http://www.ceunbound.com Compact Equipment Online is a publication of Benjamin Media. hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.ceunbound.com/index/webapp-stories-action?id=850 The core American machine in the compact equipment category is the venerated skid steer loader. Since its inception in the 1950s, the skid steer has redefined the tool carrier concept in the construction machinery industry, using hundreds of hydraulically operated attachments to fit into almost any construction site. 2012-01-09 http://www.ceunbound.com/index/webapp-stories-action?id=851 Since their inception in a small town in Minnesota, skid steers have grown in stature — as compact, efficient and valuable machines for worksites of all shapes and sizes. 2012-01-09 http://www.ceunbound.com/index/webapp-stories-action?id=852 Though construction slows in colder climates when the temperature dips, for contractors in the snowbelt winter is often when the loaders in their fleets get a different kind of workout. 2012-01-09 http://www.ceunbound.com/index/webapp-stories-action?id=853 Spec’ing a compact loader for maximum productivity means matching the machine’s capabilities to the jobsite conditions. 2012-01-09 http://www.ceunbound.com/index/webapp-stories-action?id=854 When it comes to skid steers and compact track loaders, there’s little doubt that operator comfort has a positive impact on overall safety and productivity. 2012-01-09 http://www.ceunbound.com/index/webapp-stories-action?id=855 Ask anyone on the jobsite and you will hear a familiar refrain: Operator comfort is critical to maximizing productivity. 2012-01-09 http://www.ceunbound.com/index/webapp-stories-action?id=856 When the temperature on a jobsite is bone chilling cold, getting compact equipment power sources to operate properly gets tough. 2012-01-09 http://www.ceunbound.com/index/webapp-stories-action?id=857 For many contractors, equipment is often used very little during the winter season – and in some areas of the country, not at all. 2012-01-09