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Compare skid steers, track loaders, mini excavators, backhoes, telehandlers and more: what each is best at and what to avoid.
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Skid steer on firm or paved ground: good, load within rating; $2,300.00 for 10 days delivered
- What it is
- Compact wheeled loader with lift arms and skid steering; huge attachment range.
- Best used for
- Grading, material handling, demolition cleanup, augers, brooms on firm ground.
- Capacity
- Rated operating capacity 1,300–3,500 lb; tipping load twice ROC.
- Transport and ground
- Fits on a 10k–14k lb tag trailer; tears up turf and soft ground.
- Common mistakes
- Using it on mud or slopes where a track loader belongs; exceeding ROC with forks.
Machine fit for this job
- Machine
- Skid steer
- Ground
- Good: Wheels are quick and cheap to run on firm ground.
- Heaviest load against rating
- 2,000 lb is 80% of the 2,500 lb rating: within capacity
- Rating to use
- rated operating capacity (ROC) from the spec sheet
- Operator and OSHA points
- Seat belt, loaded service brake and reverse alarm or signal person; ROPS fitted
Also on the sheet
- Rental quote, cheapest billing · 7 lines, starting with “Daily: 10 days at $350.00”
- Before you book · 3 lines, starting with “Spec sheet”
The plain-words read of this example
A skid steer is a good fit on firm or paved ground: Wheels are quick and cheap to run on firm ground. The 2,000 lb load is 80% of the 2,500 lb rating you entered, so it is within capacity at that reach. For 10 days the cheapest billing is $2,000.00, $2,300.00 with delivery and pickup, or $230.00 a day. Seat belts, brakes and a reverse alarm are required on earthmoving machines.
4 cited sources
- 29 CFR 1926.602, Material handling equipment (OSHA)
- 29 CFR 1926.1000, Rollover protective structures; overhead protection (OSHA)
- 29 CFR 1910.178, Powered industrial trucks (OSHA)
- 29 CFR 1926.1400, Scope (cranes and derricks in construction) (OSHA)
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