Skid Steers a Half-Ton Truck Can Tow

Engine

23.5 hp

Aux flow

8.9 GPM

Weight

2,892 lbs

Bobcat's smallest loader pairs a 23.5 hp engine with a 760 lb rated capacity in a 2,892 lb machine. It exists for interior demolition, barn work and gated backyards where a mid-frame skid steer simply cannot get in.

Engine

25 hp

Aux flow

11.3 GPM

Weight

3,755 lbs

48 inches wide and 3,755 lbs, the ASV RT-25 is the smallest sit-in compact track loader on the market - a Posi-Track machine that fits through a standard backyard gate. It gives fencing crews, landscapers, and rental fleets a real cab-and-joysticks loader where only walk-behinds used to fit.

Engine

23.2 hp

Aux flow

9.9 GPM

Weight

3,951 lbs

Smallest machine Yanmar sells with a seat in it, added in July 2026 on the ASV Posi-Track undercarriage: 23.2 hp, 800 lb rated capacity and 3.2 psi ground pressure on 11-inch tracks. Aimed at landscape and utility crews working through gates and across finished ground, where a mid-frame track loader either will not fit or will not be forgiven.

Also sold as the Yanmar TL40RP

Engine

38 hp

Aux flow

13.3 GPM

Weight

4,005 lbs

Sized between the gate-width RT-25 and the towable RT-50, the RT-40 puts a 931 lb rated capacity and ASV's suspended Posi-Track undercarriage on a 4,005 lb frame. It suits fencing, irrigation and landscape crews who need flotation and a pressurised cab in a machine a half-ton pickup can still tow.

Also sold as the ASV RT-40

Engine

38.2 hp

Aux flow

13.3 GPM

Weight

4,030 lbs

Second of the three small-frame Posi-Track loaders Yanmar launched in July 2026, at 38.2 hp and 930 lb rated capacity with 2,480 lb of bucket breakout force. The step up from the TL25RP is engine and hydraulics rather than footprint - it keeps the same 11-inch track and sub-4,400 lb trailering weight.

Also sold as the Manitou 1050R

Engine

35 hp

Aux flow

15 GPM

Weight

4,200 lbs

Smallest wheeled skid loader in Gehl's lineup (sold in Manitou colors as the 1050 R), the R105 has a 1,050 lb rated capacity, a 34.7 hp Yanmar diesel under 25 kW emissions thresholds, and a narrow, low-profile frame. It's built for barns, hobby farms, and tight spots full-size machines can't enter.

Also sold as the Manitou 1050RT

Engine

35 hp

Aux flow

15 GPM

Weight

4,720 lbs

At 50.8 inches wide with a 34.7 hp Yanmar diesel, the Gehl RT105 targets backyard landscapers and rental fleets in the Bobcat T450/Cat 239D small-frame class. It's the smallest track loader in the Gehl line, a 4,720 lb radial-lift machine built by Manitou Group and also sold as the Manitou 1050 RT.

Also sold as the Yanmar TL50RP

Engine

54 hp

Aux flow

13.3 GPM

Weight

5,180 lbs

Towable behind a half-ton pickup at just 5,180 lbs, the ASV RT-50 packs a 1,400 lb rated capacity into a small-frame radial-lift Posi-Track loader. It still brings the brand's suspended undercarriage and low ground pressure to tight residential work.

Also sold as the ASV RT-50

Engine

53.8 hp

Aux flow

13.3 GPM

Weight

5,205 lbs

Top of Yanmar's three small-frame Posi-Track loaders from July 2026: 53.8 hp, 1,400 lb rated capacity and 15-inch tracks at 3.0 psi. It is the first of the three wide enough and heavy enough to work like a small mid-frame while still staying under 5,500 lb at the open-ROPS weight.

Also sold as the Manitou 1350R NXT:2

Engine

46 hp

Aux flow

17 GPM

Weight

5,255 lbs

Second-generation small-frame radial skid loader, and the machine that actually carries the 1,350 lb slot in Gehl's US range - the older R134 only ever appeared on non-US storefronts. A 46 hp Yanmar on a 5,255 lb frame keeps it towable and keeps the emissions hardware simple.

Engine

49 hp

Aux flow

16.7 GPM

Weight

5,370 lbs

At 49 hp and just over 5,000 lbs, the S450 is the smallest radius-lift wheeled skid steer in Bobcat's lineup. Its non-DPF Tier 4 engine and low price make it a favorite entry point for homeowners, farms, and rental fleets that don't need mid-frame muscle.

Also sold as the New Holland L316

Engine

60 hp

Aux flow

18.4 GPM

Weight

5,645 lbs

At just 5,645 lbs and six feet tall, the SR160B is Case's entry point to its B-series wheeled lineup - a small-frame radial-lift machine with a 60 hp Perkins-family diesel and a 1,600 lb rated capacity. It's built for tight spaces, light-duty property work, and buyers who want to tow with a half-ton truck.

Also sold as the Case SR160B

Engine

60 hp

Aux flow

18.4 GPM

Weight

5,645 lbs

A light 5370 lb frame and narrow footprint make the L316 a value pick for landscaping, barns, and tight-access work. It's the smallest wheeled skid steer in New Holland's 300 Series, a radial-lift machine powered by a 60 hp FPT diesel.

Engine

67 hp

Aux flow

18 GPM

Weight

5,849 lbs

Caterpillar's entry-level small-frame radial-lift wheeled skid steer, the 226D3 is a lightweight, agile machine popular with rental fleets, homeowners, and light-duty contractors who value the Cat dealer network.

Also sold as the Manitou 1650R

Engine

68 hp

Aux flow

20 GPM

Weight

6,165 lbs

Value-priced digging and grading for farms, landscapers, and budget-minded contractors is what the Gehl R165 is for - a mid-frame radial-lift wheeled skid loader from Manitou Group (also sold as the Manitou 1650 R) with a 1,650 lb rated capacity and a proven Yanmar diesel.