ATV Parts and Accessories

Rear Skid

ARCTIC CAT INNER AXLE REAR SUSPENSION RAIL SKID COUGAR 1996 550 SNOWMOBILE $8.50

2005 KAWASAKI BRUTE 650 ATV REAR SKID PLATE $25.50

Suzuki King Quad LTA700 700 REAR A-ARM SKID PLATE SET $4.95

NEW 2012 Arctic Cat Proclimb F XF 800 1100 Turbo Orange Rear Engine Skid Plate $95.00

Rear Axle Swing Arm Guard Skid Plate for Yamaha Banshee 350 ATV All Years 87-06 $79.99

New OEM Rear Bumper Skid Scuff Plate Suzuki XL-7 2007-2008 $39.99

Touareg front & rear skid plates $100.00

DG BAJA REAR SKID PLATE BLASTER YFS200 1988-2006 NEW $66.00

DG PERFORMANCE REAR SKID PLATE BANSHEE 1987-2006 USED $19.00

YAMAHA ATV GRIZZLY REAR A-ARM SKID PLATE ALUMINUM *40% OFF* $65.00

300 KAWASAKI BAYOU 1989 REAR SKID PLATE $5.00

Rear Skid Plate - Kymco Mongoose 90 Artic Cat Kawasaki $79.00

SKI DOO SC-10 III REAR AXLE PLASTIC WHEEL YELLOW 165mm BOGEY IDLER ZX SKID 99-03 $15.00

95 Arctic Cat EXT Rear Axle Tensioner Bolt / Adjuster Skid Tensioning 580 EFI MC $5.39

95 Arctic Cat EXT Mid Skid Idler Shaft / Axle Wheel Rear Suspension 580 EFI MC $11.69

SKI DOO REAR AXLE PLASTIC WHEEL YELLOW 165mm BOGEY IDLER SC-10 III ZX SKID 99-03 $15.00

86 1986 YAMAHA YFM200DX MOTO-4 YFM 200 DX YFM200 200DX REAR SKID PLATE $28.99

SKI DOO REAR AXLE WHEEL YELLOW PLASTIC 165mm BOGEY IDLER SC-10 III ZX SKID 99-03 $12.00

SKI DOO 165mm REAR AXLE WHEEL YELLOW PLASTIC BOGEY IDLER SC-10 III ZX SKID 99-03 $15.00

SKI DOO 180mm REV REAR AXLE WHEEL YELLOW PLASTIC BOGEY IDLER SC-10 III SKID $5.00

Honda TRX 250R Stock rear swingarm skid plate assy.Fourtrax 88-89 TRX250r $45.00

YAMAHA RHINO REAR SKID PLATE 450 660 700 UTV ATV Guard $40.00

95 polaris indy lite 440 121" REAR SKID SUSPENSION $132.95

Honda TRX700XX 700XX Engine Guard Skidplate Skid Plate Rear $5.00

Honda TRX700XX 700XX Rear A Arm Guards Skidplate Skid Plate stock OEM $5.00

1998 Polaris Indy Snowmobile rear suspension Skid XTRA-10 $250.00

98 GOOD ZRT 600 REAR SKID REAR FOX SHOCKS ARCTIC CAT ZL ZR $55.00

95 Arctic Cat EXT Rear Front Skid Shock Pivot Arm / Suspension Swing 580 EFI MC $15.29

REAR DIFF SKID PLAT 88 HONDA 350 FOURTRAX FOREMAN 4X4* $9.99

07 Honda Foreman TRX500 500 REAR SKID PLATE $4.95

1998 Ski-Doo Formula Z 670 A.R.C.ARC rear suspension skid frame A.R.M. ARM $50.00

POLARIS Xtra 10 Rear Suspension skid rails NEW TAKE OFFS 1998 XC 600 700 XCR 800 $225.00

Honda TRX 350 Rancher ES S Rear Differential Skid Plate $8.99

Honda 86-89 Fourtrax 350 rear differential skid plate $3.74

Honda TRX 420 Rancher TE Rear Differential Skid Plate $5.99

1977 Corvette Rear Diff Heat/Skid Shield. No Reserve! $5.99

10-12 HONDA CRV CR-V OE OEM STYLE FRONT REAR SKID PLATE $168.00

03 SUZUKI VINSON 500 4X4 REAR PLASTIC SKID PLATE $7.95

Yamaha Grizzly 125 YFM125 REAR SKID PLATE $19.95

HONDA FOUR TRX 125 REAR SKID PLATE ASSY 4 TRAX ATV 87 $4.99

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ARCTIC CAT INNER AXLE REAR SUSPENSION RAIL SKID COUGAR 1996 550 SNOWMOBILE $8.50

2005 KAWASAKI BRUTE 650 ATV REAR SKID PLATE $25.50

Suzuki King Quad LTA700 700 REAR A-ARM SKID PLATE SET $4.95

NEW 2012 Arctic Cat Proclimb F XF 800 1100 Turbo Orange Rear Engine Skid Plate $95.00

Rear Axle Swing Arm Guard Skid Plate for Yamaha Banshee 350 ATV All Years 87-06 $79.99

New OEM Rear Bumper Skid Scuff Plate Suzuki XL-7 2007-2008 $39.99

Touareg front & rear skid plates $100.00

DG BAJA REAR SKID PLATE BLASTER YFS200 1988-2006 NEW $66.00

DG PERFORMANCE REAR SKID PLATE BANSHEE 1987-2006 USED $19.00

YAMAHA ATV GRIZZLY REAR A-ARM SKID PLATE ALUMINUM *40% OFF* $65.00

300 KAWASAKI BAYOU 1989 REAR SKID PLATE $5.00

Rear Skid Plate - Kymco Mongoose 90 Artic Cat Kawasaki $79.00

SKI DOO SC-10 III REAR AXLE PLASTIC WHEEL YELLOW 165mm BOGEY IDLER ZX SKID 99-03 $15.00

95 Arctic Cat EXT Rear Axle Tensioner Bolt / Adjuster Skid Tensioning 580 EFI MC $5.39

95 Arctic Cat EXT Mid Skid Idler Shaft / Axle Wheel Rear Suspension 580 EFI MC $11.69

SKI DOO REAR AXLE PLASTIC WHEEL YELLOW 165mm BOGEY IDLER SC-10 III ZX SKID 99-03 $15.00

86 1986 YAMAHA YFM200DX MOTO-4 YFM 200 DX YFM200 200DX REAR SKID PLATE $28.99

SKI DOO REAR AXLE WHEEL YELLOW PLASTIC 165mm BOGEY IDLER SC-10 III ZX SKID 99-03 $12.00

SKI DOO 165mm REAR AXLE WHEEL YELLOW PLASTIC BOGEY IDLER SC-10 III ZX SKID 99-03 $15.00

SKI DOO 180mm REV REAR AXLE WHEEL YELLOW PLASTIC BOGEY IDLER SC-10 III SKID $5.00

Honda TRX 250R Stock rear swingarm skid plate assy.Fourtrax 88-89 TRX250r $45.00

YAMAHA RHINO REAR SKID PLATE 450 660 700 UTV ATV Guard $40.00

95 polaris indy lite 440 121" REAR SKID SUSPENSION $132.95

Honda TRX700XX 700XX Engine Guard Skidplate Skid Plate Rear $5.00

Honda TRX700XX 700XX Rear A Arm Guards Skidplate Skid Plate stock OEM $5.00

1998 Polaris Indy Snowmobile rear suspension Skid XTRA-10 $250.00

98 GOOD ZRT 600 REAR SKID REAR FOX SHOCKS ARCTIC CAT ZL ZR $55.00

95 Arctic Cat EXT Rear Front Skid Shock Pivot Arm / Suspension Swing 580 EFI MC $15.29

REAR DIFF SKID PLAT 88 HONDA 350 FOURTRAX FOREMAN 4X4* $9.99

07 Honda Foreman TRX500 500 REAR SKID PLATE $4.95

1998 Ski-Doo Formula Z 670 A.R.C.ARC rear suspension skid frame A.R.M. ARM $50.00

POLARIS Xtra 10 Rear Suspension skid rails NEW TAKE OFFS 1998 XC 600 700 XCR 800 $225.00

Honda TRX 350 Rancher ES S Rear Differential Skid Plate $8.99

Honda 86-89 Fourtrax 350 rear differential skid plate $3.74

Honda TRX 420 Rancher TE Rear Differential Skid Plate $5.99

1977 Corvette Rear Diff Heat/Skid Shield. No Reserve! $5.99

10-12 HONDA CRV CR-V OE OEM STYLE FRONT REAR SKID PLATE $168.00

03 SUZUKI VINSON 500 4X4 REAR PLASTIC SKID PLATE $7.95

Yamaha Grizzly 125 YFM125 REAR SKID PLATE $19.95

HONDA FOUR TRX 125 REAR SKID PLATE ASSY 4 TRAX ATV 87 $4.99

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Skid Steer Loader Basics

The skid loader is a rigid frame, engine powered machine with lift arms that are used to attach a wide variety of labor saving tools or attachments. Skid loaders are normally four wheel drive with left side drive wheels that are independent of right side drive wheels.  With each side being independent to the other, the wheel speed and direction of rotation of the wheels will determine which direction the loader turns.
Skid loaders are capable of turning in their own tracks, which makes them very maneuverable and valuable for jobs that require the use of compact, agile loader.
Unlike conventional front loaders, the lift arms lay beside the driver with the major pivot points located behind the shoulders of the operator.  Due to the operator being in close proximity to moving booms and buckets, earlier models of skid loaders weren't as safe as conventional front loaders, particularly during entering and exiting.

Skid loaders today have fully enclosed cabs and other safety features that will protect the operator from injury.  Just like other front loaders, the skid steer can scrape material from one location to another, carry material in a bucket, or load material on a truck or a trailer.

Operation
A skid loader can sometimes take the place of a large excavator by digging a hole out from the inside.  The skid loader will first dig a ramp that leads to the edge of the hole.  Then, the loader will use the ramp to carry material out of the hole. 
The skid loader will then reshape the ramp by making it steeper and longer as the excavation gets deeper.  This method is very useful for digging under an overhead structure where the overhead clearance doesn't allow for the boom of a large excavator, such as those situations where you are digging a basement under a house.
The bucket of most types of skid loaders can be replaced with several specialized buckets or attachments, many of which are powered by the hydraulic system of the loader. 

History
The first 3 wheeled front end loader was invented by two brothers, Cyril and Louis Keller in their machinist shop in Minnesota back in 1957.  The Kellers built the loader to help a nearby farmer clean turkey manure from his two story barn.  The light and compact loader, with the rear caster wheel, was able to turn around within the length of itself, while performing the very same tasks as conventional front end loaders.
Down the road, the Melroe manufacturing company in Gwinner, North Dakota, purchased the rights to the Keller loader in 1958 and hired the brothers to continue their loader invention.  Resulting from the partnership, the M-200 self propelled loader was introduced at the end of 1958.

The loader featured two independent front drive wheels and a rear caster wheel, a 12.9 engine and a 750 lb lift capacity.  Two years later, they ended up replacing the caster wheel with a rear axle and introduced the M-400 loader, which was the first four wheel skid steer loader in the world.

In 1962, the Bobcat name was added to describe the key features of the machine - touch, agile, and quick.  The M-440 was powered by a 15.5 HP engine and offered a 1100 lb rated operating capacity.  In the mid 1960s, the skid steer loader progressed with the introduction of the M600 loader.

Years later, the Bobcat skid steer loader experienced quite a few changes, including the development of a hydrostatic drive system, enforced cab structures, radius and vertical lift arm configurations, deluxe instrumentation, and even heating and air conditioning.
In addition to the rubber tire skid loaders of today, there are now all-wheel steer loaders and even compact track loaders. Compact track loads offer less ground disturbance and feature better traction and control in soft, muddy, wet, and even sandy ground conditions.

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