Leppo Equipment | Home Dept | 1-800-4LEPPOS

"In September 1998, I was involved in a tragic construction accident that resulted in the loss of my right arm and caused muscular, nerve, and skeletal damage to the rest of my upper body. Up to that point, my entire adult life had revolved around trucks, machines, and equipment. I loved it. Then at age 29, it was all gone. In the years since, I have tried to adapt several different machines and tools to my disability with varying levels of success.

Last year, a contractor, Wallace Builders of Pulaski, Pa., was working at my home with an older Bobcat® skid-steer loader with pedals for the boom and attachment, and simple linear sticks for directional control. I said to Davey, the operator, ‘If they only still made them like that, I could make linkage to run it.’ He told me that Bobcat still does. The rest, as they say, is history. I immediately went to the Bobcat Web site, researched loaders, found a dealer, and a month later — with the help of Bobcat’s zero-percent financing — I was the proud owner of a new T300.

The dealer, Bobcat of Youngstown in Youngstown, Ohio, moved the throttle to the left side of the machine and moved the electronic attachment controls to the left stick, since I lost my right arm above the elbow. I spent a couple of weeks building and refining new linkage for my stump to control the right stick with parts anyone can get at a hardware store for $25. Talk about being unleashed. After ten years of playing with ‘toys’ by comparison, my Bobcat T300 has given me a real life. I can do real work.

With a Brushcat™ rotary cutter, a Bobcat soil conditioner, a combo bucket, my Bobcat machine has allowed me to take control of my situation instead of being controlled by it. With all the attachments Bobcat makes, I really sometimes think there is nothing I can't do. I'm only limited by my creativity. The best part? My T300 is so versatile and in demand, I sometimes rent it to the same contractor who turned me on to it, so it is helping to pay for itself. None of those other ‘high-maintenance toys’ ever did that! Thanks, Bobcat, for unleashing me. With their many available control options, I know Bobcat machines can unleash other disabled guys and gals and help them feel productive and in charge of their lives too."

"I just writing to commend the Wooster service dept. Mike Perry and Dave Perry were wonderful in fixing my machine. The machine has had this problem in the past and they were able to convince bobcat (IR) that it should be a warranty issue and bobcat took care of it. I will definitely make a Leppo Bobcat my next machine."

"It is rare and refreshing to find companies that actually WANT to work with their customers, and want repeat business. A saying I learned more than 35 years ago is: ‘All business’s rise, thrive, and survive on repeat orders and referrals’."

"Leppo is the best."

"This is a formal letter of ‘Thanks!’ to show our appreciation for your employee Jack French. This person was friendly and gave good advice on how to solve our fuel line problem with our 753 Bobcat.

His help saved us considerable time and money. Trust and be assured, from now on our first and only call for the future will be Leppo Rents.

All Town & Country Septic Tank Service, Inc. looks forward to a long term relationship with your exceptional employees."