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Machines of the Construction Equipment Industry


Skid-Steer Loader
(Melroe)
Cost: $7,000 - $60,000
Maximum Operating Capacity Range: 600 lb. - 3,500 lb.

Designed originally to shovel manure and move bales of hay on the farm, skid-steer loaders moved onto construction sites in the 1980s. Quick, versatile and relatively inexpensive, skid-steer loaders have become an essential part of many company's equipment fleets. Handling a wide variety of attachments - augers, sweepers, backhoes and more - the skid-steer has the ability to quickly deal with a wide variety of jobs.

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