ASV
ASV RT-25
The ASV RT-25 is the smallest sit-in compact track loader on the market - a 48-inch-wide, 3,755 lb 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.
Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓At 48 inches wide it's the only sit-in CTL that fits through a standard residential gate, opening up backyard jobs that otherwise mean wheelbarrows or walk-behinds.
- ✓Riding in a real seat with joysticks beats standing on a walk-behind platform all day - operators are dramatically less fatigued on long jobs.
- ✓The 3,755 lb weight tows behind nearly any half-ton truck or even a large SUV, making it the easiest CTL in the industry to move.
- ✓Ground pressure is minimal, so it crosses finished lawns and irrigation lines leaving marks a rake fixes rather than ruts a crew rebuilds.
- ✓The Posi-Track suspended undercarriage rides smoother and climbs better in mud than the rigid mini-loaders it competes with.
- ✓The 24.7 hp Perkins diesel stays under emissions thresholds that require complex aftertreatment, keeping the machine mechanically simple.
- ✓A 101-inch lift height is remarkable for the size - it genuinely loads landscape dump trailers and small trucks.
- ✓It rents extremely well, and rental operators report strong utilization because nothing else does what it does at the size.
Cons
- ✗The 665 lb rated capacity is genuinely tiny - a pallet of sod or wet retaining-wall block is already over its limit.
- ✗The 11.3 GPM auxiliary circuit only runs light attachments; augers and trenchers work, but anything hungrier stalls.
- ✗A 5.1 mph single-speed drive makes any significant ground move feel glacial.
- ✗The small cab is tight for big operators, and all-day comfort trails the larger frames.
- ✗The 1,900 lb tipping load means careful load placement - it gets light in the rear quickly with the arms extended.
- ✗Undercarriage wheels and bearings still need ASV-level maintenance diligence despite the machine's small size and price.
- ✗Dealer coverage for parts is thin in many regions, which stings more on a machine bought for quick-turn rental work.
- ✗Price per pound of capacity is steep - you're paying for access, not lifting power, and buyers who don't need the 48-inch width get more machine elsewhere.
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