Patent ID: 7470100

Claim:
A material handling apparatus comprising: a vehicle comprising a chassis, and having a front end, a rear end, a left side and a right side; a rear mounted engine for providing a counterbalancing skidding effect when turning and for propelling the material handling apparatus; a loader assembly comprising a left boom extending from the vehicle left side, and a right boom extending from the vehicle right side; an operator area comprising a cage for protecting an operator located within the operator area, controls for controlling movement of the material handling apparatus, controls for controlling operation of the loader assembly, an operator seat located over the engine wherein the seat can be rotated to face the front end of the vehicle and rotated to face the rear end of the vehicle, and an entrance to the operator area through the rear end of the vehicle and located between the operator seat and the left boom or between the operator seat and the right boom; a forward tools area extending from the operator area to the front of the vehicle; and wherein the material handling apparatus is a compact loader constructed to provide for skid steering.