Bucket Bozz
Executive Summary and History
On Thanksgiving Day in 1904, Benjamin Holt, an American businessman, inventor, and creative thinker, took the rear wheels off a steam powered tractor and replaced them with tracks to test his idea of a continuous track-type tractor. Holt’s desire to improve the quality of products as well as the quality of a farmer’s business was undeniable. In 1906, Holt tested his prototype of a gasoline powered tracked machine to demonstrate increased performance and reliability over the steam powered machine. Holt’s innovative solutions enabled farmers to increase their productivity, stability and performance and would later become a game changer for contractors across all industries by enabling them to meet and exceed production targets, thus increasing overall profitability for their business.
In October 2022, while working on a 3,000-yard excavation job, Ken Smith knew he was going to run late for his wife’s birthday party due to cleaning track loader buckets that were packed one-third to one-half full of mud. This can easily be a two-hour task for an operator to clean with hand tools, only to have the bucket packed again in a dozen or fewer passes. After calculating the huge loss in productivity and profit, Ken concluded the job must be postponed until the ground conditions were more favorable to continue and he informed the job owner. Arriving on time for her birthday party, but still bothered by the decision to postpone the job’s progress, Ken knew he could create a solution. Like Holt, Smith is an American businessman, creative thinker, and now inventor. Later that evening the innovative concept of the BUCKET BOZZ was born!
The next day, and for many consecutive days after, Ken passed other construction sites and noticed most loaders and excavators were idle, with only a few running at diminished capacity. He quickly realized the immense value his idea could have for production and profitability for not only his business, but for many industries. Companies would be able to keep deadlines on current jobs and hold future job start dates more accurately, despite the less than perfect ground conditions.
After many renditions, Ken created the design for BUCKET BOZZ and commissioned it to be manufactured in December 2022. After three weeks in the making, the first prototype of BUCKET BOZZ was field tested and performed admirably. Owners and operators alike wholeheartedly agree that every job site needs at least one BUCKET BOZZ.
BUCKET BOZZ is useful across many industries. It can help alleviate stress of contractors related solely to unfavorable ground conditions that can cause decline in production and delays in job starts and completions. In agricultural work, the quick cleaning provided by BUCKET BOZZ is much preferable than hand tools for cleaning packed buckets of manure for an hour plus. In snow and ice removal, cleaning your bucket in subzero temperatures lacks appeal to most. In asphalt work, diesel is the go-to bucket cleaner, but is not approved for this use and can result in large fines. With BUCKET BOZZ, these issues no longer exist, and your team stays happily in their cab.
Ken was asked to quantify in hard dollars the value of BUCKET BOZZ. He replied, “Well, that is a simple question to answer. What was the daily production in yards moved that you expected? If your operator’s bucket is one-third full, your profits are diminished by one-third and so is your production. What is the cost associated with hitting your production rate? Then comes the soft costs and tough explanations. Do you push additional contracts or tell the current project owner that ground conditions will have to improve for your company to continue?”
Imagine this…Increased production. Increased performance. On time job starts and completions. Better smelling and warmer hands. Less injuries. Happy team. Increased profits!
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