ASV

ASV RT-50

$47,000before options, dealer-quotedRadial LiftRubber tracks

Rated capacity of tipping load35%

1,400 lb rated4,000 lb tipping

The bright segment is what ASV RT-50 is rated to carry; the grey run past it is the rest of its tipping load. Bar length is tipping load drawn to the same scale on every machine on the site, so a short bar is a smaller machine and not a conservative rating.

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 same machine is sold as the Yanmar TL50RP — different paint, different dealer network, same hardware, so the choice is usually about which dealer is closer and which one you would rather owe a service call to.

Suits: Real CTL capability that tows behind a half-ton pickup Its radial lift path reaches furthest at mid-height, for digging, grading and backfilling.

Lifting and reach

Rated operating capacityTrack loader rating convention: 1,400 lbs
Tipping load: 4,000 lbs
Lift height to hinge pin: 109.6 in
Lift path: Radial Lift
Operating weight: 5,180 lbs

Power and hydraulics

Engine power: 54 hp
Engine: Yanmar 3TN86CHT
Auxiliary flowStandard circuit: 13.3 GPM
Flow type: Standard
Warranty: 2 yr / 2,000 hr

Fitted or available

What this machine can be ordered with. Some of these are standard and some cost extra, and which is which moves between trim levels, so check them against the quote rather than against this list.

Radial LiftEnclosed CabA/C & HeatTracksA/C

What owners report

Summarised from the sources listed below. Nothing here was tested by us.

Small enough to fit through a gate and light enough to tow behind a modest truck, this is ASV's answer to the contractor who needs a real tracked loader and cannot get a mid-frame machine onto the job. At 58.5 inches wide and 5,180 lbs it goes places a 9,000 lb CTL never sees, and it brings the suspended undercarriage with it rather than scaling it away.

The flotation number is the striking one: 3.0 psi, from 15-inch tracks laying 1,713 square inches of ground contact under a machine this light. That is low enough to cross finished lawns, septic fields and thawing spring ground with marks rather than ruts, which is exactly the work backyard landscapers lose money on. The turbocharged Yanmar is Tier 4 Final without diesel exhaust fluid, keeping fluids and failure modes simple. The limits are equally plain. Auxiliary flow is 13.3 gpm with no published high-flow option, so hungry attachments are off the table. There is no two-speed, so 7.1 mph is the top speed for every move you make. An enclosed cab is an option rather than standard equipment, which is worth knowing before you compare quotes. And the undercarriage that buys the flotation still wants the open rails washed out and still has bogie wheels, bearings and seals a rigid design does not.

Landscapers, irrigation and septic contractors and acreage owners are who it is built for, working confined, soft or finished ground with buckets, augers, forks and grapples. It is not a mulching machine, it is not a demolition machine, and it is not the machine for anyone who spends the day driving from one end of a big site to the other. Before buying, confirm the cab specification on the quote, check the attachment flow requirements against 13.3 gpm rather than assuming, weigh your actual truck-and-trailer combination rather than trusting the machine weight alone, and find out where the nearest ASV parts counter is.

What owners like

3.0 psi of ground pressure is remarkable even by ASV standards, produced by 15-inch tracks laying down 1,713 square inches of ground contact under a machine that only weighs 5,180 lbs.
58.5 inches wide gets it through gates and between houses that stop a mid-frame CTL at the property line, which is the whole business case for backyard landscape and utility work.
At 5,180 lbs it is one of very few genuine compact track loaders light enough for a modest truck and trailer, which saves a small operator the cost of stepping up to a bigger tow vehicle.
The suspended Posi-Track undercarriage is the same idea as on the big machines - torsion axles and flexing bogie wheels - so the ride and the flotation are not scaled down with the machine.
The turbocharged 53.8 hp Yanmar meets Tier 4 Final without diesel exhaust fluid, so there is no DEF tank, no DEF pump and no extra fluid to stock on a machine aimed at owner-operators.
Rated capacity is published on both bases - 1,400 lbs at 35% and 2,000 lbs at 50% - which makes honest cross-shopping against rivals that headline the 50% figure straightforward.

What owners complain about

13.3 gpm of auxiliary flow with no high-flow option published rules out mulchers, cold planers and large snow blowers outright - this is a bucket, auger, grapple and broom machine.
There is no two-speed travel, so 7.1 mph is the ceiling and long moves across a large property are genuinely tedious.
A 109.6-inch hinge pin height on a radial arc makes loading a tall dump truck a stretch, where vertical-lift rivals clear the side without repositioning.
An enclosed cab is an option, not standard - the base machine is an open operator station, with the cold-weather cab and the pressurised all-weather cab both on the price list.
The all-rubber tracks that produce the 3.0 psi flotation chunk on rock, rebar and demolition debris, and replacement sets cost more than conventional steel-embedded belts.
ASV's roughly 200 dealer locations against Cat's 600-plus means rural owners can face a long drive for a part, which is the complaint that shows up more often than any mechanical fault.
Towing headroom is tighter than the weight suggests - by the time you add a trailer, a bucket and a second attachment you are near the limit of a half-ton, so check your truck's actual rating rather than the machine's.

Drawn from asvi.com, ownrops.com, skidsteerforum.com.

What buyers ask

Can a half-ton truck tow an RT-50?

On paper the 5,180 lb machine weight is within reach of a capable half-ton and a light tandem trailer, but that is before the trailer's own weight, a bucket and a second attachment. Most owners find they are at or past the limit once loaded. Work from your truck's door-jamb rating and the loaded trailer weight, not from the machine's bare specification.

Will the RT-50 run a mulching head or a stump grinder?

A mulching head, no - 13.3 gpm of auxiliary flow with no published high-flow option is simply not enough, and ASV does not offer a bigger circuit on this frame. Smaller attachments like augers, grapples, brooms and forks are well within its range. Check the specific attachment's published flow and pressure requirement before you buy either one.

How low is 3.0 psi compared to other small track loaders?

It is very low for a machine with a real cab and lift arms, and it comes from 15-inch tracks putting 1,713 square inches on the ground under 5,180 lbs. Practically, that means driving across a finished lawn or a septic field and leaving marks instead of ruts. It is the single feature that justifies the price against a cheaper conventional machine.

Is the enclosed cab standard?

No. The base configuration is a standard operator station, with a suspended seat, a cold-weather cab with heater and a pressurised all-weather cab all listed as options. That matters when comparing quotes, because a rival machine quoted with a cab is not being compared to a base RT-50 on equal terms. Decide early, since retrofitting is more expensive than specifying.

What is rated capacity at 35% versus 50%?

ASV publishes both: 1,400 lbs at 35% of tipping load and 2,000 lbs at 50%, from a 4,000 lb tipping load. The 35% figure is the conservative CTL convention and the one ASV headlines. When a competing brochure quotes a bigger number, check which basis it used before concluding that machine lifts more.

How does undercarriage upkeep work on a machine this small?

The same as on the big ASVs, just with fewer parts - torsion axles, bogie wheels, idlers, bearings and seals, in an open rail design meant to shed material on its own. Owners still wash it out rather than trusting that, because packed material is what owners consistently blame for expensive undercarriage repairs. Track sets cost more than conventional steel-embedded belts.

Put the ASV RT-50 against

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Radial Lift · rubber tracks

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Aux flow: 11.3 GPM
Weight: 3,755 lbs

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Full sheet & owner reports

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Aux flow: 21.4 GPM
Weight: 7,405 lbs

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Aux flow: 21.4 GPM
Weight: 7,915 lbs

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