The Top 8 Most Useful Skid Steer Attachments For Farmers
by Black Ink Team
Skid steers are bonafide Swiss Army knives – they have an attachment for everything. From digging through gravel to tilling soil, they can do pretty much anything. Here are the top 8 most useful skid steer attachments for farmers.
Auger
Toro High Torque Auger
Skid steer auger attachments are ideal for digging circular holes in a jiffy. They are specifically useful on tree farms during planting season.
Blade
Erskine Dozer Blade
These attachments consist of a plane mounted vertically in front of the skid steer. They are useful for pushing material around. With a skid steer blade attachment, a farmer could clear manure from a corral in no time.
Bale Grab
Blue Diamond Bale Handler
It may not look like it, but hay is heavy. Once it is in bales, it is easy to pick up and carry with a skid steer bale handling attachment.
Bucket
SkidPro Dirt Bucket
A farm can always use a new hole, whether it is a watering hole, a compost pit, or etc. Skid steer bucket attachments are great for digging holes in dirt.
Ripper
CID Ripper
Before you can use a field properly, you have to rip it apart. That’s where a skid steer ripper attachment comes in.
Silage Defacer
Spartan Equipment Silage Defacer
Say you have a mound of fresh soil or compost that you want to start spreading around, but you don’t want to disturb the inner part. With a skid steer silage defacer attachment, you can remove the organic material layer by layer.
Bale Spear
Blue Diamond Hay Spear
An alternative to a bale handling attachment, a skid steer bale spear attachment is quicker to use and gets the job done. However, its use will make your bales slightly less stable.
Trencher
Virnig Trencher
Skid steer trencher attachments are perfect for digging shallow, straight holes in soil – indispensable during planting season.