Skid Steer Loaders

Skid Steer Loaders include any compact front end loader that uses skid steering. These machines are ideal for pushing, lifting or digging in restricted and confined spaces. Their design makes them smaller, lighter and more maneuverable than a conventional front end loader. They are a type of front loader because they come with a tilting bucket on the front that can move up and down. Most have four wheels but some come equipped with permanently mounted tracks. While these machines have skid steering, they are not usually classified as skid loaders if they have the engine in front. Mini skid steer loaders are smaller than the conventional skid loaders.

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Skid Steer Loaders

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Skid Steer Loader Applications

Like other front loaders, the skid steer loader can scrape the ground and carry the soil from one location to another in its bucket or load it into a truck or trailer. Skid Steer Loaders are often found around construction sites or landscaping projects. Their small size and maneuverability allows them to operate in tight spaces. Capable of turning within their own footprint, they operate a lot like a tank. Their light weight allows them to be towed behind a pickup truck on a light trailer. Skid steer loaders are used to dig in excavation projects and move landscaping and building materials. But they can also grade, jackhammer cement and load trucks, as well as many other tasks.

Skid Steering History

The first skid steer loader was invented by two brothers: Cyril and Louis Keller for using on the farm. It had two drive wheels in the front and a single wheel on a swivel in the back. The engine was behind the driver above the rear wheel. Later versions of this machine used the brand name Bobcat which is still used as the generic name skid steer loaders.