Henry Schinske of Henry’s Custom Dozer Service Is Coming Up on His 60th Anniversary of Operating Cat® Dozers

Henry Schinske first got on a bulldozer in 1957, and almost 60 years later, he’s still on one.  After 12 years of working for local contractors, Schinske began his own company in 1969—Henry’s Custom Dozer Service based in Berrien Center, Michigan. From the start, Schinske has relied on Cat® dozers to help him get the job done and get it done right.

Much of Schinske’s work involves agricultural land clearing, as well as preparing land for residential and commercial construction. The work can certainly be grueling. When he first started his company, Schinske logged several 100-hour work weeks in the seat of his dozers. Still today, at 80 years old, he logs 2,000 machine hours annually.