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A skid-steer loader is an engine powered equipment that consists of a small and rigid frame. It is equipped together with lift arms which are used to attach to a large variety of labor saving attachments and tools. Normally, skid-steer loaders are four-wheel drive vehicles that have the left-hand side wheels working independent of the right-hand side wheels, though several models are equipped together with tracks instead. On the four-wheel models, having each side independent of each other allows the rotation direction of the wheels and the wheel speed to know which direction the loader will turn.
The skid-steer loader can perform zero-radius turns or also called "pirouettes." This added feature enables the skid-steer loader to be able to maneuver for particular applications that require an agile and compact loader.
On a skid-steer loader, the lift arms are alongside the driver with pivot points behind the driver's shoulders. This makes them different than a traditional front loader. Because of the operator's closeness to moving booms, early skid loaders were not as safe as conventional front loaders, specially all through the operator's entry and exit. Modern skid-steer loaders today have numerous features to protect the driver like fully-enclosed cabs. Like other front loaders, the skid-steer model can push materials from one location to another, is capable of loading material into a trailer or a truck and can carry material in its bucket.
Operation
Usually a skid-steer loader can be utilized on a job location rather than a big excavator by digging a hole from the inside. To begin with, the skid-steer loader digs a ramp leading to the edge of the desired excavation, and afterward it uses the ramp to be able to excavate material out of the hole. As the excavation deepens, the machine reshapes the ramp making it steeper and longer. This is a particularly functional way for digging below a structure where there is not adequate overhead clearance for the boom of a big excavator. For instance, this is a common situation when digging a basement under an existing building or house.
There is much flexibility in the accessories that the skid steer loaders are capable of. Like for instance, the conventional bucket of many of these loaders can be replaced with several attachments that are powered by the loader's hydraulic system, consisting of mowers, snow blades, cement mixers, pallet forks, backhoes, tree spades and sweepers. Some other popular specialized buckets and attachments include wood chipper machines, grapples, tillers, stump grinder rippers, wheel saws, snow blades, trenchers, angle booms and dumping hoppers.
History
The front end 3-wheeled loader was invented in 1957, by Louis and Cyril Keller in their hometown of Rothsay, in the state of Minnesota. The Keller brothers created this machine to help mechanize the process of cleaning in turkey barns. This particular equipment was compact and light and included a rear caster wheel which allowed it to turn around and maneuver within its own length, enabling it to perform similar work as a traditional front-end loader.
During 1958, the Melroe brothers of Melroe Manufacturing Company in Gwinner, N.D. purchased the rights to the Keller loader. They employed the Keller brothers to continue refining their loader invention. The M-200 Melroe was the end result of this particular partnership. This particular model was a self-propelled loader that was launched to the market during nineteen fifty eight. The M-200 Melroe featured a a rear caster wheel, a 12.9 HP engine, a 750 lb lift capacity and two independent front drive wheels. By 1960, they changed the caster wheel with a back axle and introduced the first 4 wheel skid steer loader that was called the M-400.
The term "Bobcat" is used as a generic term for skid-steer loaders. The M-400 immediately after became the Melroe Bobcat. The M-440 version has rated operating capacity of 1100 lbs powered by a 15.5 HP engine. The company continued the skid-steer development into the mid nineteen sixties and launched the M600 loader.
