Head to head
Bobcat S70 against Gehl V330 GEN:2
The Gehl V330 GEN:2 carries 2,540 lb more once both are rated the same way; the Gehl V330 GEN:2 moves 15.1 GPM more through the auxiliary circuit.
| Spec | Bobcat S70 | Gehl V330 GEN:2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29,512 | Dealer quote only |
| Rated capacity, as advertised | 760 lbs | 3,300 lbs |
| Rated at | 50% of tipping load | 50% of tipping load |
| Tipping load | 1,520 lbs | 6,600 lbs |
| Capacity at its class convention | 760 lbs | 3,300 lbs |
| Engine power | 23.5 hp | 72 hp |
| Engine | Bobcat (model not published) | Yanmar 4TNV98CT-CNMS |
| Auxiliary flow | 8.9 GPM | 24 GPM |
| Lift height | 94.5 in | 131 in |
| Operating weight | 2,892 lbs | 9,090 lbs |
| Lift path | Radial Lift | Vertical Lift |
| Rubber tracks | No | No |
| High flow available | No | Yes |
| Enclosed cab available | Yes | Yes |
| Two-speed travel available | No | Yes |
| Self-levelling available | No | Yes |
| A/C and heat available | No | Yes |
| Warranty | 2 yr / 2,000 hr | 2 yr / 2,000 hr |
What owners say about each
Bobcat S70
- At $29,512 it is by a wide margin the cheapest machine Bobcat sells, roughly half the price of the next model up, the S450.
- A 2,892 lb operating weight means a half-ton pickup and a light trailer move it, so no second truck is needed to get to the job.
- An enclosed cab is still on the options list at this size, so it is not restricted to fair-weather work the way most mini loaders are.
- It is part of the 2026 Classic line rather than a leftover, so parts, attachments and dealer support come from the same network as the full-size machines.
- 760 lb of rated capacity will not lift a full pallet of pavers or sod - this is a bucket-and-broom machine.
- 8.9 GPM of auxiliary flow with no high-flow option rules out mulchers, planers and most hydraulic attachments outright.
- It is the only Bobcat loader with no two-speed option at all, so moving between work areas is slow.
- The 94.5 in lift height is more than a foot short of the S450's, which puts loading a tall dump truck out of reach.
- 23.5 hp is a fraction of a mid-frame machine's output, so sustained production work belongs on a bigger loader.
Gehl V330 GEN:2
- 3,300 lbs of capacity with a 35 GPM high-flow option, the highest standard-frame flow Gehl offers on wheels.
- 12 mph two-speed is a notch quicker than the 11 mph large-frame machines that sit around it.
- The GEN:2 designation marks it as the current model - the plain V330 page still on gehl.com is the superseded machine.
- Self-leveling and A/C cab available, matching the large-frame machines' operator specification.
- Sits awkwardly between the V325 and V335 on capacity, and the model naming makes it easy to buy the wrong one.
- 131-inch lift height is the shortest of Gehl's 3,250 lb-and-up wheeled machines.
- 72 hp for 3,300 lbs is the same engine the much smaller V230 uses.
- No published price and thin dealer-listing coverage, like the rest of the big Gehl wheeled range.