Rent skid steers and attachments from TRULAND at Wauseon, OH and Angola, IN. Grading, loading, demolition, snow and site work. Call for availability.
Work from three numbers: operating capacity for what you need to lift, machine width for the tightest access point on your site, and weight for what you can haul and what the ground will tolerate. Measure gates, building doors and alleys before you book, because access is the most common reason a rental gets swapped. On finished lawns or new concrete, a lighter machine often costs less overall than repairing what a heavy one damages.
A skid steer is the most versatile machine on most job sites because the attachment changes what it is. With a bucket it is a loader for dirt, gravel, mulch, manure and snow. Swap the attachment and it becomes a grader, a post driver, a breaker, a brush cutter, a grapple, a trencher, a broom, an auger or a set of pallet forks.
That is why people rent them for such different work: site prep and grading, backfilling, loading trucks, moving material around a farm or shop, demolition cleanup, clearing brush, snow removal, and any job where material has to be picked up and put down repeatedly.
Three numbers matter. Operating capacity, which is how much the machine can safely lift and carry. Machine width, which decides whether it fits through your gate, between your buildings or down the alley you are working in. And weight, which decides both what you can haul it with and what it will do to the surface you are driving on.
Bigger is not automatically better. A large machine that cannot fit through the opening is useless, and a heavy machine on a finished lawn or a new drive causes damage that costs more than the rental. Measure the tightest access point before you book. Gate openings and building doors are the usual surprises.
Wheels versus tracks is the other decision. Wheeled machines are faster on hard surfaces, easier on pavement and generally cheaper to run. Tracked machines float better on soft, wet or sandy ground and push harder, but they can mark up finished surfaces and they do not like turning tight on concrete or asphalt.
Name the attachments when you book, not at pickup. Attachments have their own availability and the one you need may not be sitting next to the machine you reserved.
Confirm the coupler and hydraulic setup matches what you intend to use, especially for high-flow attachments like breakers, mulchers and cold planers, which need more hydraulic flow than a standard machine may supply. Ask whether the machine is high flow if the attachment requires it.
Also mention the surface you are working on. That drives the tracks or tires answer and sometimes the tire type.
Skid steers are compact and powerful, which makes them easy to overestimate. Keep the load low while traveling. A raised bucket moves the center of gravity up and forward and is the common cause of tipping. Travel with the bucket just off the ground and lift only when you are placing the load.
Never lift or carry people on the attachment. Keep the seat belt and restraint bar in use, since they are what keeps you inside the protective structure if the machine goes over.
Approach slopes carefully and travel with the heavy end uphill. Watch for overhead lines and buried utilities before digging or augering, and call for locates when you are digging on unfamiliar ground.
Attachments need to be locked in fully. Check that the coupler pins are engaged visually every time, and lower the attachment to the ground before dismounting.
Transport requires the right trailer and tie-downs. Give us the weight when you book so you are hauling with something rated for it.
Contractors, landscapers, farms, excavators, property owners doing a driveway or drainage project, and anyone with a pile of material that has to move. Rent from Wauseon at 419-335-7368 or Angola at 260-665-5820.
Work from three numbers: operating capacity for what you need to lift, machine width for the tightest access point on your site, and weight for what you can haul and what the ground will tolerate. Measure gates, building doors and alleys before you book, because access is the most common reason a rental gets swapped. On finished lawns or new concrete, a lighter machine often costs less overall than repairing what a heavy one damages.
Wheeled machines are faster on hard surfaces, gentler on pavement and generally cheaper to run, so they suit gravel, paved sites and dry conditions. Tracked machines spread their weight, so they float far better on soft, wet or sandy ground and push harder for grading and dozing work. The tradeoff is that tracks can mark up finished concrete and asphalt, especially when turning tight. Tell us the surface and conditions and we will match the machine.
Attachments are part of the rental fleet, and the important thing is to name what you need when you reserve rather than at pickup, since attachments have their own availability. Also confirm that the coupler and hydraulic flow match. High-flow attachments such as breakers, mulchers and cold planers require more hydraulic flow than a standard machine supplies, so the machine and the attachment have to be matched to each other.
Travel with the load low, because a raised bucket shifts the center of gravity up and forward and is the usual cause of tipping. Keep the seat belt and restraint bar in use, since they hold you inside the protective structure in a rollover. Never lift people on an attachment. Check visually that coupler pins are fully engaged before using an attachment, and lower it to the ground before you dismount. Check for overhead lines and buried utilities.
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