15 machines
The Biggest Machines, Measured the Same Way
Ranking this list by the advertised figure would sort it by which convention each maker chose rather than by what the machines lift. Case, New Holland and Wacker Neuson quote track-loader capacity at half of tipping load; everyone else quotes 35 per cent. So every machine here is recomputed on the convention normal for its type, and the order changes: the machine with the largest number on its brochure is not the one at the top.
Ranked on: rated capacity recomputed on one basis — 35% of tipping load for track loaders, 50% for wheeled machines. That is the whole method — no weighting, no score, nothing of ours mixed in.
Caterpillar
Cat 285 XE
Dealer quote onlypeers $100k–$122k
- Engine
- 122 hp
- Aux flow
- 23 GPM
- Weight
- 13,669 lbs
The largest compact track loader Cat builds, in the XE hydraulic package: 40 GPM at 4,496 psi, well above both the standard circuit and High Flow XPS. Land clearing and mulching outfits are the buyers.
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Cat 285
$122,000
- Engine
- 111 hp
- Aux flow
- 23 GPM
- Weight
- 13,497 lbs
No Caterpillar compact track loader has ever been bigger than the 285, which tops the next-generation lineup above the 275 and competes in a new class size against machines like the Case TV620B. Its 146.6-inch bucket pin height and 4,461 lb rated operating capacity let it load full-size trucks and hoppers that no previous Cat CTL could reach, with a 285 XE variant above it for maximum power.
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Case TV620B
$100,000
Also sold as the New Holland C362
- Engine
- 114 hp
- Aux flow
- 24.2 GPM
- Weight
- 16,300 lbs
16,300 lbs, 114 hp, a 6,200 lb rated operating capacity and 12,907 lb of bucket breakout force make the Case TV620B the largest compact track loader on the market. It blurs the line between CTL and small dozer, aimed at contractors who want one tracked machine to lift, grade, and push like equipment two classes bigger.
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New Holland C362
$115,000
Also sold as the Case TV620B
- Engine
- 114 hp
- Aux flow
- 24.2 GPM
- Weight
- 16,100 lbs
At 16,100 lbs the C362 is the giant of the 300 Series - a compact track loader with a 114 hp FPT diesel, Super Boom vertical lift, and 6200 lbs of rated capacity. It competes with the largest CTLs on the market, blurring the line with small wheel loaders.
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Cat 299D3 XE Land Management
Dealer quote onlypeers $100k–$121k
- Engine
- 110 hp
- Aux flow
- 23 GPM
- Weight
- 12,764 lbs
A vegetation-management build of the 299D3 XE, carrying extra guarding and a heavier counterweight that lifts rated capacity to 4,340 lb. It is a configuration rather than a separate model, and it exists for mulching and clearing work.
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Cat 275 XE
$142,446
- Engine
- 122 hp
- Aux flow
- 23 GPM
- Weight
- 12,705 lbs
Sitting above the 275 in Cat's large-frame track loader range, the XE adds the top 40 GPM auxiliary package at 4,496 psi and a higher-output tune of the 122 hp C3.6. Land-clearing and mulching outfits are the buyers; for anything else the premium buys hydraulics you will not use.
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Cat 275
$112,000
- Engine
- 111 hp
- Aux flow
- 23 GPM
- Weight
- 12,401 lbs
Cat's large-frame CTL class gets the next-generation redesign in the 275, effectively succeeding the 289D3 and 299D3 with a 111 hp C3.6TA engine and a 4,156 lb rated operating capacity. High Flow XPS pushes 34 GPM at up to 4,061 psi, and a higher-powered 275 XE variant sits above it for maximum attachment production.
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Takeuchi TL12V2
$95,000
- Engine
- 111 hp
- Aux flow
- 23.2 GPM
- Weight
- 13,195 lbs
111 hp of Kubota diesel drives the Takeuchi TL12V2, a large-frame vertical-lift compact track loader. It's one of the highest-capacity CTLs available, prized for its lift performance, durability, and value from the CTL pioneer.
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Yanmar TL100VP Forestry
Dealer quote onlypeers $100k–$121k
- Engine
- 103.5 hp
- Aux flow
- 41 GPM
- Weight
- 11,570 lbs
Highest-capacity track loader Yanmar sells: the forestry-package TL100VP, rated 4,100 lb against the standard machine's 3,500, with 41 GPM high flow standard and 20-inch tracks. Cab-only and announced in August 2026, it is built for mulching and land clearing rather than as a general loader.
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John Deere 335 P-Tier
$143,639
- Engine
- 118 hp
- Aux flow
- 25 GPM
- Weight
- 12,300 lbs
With no G-Series predecessor behind it, the 335 P-Tier arrives as the new flagship of Deere's compact track loader line, built around a 118 hp turbo Yanmar, a 4,025 lb rated operating capacity against an 11,500 lb tipping load, and an optional 44 GPM high-flow system delivering over 100 hydraulic horsepower. Standard Attachment Manager, available SmartGrade with Topcon, and an optional SG96 dozer blade position it as a do-everything production machine at the top of the class.
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Cat 270 XE
$104,779
- Engine
- 121 hp
- Aux flow
- 23 GPM
- Weight
- 10,847 lbs
Caterpillar's XE badge marks the top auxiliary hydraulic package rather than an electric drivetrain: 40 GPM at 4,496 psi behind a 121 hp C3.6, above both the standard circuit and High Flow XPS. It is built for a wheeled carrier that runs a flow-hungry attachment most of the day on hard surfaces.
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John Deere 334 P-Tier
$117,805
- Engine
- 118 hp
- Aux flow
- 25 GPM
- Weight
- 10,264 lbs
Deere has never built a more powerful skid steer than the 334 P-Tier, which replaces the 332G with a 118 hp turbo Yanmar, a 4,000 lb rated operating capacity, and an optional 44 GPM high-flow system at 4,000 psi. It shares the new one-piece pressurized P-Tier cab and adds standard Attachment Manager, making it a purpose-built platform for cold planers, mulchers, and other hydraulically hungry attachments on wheels.
Full sheet & owner reports$113,290
- Engine
- 109 hp
- Aux flow
- 24 GPM
- Weight
- 13,000 lbs
The JCB 4TS-8T is the most powerful Teleskid ever built, launched in April 2026 with a 109 hp 4.4L EcoMax engine and a telescopic single-arm PowerBoom that reaches a 15-foot hinge pin height - unmatched by any compact track loader. It lifts 3,999 lbs, reaches over 8 feet forward, digs 3 feet below grade, and runs up to 42.3 GPM of Super Flow hydraulics.
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JCB 400T
$99,890
- Engine
- 109 hp
- Aux flow
- 24 GPM
- Weight
- 12,544 lbs
JCB's largest and most powerful compact track loader ever, the 400T launched in April 2026 to break into the 100-plus horsepower class. A 109 hp 4.4L EcoMax diesel with no DPF, a 3,994 lb rated capacity, and up to 42.3 GPM of Super Flow hydraulics make it a high-production dirt and forestry machine built around the signature single-arm PowerBoom and side-door entry.
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Bobcat T86-2
$120,586
- Engine
- 115 hp
- Aux flow
- 23 GPM
- Weight
- 12,083 lbs
115 hp from the 3.4L engine and 3,925 lb of rated capacity at 35% of tipping load mark the second generation of Bobcat's flagship compact track loader. The T86-2 keeps the T86's standard/high-flow/super-flow hydraulic options while adding the -2 platform's redesigned electrical system, 8-inch touchscreen, drive modes, and available Bobcat Sense object detection.
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