The company introduced the skid-steer loader some 50 years ago, originally named the Melroe self-propelled loader after proprietors the Melroe and Keller brothers.
One of the 5000 Bobcat loaders built by Clark Australia in the 70's ,which has been restored to showroom condition which was shown at Clark Australia's 50th anniversary.
Of the 750,000 loaders manufactured, 5,000 Bobcat loaders were manufactured at Clark Australia between 1972 and 1986.
Bobcat employees in Gwinner celebrated the milestone with a special assembly line ceremony.
The milestone was also marked during a public celebration of the Bobcat 50th anniversary.
According to the president of Bobcat Americas Rich Goldsbury, Bobcat skid-steer loaders are the most popular brand on the market.
“It took Bobcat 43 years to produce 500,000 skid-steer loaders, and just seven years to produce another 250,000,” he said.
The commemorative 750,000th skid-steer loader was a model S205, with a rated operating capacity of 931 kg. Bobcat offers 12 models of skid-steer loaders. The smallest is the S70, with a 318 kg ROC and the largest is the S330, with a 1500 kgs ROC.
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