If the skid steer is going to be used more than 50% of the time on asphalt and concrete, operators may be more productive with a non-directional tread better suited to operation on hard surfaces.

The skid-steer, says Gehl’s Moore, because of its mode of steering, demands significantly more horsepower—perhaps 30 or 40 more than a compact wheel loader of similar rated operating capacity. The ...

A small wheel loader’s useful life is much greater than that of a skid steer, according to Hoogeveen. “A compact loader can run for 6,000 to 8,000 hours in most applications. Most skid steers are used ...

Editor’s Note: News 5 has updated this article to clarify the machine used in the chase: it’s a skid steer. UPDATE (5:47 p.m.): News 5 is learning more about an incident Thursday mornin… ...

Bobcat says although the S7X electric skid-steer loader is debuting as a prototype, the company plans to move to commercialization. The Rogue X is still in early development with no additional ...

In early 2023, Bobcat Co. revealed the world’s first-ever all-electric skid-steer loader, the Bobcat S7X. Operating on lithium-ion batteries like its compact track loader counterpart, the Bobcat ...

The skid steer was stolen from a paving company in Alabama before leading police on one of the slowest chases of all time. By Owen Bellwood February 6, 2025 1:25 pm EST. ...

Mobile police shot at a driver who tried to hit a person and an officer with a stolen skid-steer loader before striking a patrol vehicle during a chase Thursday morning, a police spokesman said ...

WAUPACA, Wis. (WLUK) – A plea deal has been reached for a father charged in the 2021 death of his 2-year-old son in an incident with a skid steer on the family farm in the town of St. Lawrence.