The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Attachment Versatility
The Online Attachment Buyer’s Guide Connects Contractors with the World of Tool Carriers

Every tool belt needs versatile solutions — just ask Batman. Life’s many unexpected challenges are always a little easier when you’re prepared with a set of resourceful equipment at your side (a grappling gun and Batmobile never hurt either). Contractors rely on a similar set of versatile tools to expand their flexibility in the field.

Take the supreme multitasking skid steer loader for instance. It can run hundreds of attachments off of its quick-exchange plate on the front, commanding a variety of tools (from trenchers to tree clippers) in a diverse spectrum of marketplaces (from landscaping to construction). Compact tractors are nearly as nimble. With a tried and true Power Take Off system, a tractor can do everything from mowing beautifully manicured grass to digging creepy cemetery grave plots. It’s truly a machine for all seasons.

The more versatile you can make a tool, the more powerful and adaptable it will make you and your operations. Can you imagine Rambo ever making it through three movies without his multifaceted survival knife? Well, without his compact utility loader, Bob’s Landscaping couldn’t meet its contract obligations with all of these labor shortages.

To help spread the power of versatility Compact Equipment’s Attachment Buyer’s Guide is equipping crews with the right tools for their tool carriers. It’s like a galaxy-wide guidebook for outfitting your versatile fleet of compact machines with the right implements for any job. The ABG covers five main tool carriers — skid steers/track loaders, mini excavators, tractors, compact utility loaders and utility vehicles. It’s an amazing resource for tracking down those common everyday attachments (buckets, brooms and backhoes) and those unique implements of the future (cement mixers, sawdust buckets and force fields).

The ABG comes out every February, but our new online version just went up on the Web at www.compactequipbuyers.ims.ca. Surf this cool new cyber site and quickly find your ideal implement at your desk. Need a breaker for your compact excavator? Simply search Web categories like Tool Carrier, Attachment Type and Company and find a hard-hitting hammer that fits your machine and applications.

We’re currently compiling the most complete online directory for the five most popular compact tool carriers. We’re also looking to include any new manufacturers and all of their attachment choices. Does your company manufacture a cool tool that should be listed? Just fill out the form on page 49 of this magazine or go online to the Update and/or Enhance Your Listing link on our site and make sure you’re a part of our continuing listing of attachment manufacturers.

With an ABG wedged into their back pocket and free 24/7 access to its Web directory, professionals now have a definitive travel guide to the growing world of attachments and tool carriers. Continue to outfit your fleet with the expertise of Compact Equipment.

Keith Gribbins
Managing Editor
kgribbins@benjaminmedia.com

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