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


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

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 T7X all-electric CTL from Doosan Bobcat won two technology awards at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show.

Bobcat wins awards with electric compact track loader

Doosan Bobcat, like a growing number of equipment manufacturers, has decided it needs to have a presence at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. And this year it won 2022 CES Innovation Awards in the categories of Vehicle Intelligence and Transportation and Smart Cities with its T7X, all-electric compact track loader.  “This machine […] Read more

The TV620B Case compact track loader has a 114-horsepower engine and a 6,200-pound rated operating capacity.

New skid steers and CTLs

Several brands update existing models or add new ones

The skid steer and its sister machine, the compact track loader (CTL), have become common pieces of equipment in many large-farm fleets. They’re handy when it comes to any number of material handling chores, and they’re pretty nimble to boot. In the past several months, a few brands have updated or added to their model […] Read more