Skid Steer Repair in Des Moines, IA — All Brands, Hydraulics & Tracks

Every jobsite and acreage around Des Moines has a skid steer earning its keep — and when one goes down, the dealer’s queue and rates make an independent shop the smart call. Ames Hydraulics does skid steer repair Des Moines contractors and farms rely on: all brands, wheeled and tracked, with the hydraulic, drive, undercarriage, and structural depth these machines need, plus free pickup across the metro.

The Whole Metro, Every Brand

We cover the Des Moines area — West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Grimes, Waukee, Altoona, and the growing edge where the suburbs meet the farm ground — and we fix every brand that shows up on a trailer: Bobcat, Cat, Case, New Holland, John Deere, Kubota, Gehl, Takeuchi, ASV, and the rest. That’s the practical value of skid steer repair Des Moines from an independent shop: no brand politics, no warranty-queue wait, and a rebuild-first habit on the expensive parts (final drives, drive motors) that dealers only replace.

What We Repair

• Hydraulics — lift and tilt cylinders resealed, drift and leaks cured, auxiliary circuits diagnosed
• Hydrostatic drive — drive pumps and motors rebuilt and tested
• Undercarriage — tracks, rollers, idlers, sprockets, and final drives on the compact track loaders
• Couplers and attachments — worn quick-attach plates rebuilt and attachments serviced
• Lift arms and frame — cracks welded and reinforced on the fabrication floor

The Shop Behind the Service

Our Bobcat skid steer work ranks at the top of local search for a reason — the benches, the machine shop, and the diagnosis-first habit that keeps a $200 relief-valve fix from being sold as a $2,500 pump. Metro contractors get that same standard with free pickup so the machine comes to us and goes back working. Text the brand, model, and symptom with photos to 515-292-2599 for a same-day read. Free pickup across the Des Moines metro; 210 Freel Dr, Ames — Monday through Friday, 7AM to 5PM.

Jobsite and Acreage, Across the Metro

Around Des Moines a skid steer works two lives — grading and hauling on the metro’s construction sites during the week, then chores on the acreages ringing the suburbs. Both punish the hydraulics, the drive, and the undercarriage, and both mean downtime hurts. Our skid steer repair Des Moines service covers the whole metro with free pickup, so whether the machine is stuck on a Waukee jobsite or parked at an Ankeny-edge acreage, it comes to the shop and goes back working. Compact track loaders get honest undercarriage assessments — the biggest ownership cost on these machines — before it cascades into a final-drive failure.

Common Des Moines Skid Steer Questions

Every brand? Bobcat, Cat, Case, New Holland, John Deere, Kubota, Gehl, Takeuchi, ASV, and more. Do you pick up in the metro? Yes — free pickup across the Des Moines area. My track loader crawls crooked — final drive? Often, but we flow-test before quoting the expensive part. Wheeled and tracked? Both. Dealer says replace it — second opinion? Worth getting; a sound machine’s hydraulics and drive are rebuildable at a fraction of replacement. Text the brand, model, and symptom to 515-292-2599 for skid steer repair Des Moines service.