Monday, October 13, 2008

Skid Steer Attachments

Do you have skid steer attachments for concrete mixing and pouring?
We have two different types of concrete mixers that attach to skid steers. Both have their advantages and benefits. The skid steer drum mixer is based on the rotating cylinder and attaches to your skid steer with a quick tach. The scoop in place bucket mixer attaches to your skid steer and can scoop up dirt and gravel, mix with cement, and pour from the same piece of equipment. We also have a concrete placement bucket you can use that features a high back to make it splash proof and no moving parts that will wear over time.

When do skid steer forkframe attachments come in useful?
If you are loading and moving cumbersome or uneven materials, such as a pile of railroad ties, you can turn your skid steer into the equivalent of a fork truck. The advantage these skid steer forkframe attachments offer over many standard fork trucks is a captive fork design that holds the forks steady and prevents them from moving when you dump the load. Forkframes also have frame openings in the back that allow you to see what you are doing when you are maneuvering into position and moving materials.

What types of skid steer attachments do you have for specialized industrial and agricultural loading tasks?
Skid steer buckets can be used for any number of industrial and agricultural tasks. You can order attachments made specifically for scooping and moving dirt, sifting out small debris from larger materials, moving snow and light materials, utility work, hauling fertilizer, and cottonseed transport. Skid steer buckets feature hard, beveled carbon side blades prevent the sides from being worn. The bottom of each skid steer bucket is strengthened by welded seams and scuff bars so you can drag the attachment over the surface of the materials you are working with.

What skid steer attachments do you recommend for storm cleanup and debris removal?
Root grapplers and grapple buckets are invaluable for cleanup and demolition of storm debris. They provide ideal grip and lifting ability to get not only tree roots out of the ground, but also to move and stack fallen limbs, sawed up tree trunks, and brush piles. The cutting edge is notched for optional customization with a bolt-on-blade. Intermediate bottom tines can be added to reduce gaps and increase gripping and pickup power.

Do you have any skid steer loader attachments that can used in hard-to-reach places?
For elevated, hard to reach places that require you to lift material weighing as much as 1,000 lbs, Easy Rack recommends attaching a crane jib to your skid steer. These attachments add 5ʼ to loader lift high and will increase the horizontal reach of your skid steer by 6ʼ. Contractors love crane jibs because they can be used for a wide range of jobs such as handling and setting pipe, loading generators, and light steel erection. Landscapers love these skid steer attachments just as much as contractors. They use crane jibs to load, carry, and set trees and large plants. The extra lift height these remarkable loader attachments create makes it possible to safely pick trees up above the balance point.

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Friday, October 10, 2008

Skid Steer Buckets

Each of these skid steel bucket types can be customized. We can have heavy duty shanks welded to the cutting blade to increase pickup power. These teeth measure 2-1/4" across the point and weld straight onto the blade. In other applications that are extremely demanding, adding a punched blade with bolt-on-blade will increase the life of your skid steer bucket. Users consistently report an increase of up to 3 times the wear when they add this option.

Skid steer buckets can be used for a wide variety of tasks. Built for rugged applications and made to last, Easy Rack carries five basic standard models for a number of applications:
  • Low profile duty skid steer buckets are used to haul dirt.
  • Heavy duty buckets are made for utility work.
  • Agricultural units for moving fertilizer.
  • Special skid steer buckets are used by farmers to move seed.
  • Snow buckets for plowing and light material moving are ideal for extreme temperatures in northern climates.

Key features make these heavy duty skid-steer fork lift attachments must-have purchase for your construction site. Buckets also feature dual safety stops to make them more controllable, and beveled hard carbon steel side blades that reinforce and protect the bucket sides. Skid steer buckets are strengthened even more by seams that are fully welded. The flat, square bottom of each bucket type allows you to back drag the unit over dirt to level it. Scuff bars reinforce this area to prevent excessive wear. A 3/8", plate steel universal quick tach allows skid-steer buckets to fit almost any loader brand.

Standard type steer buckets cannot be used for optimal results in some applications, however. Because they are solid, they scoop up everything. A new, ribbed-bottom design now makes it possible to actually scoop and sift for certain projects that require only larger materials to be moved. The ribbed-bottom skid steer bucket features an open ribbed bottom that sifts dirt and smaller materials to the ground without picking up and moving larger materials.

Ribbed bottom skid steer buckets are low cost specialty tools that are excellent for virtually any specialized application. Everyone from demolition teams, scrap handling workers, farmers, and construction crews are beginning to use them more and more. Ribbed-bottom skid steer buckets are also becoming a rapid favorite among landscaping crews because they are ideal for moving rocks. They are also being used increasingly to move certain masonry materials, and debris cleanup crews prefer ribbed-bottom buckets because they sift out the dirt and sand when cleaning hazardous debris from a site.

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Monday, September 29, 2008

Skid Steer Bucket Concrete Mixer

What is a skid-steer bucket concrete mixer?
A skid-steer bucket concrete mixer is a skid-steer attachment that combines the benefits of a loader and a concrete mixer into a single piece of equipment. This convenient concrete mixer allows you to thoroughly mixed concrete quickly and efficiently. It also allows you to transport the concrete to pour sites that are located in hard to reach places that larger trucks cannot always easily get to. Click here to see Concrete Mixer Video.

How does a skid-steer bucket concrete mixer work?
Concrete mixing skid-steer buckets feature a bucket-like design that allows them to be lowered to scoop sand and gravel. You can tilt the concrete mixer back into the upright position, exposing a bag splitter that allows you to break bags of cement and pour their contents directly into the skid-steer bucket. Add water, mix it with the sand, gravel, and cement, and you have concrete ready to pour in a matter of minutes. The skid-steer bucket concrete mixer will discharge its contents either through a chute on the side, or by being tilted downward.

What are some of the features of skid-steer bucket concrete mixers?
The skid-steer bucket concrete mixer features a new, improved design that uses a revolving paddle rather than augers to mix cement. Paddles produce a more blended constituency and do not require a separate power source because they are driven by a hydraulic motor that attaches to your skid-steerʼs hydraulic system through a chain and sprocket drive.

What benefits do skid-steer bucket concrete mixers offer to work crews?
Skid steer bucket loaders give work crews an economic alternative to manual loading that can lead to back injuries. When your concrete mixer is in the bucket position, it acts just like a loader that scoops up sand and gravel needed for concrete mixing.

Skid-steer bucket concrete mixers can save you a lot of money on your next project by giving you an alternative to ready-mix companies. With a smaller concrete mixer you can control yourself, you can pay for only the materials you need and avoid the hassle of minimum volume purchase requirements. Existing work crews on site can handle the mixing, so you get instant results without having to wait on delivery.

Skid-steer bucket concrete mixers can save construction companies a great deal of money. Because ready-mix companies tend to avoid selling small quantities of concrete, contractors often have to pay for more materials and service than they actually need. With a smaller concrete mixer you can control yourself, you can pay for only the materials. Existing work crews on site can handle the mixing, and you donʼt have to wait for trucks to arrive.

With this simple attachment, you can transform your skid-steer into a mixer that minimizes procurement costs and time to project completion.

What other material handling equipment do you carry for forklifts?
Grapple Buckets

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