Best Compact Track Loader Brands

[snuffnwhisky]

I'm looking to get a newish tracked skidsteer in the 90-100 hp range. Any recommendations on brands? I found what looks to be a good deal on a Kubota SVL95-2S with a CAT mulcher attachment.

 

[sharp]

I herd good things about new holland

 

[JTW]

Been looking for the same thing for a while... I like the Kubotas. Does it have a cab?

 

[Outacntrl]

I used to work at a Bobcat dealer and think they are a great machine. I like the engine and hydrostatic pump layout the best on the Bobcats. I think they have the best visibility also. What are you wanting to do with it?

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[snuffnwhisky]

I used to work at a Bobcat dealer and think they are a great machine. I like the engine and hydrostatic pump layout the best on the Bobcats. I think they have the best visibility also. What are you wanting to do with it?

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Mostly dirt work and land clearing, personal use only. Wanting a mulching head also. So high flow is a must. I have a Bobcat T300 that dropped a valve at 1600 hrs.. Going to finish fixing it sometime and sale. The Bobcat 770, Kubota SVL95-2 and CAT 299 looks to be at the top of my list right now.

 

[Outacntrl]

Mostly dirt work and land clearing, personal use only. Wanting a mulching head also. So high flow is a must. I have a Bobcat T300 that dropped a valve at 1600 hrs.. Going to finish fixing it sometime and sale. The Bobcat 770, Kubota SVL95-2 and CAT 299 looks to be at the top of my list right now.

That's surprising that old Kubota is a pretty solid engine. I've seen them go 5000+. Intake or exhaust?

I think the T770 is a great size machine. I've ran a T870 with a forestry cutter on it and that thing is a beast but a little too big in my opinion and felt a little clumsy. A local electric company uses it to clear right of ways.

The large frame machines will all have emissions equipment on them. If it has a Kubota engine it will have a DPF. If it has a Doosan engine it will have SCR and DEF. I would personally opt for the Doosan. The iT4 Kubotas don't seem to run the same when they get a couple thousand hours on them but we didn't have a lot of trouble with them.

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[BWAF]

Mostly dirt work and land clearing, personal use only. Wanting a mulching head also. So high flow is a must. I have a Bobcat T300 that dropped a valve at 1600 hrs.. Going to finish fixing it sometime and sale. The Bobcat 770, Kubota SVL95-2 and CAT 299 looks to be at the top of my list right now.

We have a 299 at work love it we only have 300 hours on it

 

[snuffnwhisky]

That's surprising that old Kubota is a pretty solid engine. I've seen them go 5000+. Intake or exhaust?

I think the T770 is a great size machine. I've ran a T870 with a forestry cutter on it and that thing is a beast but a little too big in my opinion and felt a little clumsy. A local electric company uses it to clear right of ways.

The large frame machines will all have emissions equipment on them. If it has a Kubota engine it will have a DPF. If it has a Doosan engine it will have SCR and DEF. I would personally opt for the Doosan. The iT4 Kubotas don't seem to run the same when they get a couple thousand hours on them but we didn't have a lot of trouble with them.

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Emissions suck... 75 hp without all that junk would be fine for everything except for the mulcher. Those things need some power.

 

[JTW]

Emissions suck... 75 hp without all that junk would be fine for everything except for the mulcher. Those things need some power.

I mean... of all people, I can’t believe you’re not buying a loader without emissions and just Tim Tayloring it for more power

 

[snuffnwhisky]

I mean... of all people, I can’t believe you’re not buying a loader without emissions and just Tim Tayloring it for more power

More likely to buy the big one with emissions and try to delete it!

 

[Outacntrl]

More likely to buy the big one with emissions and try to delete it!

I messed around with deleting an iT4 Kubota and was somewhat successful. I could get it to run great for 200 hrs and then the ECM would force a regeneration, and it didn't like it. I never found a way around that and couldn't get any support for getting into the ECM. So I abandoned it. We didn't have a lot of trouble with them, I was just trying to see if I could get it to work.

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