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Contractor says new 259D3 Series CTL has it all
Joel Greish, Owner, AMG Engineering
Using skills acquired through his 13 years of work in the construction industry, Joel Greish earned his general engineering license in March 2019.
Not that he needed it, necessarily. Greish was already a respected excavating contractor with a strong reputation.
AMG Engineering, founded by Greish, is located in Windsor, Calif. and specializes in major grading services along with excavation, underground utilities, house pads/building pads, private roadbuilding, landclearing, cuts and engineered fills.
Greish recently purchased a new 259D3 Series Compact Track Loader (CTL) with a four-in-one bucket from Peterson and couldn’t be happier with it.
“This machine is the full package for balance, power, traction,” Greish says. “It’s a really well-balanced machine. It’s incredible, I’m very happy with the power. I’ve rented a lot of other brands over the years but this 259D3 is amazing. It’s very comfortable to get in and out of. That heated seat is great this time of year. I can’t believe I’ve ended up owning the best CTL I’ve ever run.
“It’s also a very quiet machine and very smooth running,” he adds. “The air ride suspension seat makes a big difference. And I love that you can adjust the seat’s height, as well as the softness or stiffness. It’s big enough to load trucks, to be a real workhorse. Yet, it’s small enough that it’s easy to transport.
Affordable terms
Greish is grateful for Cat Financial, as the affordable terms enabled him to buy a new machine.
“Man, I don’t know how they do it,” he says. “But I just can't believe they make it so easy.”
Greish’s says his wife, Angela, was in his ear encouraging him to buy the machine. “She kept saying, ‘We can’t afford not to buy it. The math just doesn’t work to not buy that new machine.’”
According to Greish, that’s actually what put him in a new machine.
Cat Financial is offering 0 percent interest for 60 months, so the payment on the 259D3 was $50 a month less than buying a used 299, which carried no warranty.
“So instead, I bought a brand new machine, with a full warranty, for $50 a month less than that used 299,” he says.
“Peterson Cat and Cat Financial made it so easy. Like on the 305, (Greish also runs a 305 Mini Excavator) we financed it for five years at zero percent interest. You can’t beat that. I mean that’s a big consideration for someone like me. It could make the difference for me being able to afford a piece of equipment or not.
“It’s amazing how just owning that mini excavator opened up all kinds of opportunities for me,” adds Greish. And the same with the new CTL. Just owning them has a big impact on people. When I say, I’ve got a good-sized excavator and a CTL, it covers 90-95% of the work that needs to be done.
Peterson support
“I love Peterson Cat,” Greish says. “Paul Smith, my Peterson sales rep, is awesome.
“I’ve never received the service or accommodation anywhere else like I have at Peterson Cat,” he says. “I look forward to going in there.”
“For parts orders, I love that if you call them up before 5:00 pm and they have that part, they place it in the night drop so you can get it at midnight if you need it for 4:00 am the next morning.”
“And I’m thrilled with this machine,” he says. “I think Caterpillar got a lot of things figured out; the machine is awesome; I would recommend the 259D3 to anyone.”
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Contractor says new 259D3 Series CTL has it all
Joel Greish, Owner, AMG Engineering
Using skills acquired through his 13 years of work in the construction industry, Joel Greish earned his general engineering license in March 2019.
Not that he needed it, necessarily. Greish was already a respected excavating contractor with a strong reputation.
AMG Engineering, founded by Greish, is located in Windsor, Calif. and specializes in major grading services along with excavation, underground utilities, house pads/building pads, private roadbuilding, landclearing, cuts and engineered fills.
Greish recently purchased a new 259D3 Series Compact Track Loader (CTL) with a four-in-one bucket from Peterson and couldn’t be happier with it.
“This machine is the full package for balance, power, traction,” Greish says. “It’s a really well-balanced machine. It’s incredible, I’m very happy with the power. I’ve rented a lot of other brands over the years but this 259D3 is amazing. It’s very comfortable to get in and out of. That heated seat is great this time of year. I can’t believe I’ve ended up owning the best CTL I’ve ever run.
“It’s also a very quiet machine and very smooth running,” he adds. “The air ride suspension seat makes a big difference. And I love that you can adjust the seat’s height, as well as the softness or stiffness. It’s big enough to load trucks, to be a real workhorse. Yet, it’s small enough that it’s easy to transport.
Affordable terms
Greish is grateful for Cat Financial, as the affordable terms enabled him to buy a new machine.
“Man, I don’t know how they do it,” he says. “But I just can't believe they make it so easy.”
Greish’s says his wife, Angela, was in his ear encouraging him to buy the machine. “She kept saying, ‘We can’t afford not to buy it. The math just doesn’t work to not buy that new machine.’”
According to Greish, that’s actually what put him in a new machine.
Cat Financial is offering 0 percent interest for 60 months, so the payment on the 259D3 was $50 a month less than buying a used 299, which carried no warranty.
“So instead, I bought a brand new machine, with a full warranty, for $50 a month less than that used 299,” he says.
“Peterson Cat and Cat Financial made it so easy. Like on the 305, (Greish also runs a 305 Mini Excavator) we financed it for five years at zero percent interest. You can’t beat that. I mean that’s a big consideration for someone like me. It could make the difference for me being able to afford a piece of equipment or not.
“It’s amazing how just owning that mini excavator opened up all kinds of opportunities for me,” adds Greish. And the same with the new CTL. Just owning them has a big impact on people. When I say, I’ve got a good-sized excavator and a CTL, it covers 90-95% of the work that needs to be done.
Peterson support
“I love Peterson Cat,” Greish says. “Paul Smith, my Peterson sales rep, is awesome.
“I’ve never received the service or accommodation anywhere else like I have at Peterson Cat,” he says. “I look forward to going in there.”
“For parts orders, I love that if you call them up before 5:00 pm and they have that part, they place it in the night drop so you can get it at midnight if you need it for 4:00 am the next morning.”
“And I’m thrilled with this machine,” he says. “I think Caterpillar got a lot of things figured out; the machine is awesome; I would recommend the 259D3 to anyone.”
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Oregon-based company does it all as GC and full-service contractor
Chad "Chapper" Jackson, Owner/President, Jackson Industries
Clearing land, removing 120-foot fir trees, building a retaining wall and putting in a curb and new sidewalks along a very busy street on the outskirts of downtown Portland, Ore., workers for Jackson Industries never miss a beat despite working non-stop in a relentless rainstorm.
The wider shoulder, new sidewalks and retaining wall will provide much needed safe passage for the many students who had no other option but to walk on the dangerous open streets to reach their adjacent college.
“We’re able to provide services that most people would have to hire two or three companies to accomplish,” says owner and president Chad Jackson. “As a full-service contractor, we self-perform our own excavation, site prep, structural and concrete work so our customers aren’t having to manage several subs.”
Their current street/sidewalk project clearly demonstrates the work ethic the North Plains, Oregon-based company is known for—along with quality, timeliness and fairness.
“We bid our jobs at a fair price,” says Mike Graser, operations manager. “And we follow through on our commitments.”
“The majority of our business comes from our reputation for being reliable, cost-effective, efficient and able to consistently deliver a high-quality product,” Graser says.
Founded in 2007, the company’s work is split 50/50 between public works and private commercial/residential. Projects take Jackson’s 25 employees throughout Oregon, Washington and Idaho as they run anywhere from three to seven jobs at any one time.
Jackson has deep roots in the construction business. His parents were in general contacting for 35 years, and his father had his own business. Jackson and his brother now own their own businesses.
Currently Jackson operates Cat® excavators with a variety of buckets, hammers and augers; plus, compact track loaders. The company performs all of its own equipment maintenance, and the fleet is kept in excellent condition and has been extremely reliable, delivering above 98 percent availability.
A versatile Cat 304C CR Mini Excavator is still hard at work, despite having nearly 8,000 service hours on the hour meter. Its compact radius is perfect for working safely and efficiently in small or confined spaces, such as busy, single-lane traffic roads.
“I’ve always liked Cat machines,” Jackson says. “My first skid steer was a 2002-built, 236 rubber tired skid steer. It was the very first machine I bought when I went into business.”
Crews also use a Cat broom attachment on their versatile 279D CTL for street sweeping and cleaning up jobsites; and a fork attachment for moving materials around the jobsite.
He likes to purchase machines mostly through rental-purchase options using Cat Financial. Based on his experience, Jackson says that Cat Financial is excellent to work with.
“They are probably the best financial institution there is to work with,” he says. “It’s just no hassle. You tell them what you’re looking for, and they send you the paperwork. I don't have to go in and sign paperwork, it's on my desk. The equipment is delivered. We’re up and running. Money transfers later for the down Payments. So, there’s no hassle.”
“Parts and service support from Peterson is amazing,” Graser says. “They always have what we need, when we need it. It’s seamless.”
Looking ahead, Jackson expects his company to leverage its niche as a full-service contractor to perform more solar and infrastructure projects, with a continuing commitment to high-quality results.
“Parts and service support from Peterson is amazing.”
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Oregon-based company does it all as GC and full-service contractor
Chad "Chapper" Jackson, Owner/President, Jackson Industries
Clearing land, removing 120-foot fir trees, building a retaining wall and putting in a curb and new sidewalks along a very busy street on the outskirts of downtown Portland, Ore., workers for Jackson Industries never miss a beat despite working non-stop in a relentless rainstorm.
The wider shoulder, new sidewalks and retaining wall will provide much needed safe passage for the many students who had no other option but to walk on the dangerous open streets to reach their adjacent college.
“We’re able to provide services that most people would have to hire two or three companies to accomplish,” says owner and president Chad Jackson. “As a full-service contractor, we self-perform our own excavation, site prep, structural and concrete work so our customers aren’t having to manage several subs.”
Their current street/sidewalk project clearly demonstrates the work ethic the North Plains, Oregon-based company is known for—along with quality, timeliness and fairness.
“We bid our jobs at a fair price,” says Mike Graser, operations manager. “And we follow through on our commitments.”
“The majority of our business comes from our reputation for being reliable, cost-effective, efficient and able to consistently deliver a high-quality product,” Graser says.
Founded in 2007, the company’s work is split 50/50 between public works and private commercial/residential. Projects take Jackson’s 25 employees throughout Oregon, Washington and Idaho as they run anywhere from three to seven jobs at any one time.
Jackson has deep roots in the construction business. His parents were in general contacting for 35 years, and his father had his own business. Jackson and his brother now own their own businesses.
Currently Jackson operates Cat® excavators with a variety of buckets, hammers and augers; plus, compact track loaders. The company performs all of its own equipment maintenance, and the fleet is kept in excellent condition and has been extremely reliable, delivering above 98 percent availability.
A versatile Cat 304C CR Mini Excavator is still hard at work, despite having nearly 8,000 service hours on the hour meter. Its compact radius is perfect for working safely and efficiently in small or confined spaces, such as busy, single-lane traffic roads.
“I’ve always liked Cat machines,” Jackson says. “My first skid steer was a 2002-built, 236 rubber tired skid steer. It was the very first machine I bought when I went into business.”
Crews also use a Cat broom attachment on their versatile 279D CTL for street sweeping and cleaning up jobsites; and a fork attachment for moving materials around the jobsite.
He likes to purchase machines mostly through rental-purchase options using Cat Financial. Based on his experience, Jackson says that Cat Financial is excellent to work with.
“They are probably the best financial institution there is to work with,” he says. “It’s just no hassle. You tell them what you’re looking for, and they send you the paperwork. I don't have to go in and sign paperwork, it's on my desk. The equipment is delivered. We’re up and running. Money transfers later for the down Payments. So, there’s no hassle.”
“Parts and service support from Peterson is amazing,” Graser says. “They always have what we need, when we need it. It’s seamless.”
Looking ahead, Jackson expects his company to leverage its niche as a full-service contractor to perform more solar and infrastructure projects, with a continuing commitment to high-quality results.
“Parts and service support from Peterson is amazing.”
Slade Leahy talks about his company's partnership with SITECH NorCal-Oregon for their machine control and guidance needs.
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Slade Leahy talks about his company's partnership with SITECH NorCal-Oregon for their machine control and guidance needs.
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