We all have seen many mechanical machines and various types of vehicles at work at a construction worksite. The most common of the being a cement mixer, a bulldozer and a skid steer loader. The name may sound quite new to you but it is a very common vehicle used at the construction sites.
Skid Steer Loader is a probably the younger brother of a bulldozer. It is a small rigid frame machine with lots of power in its engine and is supported by its arm lifts for many purposes. There are two main types of the machine:
o Multi Terrain Skid Steer Loader
o Normal Skid Steer Loader
The difference between the two types is the part that makes them travel. In the normal skid steer loader; there are four wheels that make the motion of the vehicle possible. The main benefit of owning this tiny monster is that because it is 4-wheel drive car its maneuverability is great. 4-wheel drive meaning that left set of wheels are independent from the right set of wheels. Therefore, the difference in the speeds of rotations of these two set of wheels determines the direction in which the vehicle shall move. Now, talking about its greatest benefit, because of this 4-wheel drive facility the loader can turn 360 degrees at one spot; meaning that it can turn at zero radius. As discussed earlier if suppose the right set of wheels are kept in motion and left at stay, we can see that the left set of wheels act as the centre of the circle on which the right set of wheels turn. However, the utility of this skid steer loader is limited to roads and hard terrains.
Therefore, what if we want to move loads in place where there is lot of snow or the land is very sticky or sandy. The Multi Terrain piece of equipment is the answer. The only difference in this loader is that the wheels here are replaced by the tracks. Tracks are the kind of locomotive parts used in war tanks. They are capable of making the vehicle travel on almost all kinds of surfaces.
The arms of the construction equipment are replaceable by many other parts like:
o Backhoe
o Hydraulic Breaker
o Pallet Forks
o Angle Brooms
o Sweeper
o Auger
o Mover
o Snow Blower
o Stump Grinder
o Tree Spade
o Trencher and many more.
Thus, we can see that the skid steer loader is the perfect choice for any construction sites as it provides a variety of options at working and is also very compact and agile. Earlier there were complaints about the cabin that was open and often caused injuries to the drivers but the latest inventions are much safer and cabins are built with all the safety. The skid steer loader can perform all the activities that can b performed by the front arm lifter as well. It worth all the money you can spend!
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