Head to head
Bobcat S76-2 against Bobcat T595
The Bobcat T595 saves $7,472; only the Bobcat T595 runs tracks, so their advertised capacities are not measured the same way; the Bobcat S76-2 moves 6.2 GPM more through the auxiliary circuit; only the Bobcat T595 runs rubber tracks.
These two are rated differently on purpose. A wheeled skid steer is rated at half its tipping load and a track loader at 35 per cent, because the track machine holds back more reserve. So the capacity rows below are not a like-for-like contest, and the tipping load row is the closer thing to one.
| Spec | Bobcat S76-2 | Bobcat T595 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $74,000 | $66,528 |
| Rated capacity, as advertised | 2,900 lbs | 2,200 lbs |
| Rated at | 50% of tipping load | 37% of tipping load |
| Tipping load | 5,800 lbs | 6,000 lbs |
| Capacity at its class convention | 2,900 lbs | 2,100 lbs |
| Engine power | 74 hp | 70 hp |
| Engine | Bobcat (Doosan) D24 | Bobcat (model not published) |
| Auxiliary flow | 23.3 GPM | 17.1 GPM |
| Lift height | 128.3 in | 119 in |
| Operating weight | 8,014 lbs | 7,906 lbs |
| Lift path | Vertical Lift | Vertical Lift |
| Rubber tracks | No | Yes |
| High flow available | Yes | Yes |
| Enclosed cab available | Yes | Yes |
| Two-speed travel available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-levelling available | Yes | No |
| A/C and heat available | Yes | Yes |
| Warranty | 2 yr / 2,000 hr | 2 yr / 2,000 hr |
What owners say about each
Bobcat S76-2
- The 128.3-inch hinge pin height and vertical lift path remain the platform's calling card - operators consistently say it clears the sides of full-size dump trucks that shorter mid-frames struggle with.
- The strong 23.3 GPM standard auxiliary flow runs many attachments that force competitors into high-flow packages, and the optional 30.3 GPM high flow handles planers and blowers with headroom to spare.
- The DEF-free 74 hp D24 turbo-diesel carries over unchanged, so there's no exhaust fluid to manage and parts commonality with the massive R-Series fleet keeps service familiar.
- The new 8-inch glove-friendly touchscreen with 20 operator profiles, split-screen camera views, and Machine IQ telematics modernizes the cab to match Cat's next-generation loaders.
- Four drive modes with precision drive software let operators soften the machine for pallet work or sharpen it for aggressive digging, a flexibility the one-personality S76 never had.
- Starting price near $75k - and well past $80k with high flow and Sense options - puts it uncomfortably close to compact track loader money, and plenty of buyers at that price just move to tracks.
- First-model-year electronics are unproven; early adopters are effectively field-testing the new electrical architecture, touchscreen software, and sensor suite.
- Power is unchanged at 74 hp for emissions reasons, so despite the big frame, high-production mulching and cold planing still favor the 100+ hp S86 class.
- The electronics-dense platform increasingly requires dealer diagnostic tools, eroding the wrench-it-yourself appeal that long-time Bobcat owners value.
- At 8,615 lbs it needs a properly rated trailer and tow rig, and the large frame gives up the tight-site maneuverability that draws buyers to the S66 frame.
- Resale for the brand-new -2 generation is unproven, and clean used R-Series S76 machines on dealer lots undercut it by five figures.
- Wheeled machines this heavy rut soft ground badly, and owners doing turf or wet-site work admit they end up renting tracks anyway - the T76-2 costs more but does more.
Bobcat T595
- Vertical lift at 2,200 lb rated capacity, which the radial-lift T450 below it cannot match at any counterweight.
- The 26.7 GPM high-flow option brings mulching heads and planers into range - the T450 has no high-flow at all.
- At 7,906 lb it is around 2,600 lb lighter than the T770 while keeping a 119 in lift height.
- $66,528 published puts it roughly $8,000 under the T650, the cheapest way into a vertical-lift Bobcat CTL.
- 17.1 GPM standard flow is low for a track loader, so the high-flow option is close to mandatory for attachment work.
- Bobcat publishes only one rated-capacity row for it, measured with the 200 lb counterweight, so it is not directly comparable with the solid-undercarriage figures quoted for the rest of the CTL line.
- It is a Classic machine: no touchscreen, drive modes or operator profiles, all of which are Pro-only.
- Bobcat does not name the engine on the product page, so that spec is unverified against the maker.
- Track and undercarriage wear is the ongoing cost that wheeled machines of the same capacity avoid.