Things You Can Do With a Skid Steer
The first skid steer loader was built in 1957 when two brothers needed to find a way to quickly clean up the upper levels of a turkey barn. Their invention took the world by storm and skid steers are now a common part of most construction and landscaping fleets. They typically come with a standard bucket attachment, but there are a host of specialized skid steer attachments suitable to perform just about any task you can imagine. Here are just a few of the great ways you can use your compact loader to get the job done. If you have any questions visit us at Synergy Equipment in Florida. We also proudly serve Georgia and South Carolina.
Loading and Lifting
Loading is your skid steer’s main job and it does it well. In fact, your skid steer can lift and carry just about anything you can imagine. Your bucket attachment can carry loose aggregate materials with ease, and you can easily switch it out with a fork attachment to move pallets and other materials. A vertical lift attachment will be the most ideal for a warehouse setting and a radial lift is suitable for most other lifting tasks. Grapples are specialized tools for carrying oddly-sized materials that a bucket can’t handle with ease and efficiency. If you need to clear brush and sticks a grapple is invaluable, and there are also grapple attachments suitable for moving rocks and concrete.
Demolition and Cleanup
A skid steer’s compact size makes it a perfect option when you’re working in an old neighborhood or downtown area where buildings can sometimes be inches apart. You can add demolition shears to your skid steer and demolish old flooring, concrete and drywall quietly and cleanly. No one enjoys using a hand-held sledgehammer, but using a sledgehammer attachment on a skid steer is easy and efficient. And once your demo is complete you can use your bucket to clean up.
Earth Moving and Land Clearing
A land plane or grading bar is great to level out and aerate any dirt surface. Most land planes feature two cutting edges so you can clear the land quickly and leave behind an even surface for building or planting. You also have your choice of digging and trenching attachments and rotary cutting attachments. Landscaping companies and construction companies love the flexibility of both skid steer loaders and track steer loaders on any work site because they can go places where the large equipment can’t and get the job done!
Visit Synergy Equipment at any of our Florida dealerships to see our current inventory of new and pre-owned skid steer loaders for sale. We also proudly serve customers in Georgia and South Carolina.