Caterpillar’s next generation of skid steers and compact track loaders offer a roomier cab and increased specifications, including higher lift heights.

Cat introduces more ‘next generation’ skid-steer and compact track loaders

Eight new models offer 74- to 134-horsepower options

When it comes to skid steers and their tracked versions, known as compact track loaders, there are more than a few different brand choices on the market to pick from. Caterpillar has now made it clear the brand intends to remain a major player in that machine segment. “We are excited to launch the ‘next […] Read more

The updated 6M series tractors from John Deere now includes 18 different models. They can be ordered with the brand’s 600R series front-end loaders.

John Deere hikes the horses on 6M tractor line

The line now includes 18 models in a range from 95 to 250 horsepower

Glacier FarmMedia — In the utility to mid-horsepower range of tractors, John Deere offers a pretty large number of model choices. Included in that group is the 6 series. Positioned between the lower-spec 6E line and the premium 6R series is the mid-spec 6M. In late June, Deere announced it had updated those mid-spec 6M […] Read more


ASV has introduced three new compact track loaders to the market in 2024. All now use Yanmar diesel engines.

ASV debuts third new compact track loader of 2024

New mid-frame models get Yanmar diesel engines

Minnesota-based ASV, now owned by Japanese industrial giant Yanmar, has been busy introducing new compact track loader models this year, debuting its third new machine in early August, the VT75. The new unit gets 10-foot, 5-inch (3.17 metre) lift height combined with a 2,300-lb. (1,043-kg) rated operating capacity and 6,571-lb. (2,980-kg) tipping load. “The VT75 […] Read more

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Merlo updates the Multifarmer line

Cab improvements add to operator comfort

Glacier FarmMedia — One type of machine with a more noticeable presence on the Ag in Motion show grounds in recent years is the telehandler. As on-farm material handling becomes a bigger and heavier job, farmers are paying more attention to them. And one telehandler model designed specifically to appeal to farmers is the Merlo […] Read more


The Leon's Manufacturing building at Yorkton, Sask.

Leon’s Manufacturing in receivership

The Yorkton, Sask. dozer blade and loader bucket maker had been plagued by complaints over delivery delays

Glacier FarmMedia — Farmers waiting for equipment purchased from Leon’s Manufacturing are dealing with new uncertainty now that the Yorkton, Sask. company has been placed in receivership. Ernst and Young has been named the appointed receiver for the case, according to a court order dated June 11. The document names both Leon’s Manufacturing and Ram […] Read more

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New Holland loads up on wheel loaders

More models of light articulating loaders are designed to appeal to farmers

New Holland has added three new models to its line of light articulated wheel loaders, bringing the total number of machines to five. “We originally had the W50 and W80,” New Holland Construction’s product marketing manager Daniel Kakareka says. “To meet customer demands we launched additional models and configurations to target a couple more audience […] Read more


JCB's side-entry cab and extendable-reach single boom make it skid steer models unique.

Hydrostatic-powershift transmission among latest from JCB

JCB shows three different on-farm handling machines with model updates

In recent years there have been a few machines introduced to the market that aim to take jobs away from the typical loader tractor. And England-based JCB has been providing farmers with some of them. This year the brand showed three different machines at the Commodity Classic farm show in Houston in February carrying the […] Read more

The new 326 P-Tier compact wheel loader from John Deere includes an extendable boom that can reach up to 16 feet.

Deere sees farm fit for newest boom loader

The 326 P-Tier telescopic loader offers 16 feet of reach

North American farmers are apparently getting hooked on the capabilities of a compact wheel loader when it comes to moving loads around the farm. This year John Deere is offering a new model of loader it believes will appeal to producers, and giving that machine an additional feature to make it even more versatile: an […] Read more