Skid Steer

WorldObject

Small scale bucket loader. Great for flat to low slope excavation.

Notes

The Skid Steer is a small, mountable bucket loader used for excavation on flat to low-slope terrain. It functions as a vehicle with storage capacity, making it a mid-game step up from hand digging, but note that it emits 0.5 air pollution PPM per hour while operating—a consideration if your settlement has environmental regulations. For best efficiency, use it on level ground and be mindful of its pollution contribution when running it near built-up areas.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Industry level 0Skill level changes labor only.

Talents

Skilled Labor (Industry Lv 3) Electrical Efficiency (Industry Lv 6) Robotic Assistance (Industry Lv 6)

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Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Gearbox	4	item
Steel Plate	16	item
Nylon Fabric	20	item
Steel Spring	6	item
Advanced Combustion Engine	1	item
Rubber Wheel	4	item
Radiator	2	item
Steel Axle	2	item
Light Bulb	4	item
Lubricant	2	item

Byproducts (garbage)

Garbage byproducts of this recipe

Material	Qty / craft
Iron Scrap	4.58
Chemical Waste	0.74
Copper Scrap	0.72
Textiles	0.32
Glass Scrap	0.32
Electronic Scrap	0.06
Bio Residue	0.03
Plastic Scrap	0.02

Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled — see the Garbage & Recycling guide.

Crafting

Crafting stats

Labor	2500 calories
Craft time	10 min
Throughput	≈ 6 Skid Steer / hour (base)

As a placed object

Recycling & waste

• 16× Iron Scrap
• 4× Copper Scrap
• 2× Chemical Waste
• 1.2× Textiles

The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.

How garbage, sorting & recycling work

Total raw to craft this

Recompute for my setup

• 4820× Limestone
• 3013.44× Iron Ore
• 2417.33× Wood (any)
• 1344.38× Silica (any)
• 1192.5× Quicklime
• 1108.33× Copper Ore
• 785.39× Clay
• 712.5× Gold Ore
• 642.33× Crushed Limestone
• 120× Natural Fiber (any)
• 53× Steel Bar
• 48× Wood Board (any)
• 3× Medium Carcass (any)

Approximate — category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.

Categories

• Excavation
• Mountable
• Placeable On Unowned Land
• Polluter
• Product
• Storage Container
• Usable
• Vehicles
• World Object

Obtained from

• Skid Steer

See also

ExcavatorIron PickaxeIron ShovelModern PickaxeModern ShovelSteam Tractor