability considerations. Aside from the more traditional applications on the ground, Bobcat loaders beat out the competition especially well under roofs, in narrow yards, and on upper level floors when clearing snow from rooftop parking garages.
When is a Bobcat the best machine?
Our equipment is designed to operate efficiently in relatively confined spaces. If your job calls for excavating foundations for a new shopping mall, larger equipment is needed. If your job calls requires travel over paved or landscaped areas, our rubber tracks are unsurpassed in terms of strength and maneuverability Vs. gentleness to your property. Rubber tracks will not damage pavement, lawns, or pavingstone in the way that heavy steel track or wheel type machines will. Also, our rubber track machines are especially well suited to operate in wet construction sites frequently found in the early spring and following rainfalls. Our crews do not need days off due to sloppy site conditions as one will frequently hear from other contractors using wheel type equipment. If you are unsure about the equipment required for your particular task, give us a call toll free at 1-877-SKIDSTEER and we will diagnose the job for you.
My Lawn is saturated and the landscaper says to just add dirt. Will this help?
Unfortunately, too many contractors offer poor advice to homeowners regarding drainage issues occurring underground. Merely adding dirt to an already saturated area is not going to solve the problem of the water being in the ground. If the ground stays wet, that means that there is a steady supply of water to that area (otherwise it would simply evaporate like a puddle in a parking lot). Earth will act like a sponge thru a process called capillary action and will absorb the water that is being supplied to the saturated ground, causing the slightly elevated areas to remain wet. The best way to handle a drainage problem is to actually drain the water which is causing the problem in the first place. Too many people have come to us after previously following (and paying for) the landscaping myth that throwing dirt on top of water will make it disappear. Save your money and do the job right the first time.
My basement walls are always damp and moldy. Will an interior French Drain dry the walls to stop the mold?
No. In order to stop water infiltration through a foundation wall, it is necessary to stop the water incursion from the outside. This is accomplished most easily with an exterior foundation drain and membrane system. Interior French drains actually encourage the water to drain through the walls as that type of installation requires weep holes to be drilled in the walls. The interior system is designed to only divert water that would otherwise accumulate on the floor, and to route it into a sump pit where it will then be pumped out of the house by means of a mechanical pump and electric. It is not possible to ensure dry basement walls with an interior style French Drain. A better option for a homeowner who plans to stay in the house is to install a gravity system as an exterior foundation drain.
Frequently, home sellers will install the least expensive option to appease an unknowledgeable buyer. Save your money and do the job right the first time.
Last revised: 2-6-2007
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