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Using Compact Excavators And Skid Steers On Your Farm

Apr. 6 2021 Ownership Tips By Middletown Tractor Sales

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Compact excavators and skid steers may be more commonly seen at construction sites, but they have plenty of utility in the agricultural industry! With big results and a small footprint, these compact pieces of equipment offer impressive versatility and productivity, making them a wise investment for farmers.

We've gathered up some of our favorite ways to use small excavators and skid steers on a farm. If you have questions or want to shop skid steers and compact excavators for sale, contact Middletown Tractor Sales. We have dealerships located in Fairmont and Buckhannon, West Virginia, and Washington and Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

Using A Compact Excavator On Your Farm

An excavator is excellent at lifting and digging, which comes in handy on a farm! Mini excavators can tackle many lifting tasks, such as:

  • Transporting heavy bags of fertilizer from storage to the fields
  • Moving empty seed into a hopper
  • Stacking bales of hay, even in a confined storage space
  • Delivering feed to livestock

Mini excavators can also handle many digging tasks, such as:

  • Creating and maintaining a ditch
  • Clearing a site to prepare for the construction of a barn, shed, or other structure
  • Making a trench

Compact excavators can even be equipped with attachments and undertake even more projects, such as:

  • Clearing away weeds
  • Building a fence
  • Mowing around fencing
  • Mulching
  • Clearing land for crops or livestock grazing

From hammers to plate compactors, rotary cutters, augers, and more, there’s a plethora of attachments for your compact excavator to become the powerhouse you need it to, without the large commercial size.

Using A Skid Steer On Your Farm

The first skid steer was designed to clean out turkey barns - and modern models offer many other agricultural uses.

Standard skid steers are great at moving items, which helps make transporting materials and supplies faster and easier. Skid steers are great at tasks such as:

  • Cleaning out the barn
  • Clearing away snow
  • Moving bales of hay and brush piles
  • Shred tree stumps for removal
  • Landscaping and mulching

Pair a skid steer with the right attachment to tackle even more chores. John Deere supplies more than 100 worksite pro attachments for all kinds of tasks, such as:

  • Digging uniform fence holes
  • Moving oddly-shaped items
  • Moving loose material
  • Cleaning up debris
  • Tilling the soil
  • Digging up trees and transport them to a new location
  • Removing unwanted vegetation
  • Mowing grasses, especially ones that are too high for your standard mower to handle
  • Leveling roads
  • Preparing gardens and fields for planting
  • Clearing dirt from paved roads, straw from the barn, and leaves from the lawn

Looking to shop compact excavators and skid steers for sale? Check out the collection at Middletown Tractor Sales. We can go over the various models and the financing process, helping ensure your shopping experience is easy. Contact us or stop by our dealerships today. We proudly serve 25+ counties in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, including those in Morgantown, West Virginia, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.