One feature that makes a skid steer loader, compact track loader, compact tractor or mini excavator such a popular piece of equipment is their ability to use a wide range of different attachments to handle all kinds of jobs. The standard attachment is a bucket - a basic scoop for picking up and hauling loose soil, gravel, mulch, etc.

Here are some other attachments you might want to consider:

Pallet forks

Your skid steer loader can also function as a forklift

4 in 1 bucket

A "jaw" bucket that opens and closes

Grapple bucket

Has "arms" that can clamp down over the load

Hydraulic hammers

For breaking rock or concrete

Brooms

Powered, to clean up the job site

Augers

Quickly drill clean holes

Root Grapple

Good at picking up larger loose materials (brush or recycling)

Grapple Rake

Good at raking up brush and loose limbs

Cold planers

For scraping and leveling pavement

Dozer Angle blades

Basically a bulldozer blade, for pushing and leveling

Truss booms

For picking up to 30’ truss’s, 4 x 8 plywood or tools

Trenchers

Dig trenches of various depths and widths

Backhoes

A small version of the common digging arm

Snow blowers and
pushers

Very popular for removing snow in parking lots and other
tight spaces

Stump grinders

Turn tough tree stumps into dust

Brush Mowers

Available in multiple sizes and types

Tillers

The easy way to turn over soil for planting

Tree Shears or Cutters

Various types and styles

The varieties of attachments that Attachment Distributors offers go on and on – we offer over 100 different types. Fortunately, you don't have to make all your attachment decisions at once. It's very common for skid steer loader buyers to purchase the machine with one or two critical attachments, then return to buy additional attachments later. You can also rent attachments from most local rental establishments in your area, which is helpful when you need a specific tool only occasionally.

Switching between multiple attachments lets you get much more use out of your skid steer loader. Different sizes and styles of buckets are used for different types of digging. Other common attachments include augers (for boring holes), root grapple (for pinching or gripping), hydraulic hammers and a vast assortment of others. (See Attachments) Most skid steer loaders now use the same "quick attach" couplers to secure the attachment to the front of the unit, allowing you to share attachments between most major brands such as Bobcat, Caterpillar, Case, New Holland, John Deere, Volvo, Kubota, Gehl, Mustang, Takeuchi and others.

Attachments are almost all interchangeable among the different brands and models of skid steers, compact track loaders, thanks to a universal skid steer loader attachment bracket called the "quick attach." Even some compact tractors and compact wheel loaders use the same system, giving you the ability to share attachments among multiple machines and brands.
A very small number of attachments are not interchangeable, though. For example, a backhoe can generate so much torque that it could rip itself right off the quick attach without additional support. To avoid this, it gets attached directly to the frame of the loader, in addition to the quick attach. In these cases, the attachments won't work with brands other than the one they were designed for.

Most powered attachments connect to the skid steer's hydraulics. However, a few high-powered attachments, such as cold planers and brush mulchers, require a high-flow hydraulic system. Not every skid steer loader has a high-flow hydraulic system, so be sure to review the power requirements of attachments you plan to use before you decide on a purchase.

Compact Equipment & Attachments Vs. Dedicated Machines

Why a skid steer, compact track loader, compact tractor, mini excavator, or telescopic tool carrier, utility work machine or utility vehicle with multiple attachment capabilities rather than a dedicated machine?

• Gives you the ability to adjust to changing markets, applications or multiple jobs.
• There are attachments for every season keeping you in business year round.
• Attachments offer a low initial investment with great return.
• It's easy to rent an attachment for a special job.
• In most applications compact equipment with attachments work as well or better than dedicated machines.

Attachments are the driving force in the compact equipment industry

• Attachment Distributors is your one stop shop for all of you attachment needs.
• Attachment Distributors attachments are not an after thought – they are engineered to give you long life and reliability, with the best warranty backing in the industry.
• Attachment Distributors attachments lead the industry with technology, and innovative ideas to get your job done more efficiently:
• Attachment Distributors laser-guided attachments are integrated with your machine to provide precise working ability.
• Attachment Distributors attachments are setting the industry standard for attachment visibility and ease of entry/egress to machine with attachment installed.
• Attachment Distributors is one of the only major compact equipment manufacturer direct providers who gives our customers the best quality for the price.

Attachment Distributors offers more attachments for more machines than anyone in North America.