Skid Steer Attachments Review: Soil Scrapers

Without skid steer attachments, a skid steer loader would just be a rugged forklift. But moving earth is in a skid steer loader's DNA.

It seems that the very first skid steer attachments that any serious skid steer loader owner buys is some sort of bucket. Whether it is a toothed bucket, a smooth lipped bucket, or some other kind, the obvious reason that a Bobcat skid steer equipment owner buys a bucket attachment is so that he or she can appear on the work site, dig up, and relocate major chunks of the Earth. But it is time to be honest here.

Almost everyone has certainly passed by one of those immense construction sites, either along a major highway system or in a really big industrial center. It is impossible to drive by without noticing — right in the middle of the million-dollar mayhem — one of those giant, yellow, reticulated behemoths, known to all as The Earth Mover.

The thing is being guided effortlessly by a professional large equipment operator up high in the cab. With one finger, the operator is gliding the massive machine over impossible terrain, all the while carrying (quite literally) tons of dirt. It is truly a sight to behold. But it is definitely not a Bobcat skid steer loader.

No, unfortunately, it is the sad and miserable fate of the skid steer loader to be relegated to the inevitable small-time jostling of a few shovelfuls of dirt with a bucket… Or is it?

New to the skid steer attachments scene is the soil scraper, an attachment that has been made specifically to be used by a skid steer loader. This wheeled wonder can transform a skid steer loader into what can only be described as one of the serious earth-moving monsters. In the skid steer attachments world, this is what is narrowing the gap between skid steer loaders and giant, dedicated earth moving machines.

Capable of powerfully and decisively scouring the ground and then effortlessly toting up to 2.5 yards of soil over even the longest of distances, the new soil scraper is one of those skid steer attachments that really lets a skid steer run with the lions. (Okay, to be honest, it just relieves the monotony from all the bucket driving work, but still, there aren't many skid steer attachments that can do what this one can.)

Previously, a skid steer loader would need to carry small loads in its bucket skid steer attachments and, keeping the bucket low, try to negotiate the landscape so as to not lose half the load in the process. The soil scraper skid steer attachments, on the other hand, performs precisely the same job as a traditional earth mover, but on a smaller scale and for a whole lot less money.

The soil scraper skid steer attachments are able to shave off the top layer of the soil and transport it with significantly less wobble and trouble than other bucket skid steer attachments. They are configured more like a wagon, with two large wheels at the front, so they have a true sense of stability while in the bumpy areas of a work site.

The soil scraper skid steer attachments have been tested to be over 1.5 times as efficient at earth moving as the regular bucket skid steer attachments, and with their large, easy-rolling wheels and near bullet-proof, heavy-duty steel construction, these units have proven to the world to be a truly serious piece of construction equipment.

It is no longer necessary to pick at the dirt with a tiny shovel connected to the end of your Bobcat equipment. The Ashland Soil Scraper brings true earth-moving technology and quality to the Bobcat owner, and ushers your trusty and agile Bobcat equipment right into the big leagues.