The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has announced its initiative to advance the term “compact tool carrier” to refer to machines that are also known as mini-loaders, mini skid-steer loaders, mini skid steers, compact skid steers and compact utility loaders.
The AEM’s Larry Buzecky notes that U.S. and international standards writing bodies are adopting the term. A proposed SAE standard on personnel protection defines a compact tool carrier as a “self-propelled crawler or wheeled machine having an operating mass of less than 1,400 kg with a rigid frame, having either a walk-behind operator position or standing operator platform at the rear of the machine and having either front-mounted interchangeable equipment or lift arms with an attachment bracket capable of coupling to interchangeable front-mounted attachments.”
In September 2008, AEM produced a safety manual covering compact tool carriers. It is available in English and Spanish versions from the AEM Store online.
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