(414) 279-5510 Call Skid Steer Towing · Franklin, Milwaukee County
A loader sunk to the frame in mud, a machine that has to be at the next Franklin site by morning, a CTL that won't start, or a rental due back on the clock — MKE Towing & Recovery hauls skid steers and compact track loaders on flatbeds and equipment trailers, fully insured. Drives on if it runs, winch-loaded if it doesn't, secured with 4-point grade-70 chain tie-downs. ~26-min typical response on downtime calls, flat price quoted before we roll.
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Flat price quoted before we roll — we show the factors, never fabricate a number. COI on request.
Need a skid steer moved, recovered, or delivered in Franklin? MKE Towing & Recovery hauls skid steers and compact track loaders of every frame size — drive-on if it runs, winch-loaded if it's disabled — secured with 4-point grade-70 chain tie-downs and fully insured. Franklin-area dispatch, ~26-minute response on downtime calls, and a flat price quoted before we roll. Call (414) 279-5510.
An idle crew and a sunk machine both cost money by the hour. Tell dispatch the machine, frame size, wheeled or tracked, and whether it drives — a real Franklin dispatcher answers live and we bring the right trailer the first time.
Local to Franklin
What a crew that works Franklin every week pays attention to: the corridors we run, the industrial areas we serve, and how fast a rig reaches you.
Franklin calls come from all over — the city covers so much ground that breakdowns scatter instead of clustering. Where volume does build: the US-45 freeway, S 27th Street (WIS-241) through the retail and motel strip, W Loomis Road (WIS-36) past City Hall, and the S 76th Street (CTH U) commercial spine, all peaking 7–9 AM and again 4–6 PM. Several major arterial crossings run uncontrolled — S 51st & Rawson, S 27th & Drexel, S 27th & Rawson — prime low-speed collision geometry, while the S 76th Street signals at Drexel, Puetz and Ryan are the busiest managed chokes. Event days at Franklin Field push the pressure onto S 27th Street and the ballpark approaches.
The run in is about 11 road miles from our South Side yard — both Milwaukee and Waukesha counties covered. The dispatcher confirms a live ETA on the call.
From Franklin Field (ballpark) out to US-45 (freeway spine), Franklin keeps the landscaping, excavation, and construction sites busy — and with them, loaders mired in soft fill after a rain, units relocating between sites, and rental returns. Whether it sits near S 27th Street (WIS-241) retail & motel corridor or out on US-45 (freeway spine), WIS-36 (W Loomis Rd), and WIS-100 (W Ryan Rd / Lovers Lane), we winch them out and run them to the next site, the yard, or the shop. We run the S 27th Street (WIS-241) retail & motel corridor, Franklin dealer row (Boucher VW / Hiller Ford / Ewald), and W Rawson Avenue (CTH BB) corridor and the streets between them — Franklin skid steer work, day or night.
Spring flooding along the Root River Parkway and Whitnall Park low spots — and Wisconsin's spring thaw posts weight limits (“frost laws”) on local roads we plan around.
Wisconsin's legal limits on the interstate run 8'6" wide, 13'6" high, and 80,000 lb gross — anything over needs a WisDOT oversize/overweight permit, and we pull it.
Wisconsin's spring thaw brings posted weight restrictions (“frost laws”) on local roads from roughly March into April — we know which routes are posted and plan the legal way in.
Dead batteries on long, spread-out roads are the signature Franklin call — overnight cold runs deep out here, and hard freeze-thaw cycles crack the pavement on the arterials too. Tucked into the county's inland southwest corner, the city gets essentially no lake-effect moderation, so winter snow piles up at full depth. The broader climate is continental and humid: winters cold and snowy, summers warm and muggy.
Serving Franklin ZIP codes: 53132
Sound familiar?
A loader buried to the frame in mud, dropped in a trench, or off a fill edge. We winch it out first, then load — one of our most common skid steer calls.
A machine must be at the next Franklin-area site by morning so the crew isn’t idle. Load, secure 4-point, deliver across town or metro — scheduled and insured.
Won't start, hydraulics down, a track thrown or a tire blown. We winch it onto the trailer to the shop or dealer — never driven dead onto a road.
A rented or purchased unit dropped or picked up with the clock running. On-time, with a COI for the rental yard’s file.
On its side on an embankment or tipped in a trench. We upright it with rated rigging and a plan, then load — without adding damage.
Bought online, at auction, or from a private seller. We pick up, secure, and deliver — wheeled or tracked, every frame size.
Running or not, we load it
A running machine drives up onto the equipment trailer or rollback under control, bucket and arms lowered, then chained at the four factory points.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510A dead unit comes up a tilt-bed or rollback on a rated winch line. We never drive a disabled skid steer onto a public road — it’s carried, not towed.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510Sunk or tipped, we winch it out or upright it with rated rigging and a plan, inspect it, then load and secure with 4-point chain.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510Do you handle mine? Almost certainly.
Small- and mid-frame wheeled units drive on or winch up onto a standard equipment trailer or rollback, chained at four factory points.
Rubber-tracked CTLs load slow on a steel deck to protect the undercarriage, transport lock set, secured the same way wheeled units are.
Large-frame and high-flow machines step up to a heavier trailer or lowboy, and a tall or wide setup may trigger an oversize check.
A standard bucket or forks stays on, lowered flat; tall or wide attachments — augers, breakers, grapples, snow pushers — may ride separately or need an oversize check.
What skid steer transport covers
A skid steer is carried, not towed — never dragged on its wheels or tracks, and never driven dead onto a road. We drive-on or winch-on, then secure 4-point to factory tie-down points.
A picker, not a promise — the final trailer and any permit are confirmed from the exact weight, attachments, and site access on the call.
Secured, not dragged
Bucket and lift arms lowered flat to the deck, then grade-70 chain at the four factory tie-down points, front and rear — not a guess and a strap.
The parking brake and lift-arm transport lock are set so nothing settles or shifts on a US-45 (freeway spine) haul.
The machine is chained to its frame, never resting the tie-down load on the hydraulics or cylinders.
Rubber tracks load slow on the steel deck, undercarriage protected, and solid tires are never dragged — carried, not towed.
What it costs & why
A Franklin skid steer haul is a flat price quoted before we roll — a small-frame unit that drives onto a trailer for a local move is the low end; a large CTL sunk in mud across Milwaukee County is the high end. We show the factors and the flat price holds.
The flat price covers the dispatch and haul, quoted before a truck leaves. Recovery, after-hours work, and any oversize check are itemized and confirmed up front — no lowball-then-add-on.
Get your Franklin priceBallpark it now — live estimate
A small-frame skid steer and a large CTL are different hauls — the trailer and rigging are sized to the real weight.
A running machine drives on fast; a dead or stuck one is billed by the winch and recovery work it takes.
A soft pad, a tight gate, or a long haul across Milwaukee County adds time over a clean curbside load.
A large-frame setup that runs tall or wide gets an oversize check, and a late-evening or holiday recovery runs a premium — quoted up front.
Getting help in Franklin
Tell dispatch the machine, frame size, wheeled or tracked, and whether it drives. We confirm the trailer, rigging, and recovery gear before a truck leaves Franklin.
A stuck or rolled machine is winched out or uprighted with rated rigging before anything goes on the deck.
Running machines drive on under control; dead units come up on a rated winch line. We never tow a skid steer on its wheels or tracks.
Bucket and arms lowered, transport lock set, grade-70 chain at the four factory points — not a guess and a strap.
To the next site, yard, dealer, or shop — with clean paperwork and a COI for your file.
Why Franklin landscapers & site crews call MKE
A real ETA from the closest unit on a downtime or recovery call — not a canned promise.
Grade-70 chain at the factory tie-down points, the same method dealers and rental yards require.
Years of equipment moves across Milwaukee and Waukesha. Licensed & Insured — USDOT# 4272551.
Certificate of insurance on request, with consolidated billing on contractor, rental, and dealer accounts.
Skid Steer Towing in Franklin
Usually same-day — Franklin is ~11 road miles from our yard, and skid steers shuttle between its lots: snow accounts at the Target, Sam's Club and Walmart Supercenter lots in winter, grading and landscaping jobs the rest of the year. Call (414) 279-5510 24/7.
Skid steer moves start at $150 (up to 10,000 lbs — which covers nearly every skid steer made), quoted flat before we roll. You hear the exact number on the call, set by distance and access. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes — the Target, Sam's Club, Walmart Supercenter and Pick 'n Save lots all need machines when Franklin's inland snow comes, and we drop skid steers ahead of a storm, shuttle between accounts overnight, and pull them out after. Season-long account billing available. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes. A no-start machine gets winched onto the rollback from the site — lot, alley or lawn — and hauled to your dealer or shop anywhere in the metro. Tracks or tires, tell dispatch what you run and where it sits. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes — buckets, forks, augers, brooms and snow pushers ride along secured, so the machine lands ready to work. Tell dispatch the attachment count when you book. Call (414) 279-5510.
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