Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jhon Valencia plays with Thian, 2, with his mother, Katherine Gonzalez, in the back, on Towne Avenue on Los Angeles' Skid Row.

Large skid-steers are being used much as one would use a wheel loader, tackling jobs such as excavating. In the past, skid-steers were considered too light-duty to take on such rigorous work. Once ...

In this detailed test of the Boxer 320 mini skid steer we examine how its 20 hp Kohler engine, 1,250 lb tip capacity, 625 lb (50 %) and 438 lb (35 %) operating capacities, skid‑steer‑style controls, 3 ...

Jhon Valencia plays with Thian, 2, with his mother, Katherine Gonzalez, in the back, on Towne Avenue on Los Angeles' Skid Row. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Skid Row is a playground for children ...