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Case SR160B
The Case SR160B is the entry point to Case's B-series wheeled lineup - a small-frame radial-lift machine with a 60 hp Perkins-family diesel and a 1,600 lb rated capacity. At just 5,645 lbs and six feet tall, it's built for tight spaces, light-duty property work, and buyers who want to tow with a half-ton truck.
Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓At 5,645 lbs it's one of the lightest diesel skid steers sold, so owners tow it behind a half-ton pickup on a modest trailer without CDL-class equipment.
- ✓The 59.8-inch width and 6-foot height let it slip through gates, barn doors, and backyard fences where even mid-frame machines can't follow.
- ✓Case's B-series cab redesign trickled down to this base model, so you get the simple push-button start, intuitive switchgear, and optional 8-inch LCD display with backup camera that the bigger machines have.
- ✓Radial lift geometry gives it honest digging and grading ability down low, and owners say it out-works its 60 hp rating on dirt and gravel jobs.
- ✓The price undercuts comparable Bobcat and Cat small frames by a meaningful margin, making it a favorite first machine for budget-minded buyers.
- ✓The mechanical simplicity of the small-frame B-series means less to go wrong, and owners report the Perkins-family engine is an easy, familiar service item.
- ✓myCASEConstruction telematics with a 7-year data subscription comes included, which is unusual generosity at the entry price point.
- ✓Enclosed cab with heat and A/C is available, so unlike many entry machines it can be optioned into a genuine year-round workhorse.
Cons
- ✗There's no two-speed option, and the 6.9 mph single travel speed makes ground-to-ground moves painfully slow on anything but a small lot.
- ✗The 18.4 GPM standard flow with no high-flow option rules out hungry attachments like mulchers and cold planers entirely.
- ✗Unlike the SR175B and SV185B, the SR160B's Tier 4 solution includes a DPF, so owners deal with regen cycles the rest of the small-frame B-series avoids.
- ✗The 112-inch hinge pin and radial geometry make loading full-size dump trucks awkward - this is a trailer-height machine.
- ✗The 1,600 lb capacity is quickly outgrown, and many owners admit they should have stretched to the SR175B or SV185B.
- ✗Case's construction dealer network is thinner than Bobcat's or Deere's in many regions, so parts and service access depends heavily on where you live.
- ✗Resale value trails the big three brands, offsetting some of the purchase-price savings at trade-in time.
- ✗The light frame gets bouncy and tippy when pushing or carrying near its limit, so full buckets of wet material demand a careful operator.
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