Too Many Skid-Steer Attachments? There's No Such Thing.

Skid-steer loader attachments are a way of life for Rick Miene, who uses his Bobcats almost nonstop for jobs ranging from septic installations to site development.

Feb 27, 2017 | by Betty Dageforde |

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Miene2 — One of Miene's Bobcat T770s is visible to the right of the larger E85 excavator at this installation job site. The Bobcat equipment and accessories have allowed him to greatly expand the scope of his business.

Rick Miene gets teased about all the attachments he has for his skid-steers. But no one’s laughing when he’s got the right tool for a tough job. Miene, who owns Miene Septic Service in Robins, Iowa, says he owns a great number of attachments for his Bobcat. “The neat thing about Bobcat is there’s so many skid-loader attachments out there.”He and his team of 11 actually use four Bobcat skid-steers — one wheeled S300 and three tracked T770s. He also has a larger E85 excavator. Some of his attachments include graders, post-hole diggers, forestry heads, Harley rake, land plane, snow

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