Bobcat is the brand of Bobcat Company, an American manufacturer of compact construction equipment whose roots lie in the 1950s. Brothers Louis and Cyril Keller built a small self-propelled loader in Rothsay, Minnesota, and the Melroe Manufacturing Company of Gwinner, North Dakota, developed their idea into the machine that created the skid-steer loader category. The Bobcat name was adopted in 1962 and became so widely known that it is often used generically for this type of equipment.

Bobcat is known for tough, highly manoeuvrable machines, including skid-steer loaders, compact track loaders, compact excavators, mini excavators and compact tractors. The company has supplied construction, agricultural and rental fleets for decades and has operated under a series of owners, including Ingersoll-Rand and, since 2007, the South Korean Doosan group, with manufacturing and engineering continuing in North Dakota.

The manuals in this collection cover the engines fitted to Bobcat machines together with the systems around them. They include engine overhaul and fuel-system data, hydrostatic and mechanical transmissions, drive chains and undercarriage components, hydraulic circuits for lift and tilt functions, and complete electrical wiring diagrams. Torque specifications, hydraulic pressures, diagnostic procedures, adjustment data and scheduled maintenance programs are all provided.

These manuals are essential for construction-equipment owners, rental-fleet mechanics, independent heavy-equipment workshops and operators who maintain Bobcat loaders and excavators to factory standards. Correct service documentation also protects the resale value of compact equipment and helps owners keep machines working productively through long working lives.