Caster Wheel Attached To Rear Of Skidsteer?

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Until recently I had not seen a caster wheel mounted to the back of a skidsteer. I'm under the impression that they are used to take weight off of the two rear tires of the skidsteer.
Anyone familiar with this? Pics?
 
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I’ve never seen one. Are you sure it wasn’t a homemade job for a unique job? It seems like a terrible idea for regular work.
 
   / Caster Wheel Attached To Rear Of Skidsteer? #3  
Might be so it can turn very sharply without skidding, like a 3-wheel forklift, or one of these.

Swivel-Steer-Loaders-1.jpg

Turning sharply without ground damage may be more important than 4-wheel drive.

Bruce
 
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Might be so it can turn very sharply without skidding, like a 3-wheel forklift, or one of these.

View attachment 553891

Turning sharply without ground damage may be more important than 4-wheel drive.

Bruce

That looks like a similar concept as the 3 wheeled delivery forklifts. The fourth post here looks like a more promising concept. I was envisioning something permanently mounted sticking down on the back of a skid steer.
 
   / Caster Wheel Attached To Rear Of Skidsteer? #6  
Quite a few commercial beekeepers use them. Like bcp said, sharp turns with less ground damage.
 
   / Caster Wheel Attached To Rear Of Skidsteer?
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Sounds like someone needs to design a skid steer that converts between 2WD and 4WD and let's the two rear wheels caster in 2WD.
Bet that would be a challenge.
 
   / Caster Wheel Attached To Rear Of Skidsteer?
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Close enough for me. That is awesome!
 
 

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