Ways to Use Your Skid Steer

Skid steer loaders are renowned for their versatility and durable build. While you might see skid steers most commonly on construction sites, the truth is that you can use skid steers in many different ways. These machines can be used by residential homeowners as well as business owners for a variety of uses that you may not have thought about before.

Upstate Equipment in Lockport is your New York skid steer dealer. Here are some of the more unusual ways you can use your skid steer.

Construction

Certainly, skid steers are useful for construction purposes. They’re usually used for clearing away debris or digging into the ground, but you can also use them for demolition, loading up trucks, excavation, leveling the ground, breaking concrete and even road maintenance tasks.

Snow Removal

Winter usually brings heavy snows up here, and having a skid steer will help you to clear all that white stuff away from your driveway and sidewalk. A snow bucket attachment anchored to your skid steer will give you the power to move big piles of snow out of the way so you can get your vehicles moving.

Landscaping

Many landscaping companies use skid steers for a variety of tasks, such as brush clearing or removing big pieces of debris, like fallen logs. You can also use them for adding soil or other loose material to an area. Other landscaping uses for skid steers include digging, trenching, mowing, raking, grading and stump extracting.

Agriculture

Farming operations can also use skid steers to great effect to increase productivity. While they might not seem like the most likely piece of farm equipment, skid steers prove useful in the same ways that they’re used for construction, like digging or trenching. However, you can also use a skid steer on a farm to transport pallets, seed the ground, cultivate soil, care for livestock and carry bales of hay.

Additional Uses

You can use a skid steer with a variety of different attachments for even more tasks, with a little imagination. For example, some skid steers have been used to clear away debris from the road after a traffic collision. Compact models are great for homeowners or those with smaller work sites and properties that don’t have the space to accommodate a bigger skid steer.

Ready to check out some models? Stop by our dealership in Lockport, NY, today to take a look at our wide selection of new and used skid steers for sale. Talk to our staff if you’d like to make use of our financing options. Upstate Equipment proudly serves greater Buffalo as well as the city of Amherst, NY.