A skid-steer loader, skid loader, or skidsteer is any of a class of compact heavy equipment with lift arms that can attach to a wide variety of buckets and other labor-saving tools or attachments.
Bobcat S650 skid steer loader
An electric Yuchai S35 skid steer loader at the Zadoon equipment yard in Crofton, Maryland. Electric models like this one offer zero-emission operation and reduced noise, making them suitable for indoor and urban job sites.
Gehl V210 with enclosed heated cab, side screens and lights for safety.
Skid loader clearing snow with snow blower attachment
A loader is a heavy equipment machine used in construction to move or load materials such as soil, rock, sand, demolition debris, etc. into or onto another type of machinery.
Skid-steer loader
…maneuverable and valuable for applications that require a compact, powerful and agile loader or tool carrier in confined-space work areas. Like other front loaders, they can push material from one location to another, carry material in the bucket, load material into a truck or trailer and perform a variety of…
John Deere front-end loaders
Loader removing snow in Jyväskylä, Finland
A Cat 908M at a landscape supply store in San Marcos
Loader dumping salt into a salt spreader