When running a landscaping business, having the right attachments for your skid steer can greatly improve the efficiency and quality of your services. While there are several different useful skid steer attachments that you can use, some are more essential than others. Below, we have listed the top skid steer attachments your landscaping business needs.
Brush Cutter
If you have a landscaping business and one of your clients has an overgrown area that needs to be trimmed down before deciding what to plant, a brush cutter is a great tool to use. Brush cutters have the ability to cut down thick debris that a standard lawn mower could not tackle. By mowing down any thick weeds, vines, tall grass, and even small trees, the brush cutter will allow the client to have a better view of the land’s layout.
4-In-1 Bucket
The 4-in-1 bucket attachment provides landscapers with the useful ability to load, spread, rake, dig, and push dirt easily. In addition, you can back drag and clamp down to scoop items up. When changing the shape of a landscape, utilizing an attachment with such capabilities can greatly reduce the amount of time and energy required to complete a project.
6-Way Dozer Blade
If you need to contour the land to make hills, valleys, ditches, or even dig a pond, a 6-way dozer blade is an ideal attachment. The 6-way dozer blade can be angled to dig ditches, spread dirt, and cut virgin ground very easily. While you can also accomplish such tasks with a 4-in-1 bucket, you can shape the topography at multiple angles more quickly than making more runs using a 4-in-1 bucket. The ability to angle or tilt the 6-way dozer blade makes it an optimal choice for applications where you need more control.
Auger
Another skid steer attachment that your landscaping business needs is an auger. This attachment is highly useful for planting potted plants. For example, if you need to plant a line of hedges along a couple of hundred feet worth of land, you may need to plant several hundred bushes. While this task would take an extensive amount of time if done manually, the skid steer auger attachment can quickly dig down to create a hole where the hedges can be easily dropped in. In addition, if you need to put a fence up, the auger is also highly useful for drilling the deep and precise holes needed to install the fence posts.
McLaren Industries is a leading provider of top-quality skid steer attachments that can greatly improve the efficiency and quality of landscaping services. To learn more about our innovative skid steer attachments, contact us today at (800) 836-0040 or click here to request a quote.