Head to head
Gehl VT320 against Gehl V275
The Gehl V275 saves $17,000; only the Gehl VT320 runs tracks, so their advertised capacities are not measured the same way; the Gehl VT320 moves 3.0 GPM more through the auxiliary circuit; only the Gehl VT320 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 | Gehl VT320 | Gehl V275 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $85,000 | $68,000 |
| Rated capacity, as advertised | 3,201 lbs | 2,750 lbs |
| Rated at | 35% of tipping load | 50% of tipping load |
| Tipping load | 9,145 lbs | 5,501 lbs |
| Capacity at its class convention | 3,201 lbs | 2,751 lbs |
| Engine power | 114 hp | 72 hp |
| Engine | Deutz TD 3.6 | Yanmar 4TNV98CT-XNGL |
| Auxiliary flow | 29 GPM | 26 GPM |
| Lift height | 130 in | 129 in |
| Operating weight | 11,799 lbs | 8,199 lbs |
| Lift path | Vertical Lift | Vertical Lift |
| Rubber tracks | Yes | No |
| High flow available | Yes | Yes |
| Enclosed cab available | Yes | Yes |
| Two-speed travel available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-levelling available | Yes | Yes |
| A/C and heat available | Yes | Yes |
| Warranty | 2 yr / 2,000 hr | 2 yr / 2,000 hr |
What owners say about each
Gehl VT320
- The 114 hp Deutz TD 3.6 with 339 ft-lbs of torque is one of the most powerful engines fitted to any compact track loader, and it never feels short of breath under a mulcher or a heaped bucket.
- The vertical lift path with a 130-inch hinge pin and 100-inch dump height places loads straight over high-sided trucks and hoppers, exactly what the big-frame class is bought for.
- The 29 GPM standard circuit and 38 GPM high-flow option feed flow-hungry mulching heads and cold planers properly, making it a legitimate budget forestry platform.
- Nearly 12,800 lbs of drawbar pull and 9,900 lbs of breakout force give it grading and dozing muscle that embarrasses lighter machines.
- Buyers consistently report paying five figures less than a comparably-optioned Bobcat T870 or Cat 299D3, with a 2-year/2,000-hour warranty included.
- The 114 hp Deutz sits above the 75 hp threshold, so it carries full Tier 4 aftertreatment with DEF - more complexity and regen downtime than Gehl's smaller DEF-free machines.
- Two-speed drive is optional rather than standard, and the base machine's 5 mph single speed feels inexcusable on a flagship at this price.
- Gehl's limited dealer network is the biggest ownership risk on a production machine - a week down waiting for parts costs more than the purchase savings.
- At 11,799 lbs plus attachments it needs serious hauling equipment, pushing many owners into CDL territory with trailer and fuel.
- The rigid-mounted undercarriage rides rougher than Cat's suspended 299 or ASV's Max-Series machines during long high-speed carries.
Gehl V275
- A 129-inch hinge pin height loads high-side and tri-axle bodies that mid-frame machines cannot reach over.
- 33 GPM high flow is enough for most mulching heads, cold planers and snow blowers, not just brooms and augers.
- Replaces two older machines at once - the radial R260 and the previous-generation V270 - so it is the single current answer in this capacity band.
- Self-leveling plus an A/C enclosed cab makes long pallet-handling days tolerable.
- 11 mph two-speed travel with 2,750 lbs of capacity is a rare combination at this price point.
- Dealer listings for 2026 units cluster in the high sixties, which undercuts comparably specified Bobcat and Cat machines.
- At 8,199 lbs, trailering needs a gooseneck or a heavy tandem - this is no longer a pickup-and-utility-trailer machine.
- Only 5,501 lbs of tipping load, so the 50%-basis rating is a genuine ceiling rather than a conservative one.
- Vertical lift trades away some of the ground-level digging bite that buyers coming off an R260 will notice.
- Gehl's thin dealer network is a real risk on a machine at this price, where downtime costs more.
- Dealer quotes for 2025 stock ran as high as the mid-eighties, so the price spread on this model is wide.