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Compact Tool Carriers

These Mini Skid Steers Maximize Versatility While Navigating Super Small Jobsites

Compact tool carriers — also known as mini skid steers, mini track loaders and compact utility loaders — are some of the most versatile machines on today’s jobsites. These small but powerful loaders tackle tasks that once relied on hand tools and wheelbarrows, saving time and reducing labor. From landscaping and material handling to trenching, demolition and snow removal, compact tool carriers bring big productivity in a small footprint. At Compact Equipment, we cover every angle of this fast-growing category. Our reporting spans new model launches from leading OEMs, buyer’s guides that break down stand-on vs. walk-behind designs and in-depth explorations of the advantages of tracks versus tires. We also highlight safety tips, operator advice and attachment roundups to help contractors and homeowners get the most from their machines.

Attachments are where compact tool carriers shine. Buckets, forks, grapples, augers, trenchers, breakers and more transform these loaders into multi-tool machines. Our coverage also explores emerging technologies, including battery-powered mini skids designed for indoor use, like the electric Toro eDingo, which expands the possibilities for tight and sensitive environments. Whether you’re a pro looking to outfit your fleet, a rental operator balancing ROI or a homeowner planning a backyard project, Compact Equipment provides the insights, specs and stories you need to choose, operate and maintain the right compact tool carrier. Some good examples of these machines includes:

Toro Compact Utility Loaders | Vermeer Mini Skid Steers | Bobcat Mini Track Loaders

Cold Weather Maintenance, Operation and Upfit Tips for Compact Utility Loaders (a.k.a. Walk-Behind/Stand-On Tool Carriers)
Dan Roberts
October 14, 2020
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Compact Tool Carriers
Must Watch: We Examine Kubota’s New SCL1000 Stand-On Track Loader In Our New Machine Heads Video Series
October 8, 2020
Compact Tool Carriers
Mini Skid Steers Have Rental Store’s Business Booming
September 8, 2020
Compact Tool Carriers
Optimize Your Mini Skid Steer Performance with Daily, Weekly and Monthly Track Inspections and Maintenance
August 25, 2020
Compact Tool Carriers
Small but Mighty: Tips for Renting a Compact Tool Carrier
July 15, 2020
Attachments
Two New BOSS Snowplow Attachments Now Available for the Toro Dingo Compact Utility Loader Line

Toro recently announced the introduction and availability of all-new snow removal attachments for the Toro Dingo compact utility loader line...

June 11, 2020
Compact Tool Carriers
Contractors Discuss the Versatility and Productivity of Vermeer mini skid steers

Whether it’s landscaping, tree care work or even utility installation, compact tool carriers, often called compact utility loaders (CU...

April 1, 2020
Compact Tool Carriers Toro EDingo 500
More Details on Toro’s Electric-Powered e-Dingo 500 Compact Utility Loader

Toro has made a major step into the electric-powered equipment marketplace with the introduction of the new Toro e-Dingo 500 compact utility...

March 2, 2020
Compact Tool Carriers
Allen Engineering Introduces New Fully Electric Wheel Buggy

Allen, a leader in concrete finishing equipment, recently announced the debut of the all-new 2020 AW16E Fully Electric Wheel Buggy. The AW16...

February 10, 2020
Compact Tool Carriers
Vermeer Announces It Will Distribute MultiOne’s Compact Articulated Loaders

Vermeer Corporation announced yesterday that it has entered into a distribution agreement with MultiOne, a leading manufacturer of compact a...

January 10, 2020
Compact Tool Carriers Bobcat
Pioneer to Futurist: Bobcat Plans Its Largest and Maybe Most Innovative Product Launch in Its History

Doosan Bobcat North America invited us out to Aurora, Colo., to check out its impressive new Bobcat Training Center, and then proceeded to u...

November 27, 2019
Compact Tool Carriers Ditch Witch’s SK3000
Innovative Iron Awards 2019: Ditch Witch’s SK3000 Stand-On Skid Steer

In the off-highway equipment industry, most of the machine options are already pretty fantastic. Skid steers that boast insane hydraulic pow...

November 19, 2019
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