Skid Steer Attachments

How to Choose a Skid Steer Attachment

Match the attachment to the job and the duty rating to how hard you'll run it. Land clearing and demolition call for grapples and brush cutters; material handling calls for buckets, forks, and hoppers; setting posts calls for augers. Below we compare the two attachment groups in this collection so you can spec the right tool.

Grapples and buckets vs. hoppers — which do I need?

Grapples and buckets dig, sort, and move material directly with the machine — root grapples for brush and rock, rock buckets for sifting, and 4-in-1 combo buckets for grading and dozing. Hoppers, from Apex Hoppers, hold and dispense loose material, ranging from 0.25 to 5 cubic yards with capacities up to 8,000 lbs.

Standard-duty vs. xtra-heavy-duty grapples — what's the difference?

Duty rating reflects steel thickness and frame reinforcement, not just price. Loflin Fabrication offers standard, medium, heavy, and xtra-heavy-duty grapples so you can match the build to your workload. Standard-duty suits occasional cleanup; xtra-heavy-duty handles daily land clearing, rock, and demolition where lighter frames would flex or fatigue.