Making grade with a small skid steer loader used to be up to operator skill and a set of stakes and string, but no more. Small skid steer OEMs, and familiar industry tech companies, have brought grade control down to the smallest machines with the help of attachments such as blades.
Read more in our analysis of the market for skid steers with less than 2,000 pounds rated operating capacity.
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Frank RaczonFrank Raczon
Frank Raczon has covered and influenced the equipment industry for 35 years, including 15 years as senior editor of Construction Equipment, and marketing, advertising, and public relations work with the industry's top manufacturers. In addition to authoring "Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving Marvels" (Motorbooks, 2015), he has won numerous awards in his career, highlighted by nods from the Construction Writers Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Business Marketing Association, and BtoB magazine. Raczon has also won a number of awards from publishing peer groups such as ASBPE and TABPI.