Chris Merritt, 20/20 Land Maintenance Chris Merritt, owner of 20/20 Land Maintenance, started his Veteran-owned and family operated business with just a tractor and the Bobcat of Knoxville rental department. Using the experience he gained in the military and Georgia School of Construction, he was able to grow and expand very quickly.
Within a short period of time he was able to add a new T595 Skidsteer, with the help of sales specialist JD, to help with his expanding workload. Only a few months later he also added a new E35 Excavator. With the use of two Bobcat machines and an array of attachments, 20/20 Land Maintenance very quickly become a main contender in small excavating projects in the Knoxville area.
Mr. Merritt attributes 100% of his success to the team at Bobcat of Knoxville from the rental, service, sales, and the parts department. Recently, a local equipment dealer reached out to Chris at his shop to inquire about him considering other brands of equipment. With his loyalty to Bobcat in question, he simply said, “Sir, I believe you never forget the people that helped you get to where you stand today, and with all due respect, Bobcat of Knoxville is the reason I am who I am today.” Our view is that trust and loyalty is the foundation of all unshakeable relationships.
20/20 Land Maintenance also recently began a partnership with Smoky Mountain Vintage Lumber, who is also a loyal Bobcat customer. With their new partnership, they have been able to expand into the custom artistic retaining wall world. With additional equipment purchases coming up in the near future, the best answer for both companies is, as it has always been, Bobcat of Knoxville.

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Sean Leader, Windrock Bike Park Sean, along with his business partner and fellow professional racer Neko Mulally, has spent the last few years taming a former grassroots training ground for bike racers. The pair has been clearing trees, fixing slopes and installing drainage with the help of compact equipment. Read Sean's Story Here...

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Billy Smith, Show Your Teeth - T870 vs 299D XHP
Billy Smith has an excavation business and owned a large frame New Holland track loader. He was ready to update and sold it locally. Since there is no longer a New Holland dealer in this area, he wanted to go with a company that could support the product after the sale. He also wanted a machine that could handle a 84" bucket and load a tri-axle dump truck. Basically, it came down to Bobcat or Caterpillar. Billy asked if we cared to let him set our T870 beside a 299D XHP, I welcomed the challenge. Once on the jobsite Billy got in the Bobcat and John (one of his operators/diehard cat guy) ran the cat. Bucket to bucket, 100hp vs 110hp, the Bobcat pushed the Cat across the jobsite. Next, side by side, they extended the arms all the way, our competition couldn't even curl the bucket up high enough to touch the bottom of our bucket. Next was time to do grade work, which we still continued to shine. Billy said, "Best thing cat can do is send out some Dramamine with that machine". Needless to say he didn't like how their machine operated with the torsion axles, simply too much rocking back and forth. The only thing left after that performance was to negotiate the price and close the deal...

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Carl Pickens, Show Your Teeth
Carl Pickens, a former standout wide receiver for the Tennessee Volunteers and pro bowler for the Cinncinatti Bengals, completes a deal with Bobcat of Chattanooga veteran Brian Thurman.

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Hodgson LLC, Show Your Teeth
After a head to head battle with a 259D we came out on top!

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