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Compact Track Loaders

Skid Steers with Tracks, CTLs Are One of the Most Popular Categories of Compact Equipment

Tackling tough terrain and giving extra power are what compact track loaders are all about. These compact loader/tool carriers are engineered just like your skid steers (including the same attachment plate) but with the added versatility of a dedicated track undercarriage. Rolling on rubber or steel tracks, compact track loaders can spearhead operations and navigate jobsites with extra flotation — especially in the wet weather months. A dedicated undercarriage also gives added tractive power (great in dozing operations), yet dispenses the weight of the entire machine through multiple track contact points for a lighter footprint. With extra power, lower ground pressure, heavier operating weight and added flotation and traction, the advantages of compact track loaders are growing on all types of professionals.

From Bobcat to Kubota, John Deere to JCB, Caterpillar to Case, manufacturers are producing or branding these dedicated track machines today. Large or small, vertical or radial lift, enclosed cab or just ROPS, basic or opulent, suspension or no suspension, low-cost or expensive — today’s market offers a wealth of choices for buyers. Overall, units range from 23 to 127 net hp and operating capacities from 700 to 3,500 lbs (remember, that’s operating capacity rated at 35 percent tipping load — not 50 percent like skid steers). Examples of some cool compact track loaders include:

Takeuchi’s TL Series Loaders | ASV’s RT and VT Loaders | Kubota’s SVL Loaders

Get Excited: New Holland Construction Just Announced Commercial Availability of Its C330 Vertical-Lift Compact Track Loader
CE Staff
September 14, 2023
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Top Tech: Take a Look at the Technologies Enhancing Comfort, Safety and Productivity on Today’s Compact Equipment
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Top Tech: Grade Control Enables Precision Dirt Work with Earthmovers like Mini Excavators and Compact Track Loaders
July 26, 2023
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3D, Please: Advanced Grade Control Systems Bring Dozer-Size Productivity to Compact Track Loaders
June 29, 2023
Compact Track Loaders
Supertrak’s SK190TR Compact Track Loader Is a Beastly 190-hp Tool Carrier
May 25, 2023
Attachments Topcon Kubota grade control
Adding 2D Machine Control to a Compact Track Loader Elevates Arizona Excavation Company

There are those for whom size — at least, the size of their company — really matters. Growth, at all costs, is their driving for...

May 9, 2023
Attachments Kubota SSV75
What to Know When Selecting and Using Pallet Fork Attachments for a Skid Steer or Track Loader

There is no shortage of pallet forks with versatile options to meet every requirement for equipment owners and operators. Tines come in load...

May 8, 2023
Business and Software
Bobcat Company Recognized by Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards

Bobcat Company, a global compact equipment, innovation and worksite solutions brand, has been recognized as a winner of Fast Company’s...

May 2, 2023
Compact Track Loaders
Details on Develon’s Upcoming DTL35 Compact Track Loader

Develon, formerly known as Doosan construction equipment, recently previewed its new DTL35 compact track loader at CONEXPO-CON/AGG. The 116-...

April 20, 2023
Compact Track Loaders
Editor at Large: The Hottest New Compact Track Loaders Hitting the Market in 2023

CONEXPO was crazy. Don’t even get me started on the Festival Lot. It was madness, but it was also coolness. The CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 t...

April 19, 2023
Compact Track Loaders
Big Congrats: Takeuchi Celebrates 1,000th Machine Assembled in the United States

On Thursday, April 13, 2023, Takeuchi-US celebrated a significant milestone when the 1,000th compact track loader — a TL12R2 model &md...

April 18, 2023
Compact Track Loaders
New Holland Construction Introduces New Vertical Lift Compact Track Loader

New Holland Construction is taking its compact track loader portfolio to the next level. The newest addition to the New Holland Construction...

April 12, 2023
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