New Bobcat tractors

[kevanos]

The new Bobcat tractors are out in the USA. They are built by Daedong/Kioti in S.Korea. I thought when this was first announced that the Bobcats were going to have a different, exclusive design, but the models I've seen look identical to the Kioti's! Three models are out currently, with 6 more planned for 2008. Wonder if Bobcat skid-steers will switch from Kubota engines to Daedong?

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[pudding as guest]

every time a manufacturer farts, another falls out of bed

is daewoo tied with daedong? didn't daewoo buy bobcat, a ingersol rand company?.......

[kevanos]

Doosan Infracore bought Bobcat from Ingersoll-Rand in 2007. Doosan purchased Daewoo's construction equipment business in 2005. As far as I've seen, there are no financial ties between Doosan and Daedong/Kioti. But both are S.Korean.

[Woodbeef]

Looks like they're only using the smallest of the CK series so far.
www.bobcat.com/utility_machines/tractors