Toro Compact Utility Loader Specs and Lineup Summary

Over a Dozen Hard-Working Machines Built on Customer Feedback

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Toro pioneered and revolutionized the compact utility loader market in 1995 by acquiring rights to an Australian wheeled mini skid steer called the Dingo. It was so popular that the company began developing a tracked unit with a patented control system and walk-behind design. Now, Toro offers the broadest and most comprehensive range of CULs on the market. Key innovations include the Dingo TX 1000, the first of its operating class and now recently reintroduced as the Dingo TX 1000 Turbo, and the development of the battery-powered eDingo 500, allowing customers to utilize Dingo power inside.

Toro Compact Utility Loader Lineup Summary

Toro has 14 model options in the full Dingo line, the most all-encompassing on the market. The Dingo TX 1000 model has been Toro’s most popular CUL since it was first introduced in 2015. Toro’s newest addition takes that proven success and customer feedback to redesign it from the ground up. The new Dingo TX 1000 Turbo has more horsepower and a new Smart Power feature which maximizes engine, auxiliary and traction torque. Operators will feel the difference, literally. The Dingo TX 1000 Turbo’s new engine has more torque to deliver the proven power of the Dingo TX 1000 quicker. Engineers added a larger hydraulic filter, found in the Dingo TX 1300 models, for added fuel efficiency.

The broad range of machines is easily one of the most unique features of Toro’s Dingo lineup. That includes offering wide, narrow, wheeled or tracked versions to meet customer needs. Its products also boast a wide range of more than 35 attachments to elevate just how versatile the Dingo can be, and that just expanded within the last year as Toro unveiled a line of 30-in. attachments for its narrow eDingo 500. The eDingo was built to easily fit through a standard door frame, and now so do four key attachments needed for indoor applications: a standard bucket, adjustable fork, floor scraper and grapple bucket.

Advice for Buying and Renting

Toro’s senior marketing manager Sam Dando says that the biggest piece of advice for customers is to make sure you choose the right tool for the job. He encourages customers to consider these questions when looking for the perfect machine:

• First, consider the site and the task at hand. Is the space tight or are there hard-to-reach places that create a need for maximum maneuverability through features like true spin-turn or four-wheel drive?
• Are tracks needed?
• What operating capacity and lift height are required?
• Would a ride-on or walk-behind configuration be a better solution?
• Is there a need for zero engine exhaust emissions?
• Are there any auxiliary attachment requirements or uses?

This article was compiled with the help of Toro.