The Practical Uses of a Skid Steer Mower Attachment

One of the great things about skid steer loaders is how versatile they are. Equipped with the right skid steer attachments, they can power through a huge range of industrial, agricultural, and commercial jobs.

Among our most versatile and valuable skid steer attachments are our skid steer mower attachments. Here’s what you can do with them, who will find them useful, and what you can expect from Spartan Equipment’s models.

Clearing Last Year’s Growth, Limiting Future Regrowth

Skid steer mowers will make short work of thick, dense undergrowth, and are perfect for quickly passing over an overgrown field to clear last year’s growth.

This is useful not only as a preliminary step for planning to develop the land but also as a precursor to plowing and planting. When used for wildland management, skid steer mowers can also be used to limit future regrowth.

Managing Fire Risk; Controlling Vermin

Uncontrolled underbrush is a severe fire risk, and it is often through overgrown areas that fire rushes quickest. Keeping it under control will protect any land, crops, and structures under your care.

Clearing undergrowth is not only an effective way to hedge against fire risk, but also a highly effective practice to control undesired species. Mice, rats, moles, foxes, raccoons, possums, and other undesirable species often live in thickets. Clearing the land will send them elsewhere and help control their numbers.

Blazing Trails, Clearing Pond Banks

Skid steer mowers are effective not only for touching up existing trails to keep them passable, but also for blazing entirely new trails, bike paths, and other rights of way.

These mower attachments are also highly valuable for clearing pond banks. This will help control vermin and can also improve access - such as municipal points for fishing or constructing boat ramps.

Clearing Pastures

Skid steer mower attachments can also be highly useful for clearing pastureland, and reclaiming land that has since become overgrown. Clearing pasture periodically, especially if it has not been grazed, can improve its productivity and yield.

Preparing Areas to Be Developed

Not all applications of mower attachments are agricultural. Municipal and construction crews can also use skid steer loaders equipped with these attachments for preliminary land clearing to prepare it for near-future development.

Clearing Fence Lines 

In order to maintain a fence, you need to be able to access it. Mower attachments for skid steers can make short work of overgrown fence lines, eliminating tangles and streamlining access.

They can also be used to blaze and clear property boundaries.

Expand Usable Property

Any land that is overgrown is impassable and basically valueless to the owner - unless it is specifically managed for that purpose (for instance, upland hunting habitat).

Otherwise, it goes unused. A mower attachment can reclaim any land that has become overgrown in short order.

This can also help improve curb appeal and improve property value.

Remove Small Stumps

You don’t need a dedicated stump grinder to remove small stumps. A skid steer mower attachment will probably work just fine for that.

Some of our mower attachments can power through coarse woody debris as thick as 4”. By adjusting the height of the attachment, these mowers can be used to clear small stumps fairly close to the ground.

Who Will Get Value from a Skid Steer Mower Attachment?

Skid steer loaders equipped with mower attachments are valuable to professionals in a wide range of industries. Some who can use them are:

• Road crews
• Municipalities
• Property maintenance managers
• Contractors
• Landscapers
• Forestry crews
• Farmers and other agricultural workers
• Developers
• Fire departments
• And more

Choose the Best: Skid Steer Mower Attachments That Never Surrender

Spartan Equipment’s skid steer attachments exhibit peerless quality and are made in the United States using American steel only, never any cheap Chinese imports.

Both our Professional and Industrial series skid steer mower attachments are designed for compatibility with most major makes and models of skid steer loaders.

Our Professional Series mower attachments are available in 60” and 72” sizes and our Industrial Series mower attachments in sizes between 60” and 78”.

Our Industrial Series mower attachments feature 3 bi-directional blades driven by a heavy-duty 40HP motor and can cut through material up to 4” thick.

The direct drive hydraulic motors of our attachments provide superior power transfer and eliminate the need for intermediate gearboxes.

The blades can cut in both directions, allowing you to use one side for cutting thick, coarse woody debris like saplings, and the other for cutting less aggressive, herbaceous growth.

They are built tough, with skid rails along the entire length of the mower deck, as well as with motor enclosure guards and front chain guards which help prevent debris from being thrown from under the mower attachment.

They are the toughest skid steer attachments in the industry and will Never Surrender. If you have any questions before buying, get in touch with us at 1-888-888-1085 and we’ll help in any way we can.