Other standard features of the water trailers include a 20 ft. rigid suction hose with hydrant adapter and strainer, 25 metal ft. of a 2 in. spray hose with nozzle, 50 ft. of a 3/4 in. garden hose with spray nozzle, Navy brass spray heads on the rear of the trailer, a 2 in. ball or 3 in. ring hitch with adjustable tongue heights, hydraulic surge or electric brakes and tandem 3500 lb. axles on the MWT500 and 6000 lb. axles on the MWT1000. All hoses are stowed in a reversible fender-mounted rack.Unlike other manufacturers in today''s just-in-time environment, Magnum keeps a quantity of finished inventory on hand "so we can have timely right-on delivery," Roberts said. "We try to keep everything on hand so that we can react when our customers call."

Leave it to Bobcat Co. to come up with something to address those issues. Bobcat, the division of Ingersoll-Rand that is generally credited with inventing the skid-steer loader, has taken the skid-steer loader concept and turned it somewhat on its head with the introduction of the A220, which is an all-wheel steer loader with skid-steer capabilities--in cutting essence, a skid-steer that doesn''t skid."This machine came about because of customer requests," said Mike Fitzgerald, loader product representative, at Bobcat Co. "They were looking for certain things on skid-steer loaders, like reduced tire wear, less ground disturbance, less marking on asphalt and concrete. Now the question for us was, how do we accomplish that?"

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