E-Newsletter
Canadian Rental Service
Subscription Centre
  ABOUT US   |   CONTACT US   |   SUBSCRIPTION CENTRE   |   ADVERTISE   |   SITEMAP   |   BUYERS GUIDE
MAGAZINE
Current Issue
Past Issues
News Archives
Web Exclusives
 
MARKETPLACE
Job Board
New Products
Classifieds
COMMUNITY
Blog
Events
2012 CRM in Review
 
RESOURCES
Buyers Guide
E-Newsletter
Links
Sitemap
 
Must-have landscape tools for skidsteers
Written by Canadian Rental Service   
From the most common auger attachment to unique attachments like culvert cleaners and trench fillers, recommending the proper attachment can bring efficiencies for customers.

crs18_grader  
The EDGE Grader is a perfect attachment for re-shouldering, sub-grading and blacktop preparation.
 

While the variety of skidsteer attachments on the market cover a multitude of construction applications, rental companies need to focus on the products that will best benefit their customer base. For rental centres that service landscaping contractors certain “must-have” attachments will help them cut down on labour costs while being more productive.

Augers
  • Chain drive and planetary drive (2 9/16 inch round or 2 inch hex)
  • Auger bit sizes from four to 36 inches
  • Rock and frost auger bits
  • Mounts available for skidsteers and compact excavators

Grader blades
  • An excellent tool for re-shouldering, sub-grading, and blacktop preparation
  • Eight foot, six-way hydraulically controlled moldboard
  • Easily replaceable reversible bolt on cutting edge
  • Complete with skidsteer mount, hoses, couplers, and in cab electric over hydraulic controls

Land levelers
  • Designed to sift dirt to remove large chunks and rocks
  • Great for use on ball fields and running tracks, or for preparing surfaces for seeding or sodding
  • Available with or without scarifier
  • Bolt on reversible cutting edge
  • Scarifier models are hydraulically actuated and come complete with hoses and couplers

Landscape rakes
  • Power rakes available for lawn dethatching, seedbed preparation, turf removal and shoulder reclamation
  • Power box rakes break up clods of dirt while keeping rocks and debris ahead of the roller or in a windrow
  • The Preparator will collect rock and debris up to 20 inches in its hopper and prepare a perfect seedbed
  • The Auto Rake is a great tool to finish soil for seeding while picking up rocks up to six inches in diameter
  • Both the Preparator and the Auto Rake have an easy to dump hopper to place collected debris wherever required

Culvert cleaners
  • Clears problem culverts
  • No need to tear up turf and driveways

Stump grinders
  • Disintegrate tree stumps into wood chips quickly
  • Direct drive cutting wheel for standard flow or high flow skidsteers
Courtesy of CEAttachments Inc.