Gehl

Gehl R105

$35,000before options, dealer-quotedRadial LiftWheels
Gehl R105
Rated capacity of tipping load50%
1,050 lb rated2,100 lb tipping

The bright segment is what Gehl R105 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.

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 same machine is sold as the Manitou 1050R, which we do not list separately. Different paint and a different dealer network, same hardware.

Suits: Barn cleaning, hobby farms, and tight-access work where a compact frame and light weight matter most Its radial lift path reaches furthest at mid-height, for digging, grading and backfilling.

Lifting and reach

Rated operating capacityWheeled rating convention
1,050 lbs
Tipping load
2,100 lbs
Lift height to hinge pin
107.5 in
Lift path
Radial Lift
Operating weight
4,200 lbs

Power and hydraulics

Engine power
35 hp
Engine
Yanmar 3TNV88C
Auxiliary flowStandard circuit
15 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.

Enclosed CabRadial Lift

What owners report

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

Width and weight are what this machine sells, and it sells them hard. Forty-eight inches across and 4,200 lbs is an unusual combination that gets a diesel skid steer through a garden gate and onto a half-ton pickup's trailer, and owners who choose it almost always name one of those two dimensions as the deciding factor rather than anything it does with a bucket.

What comes with that is a deliberately plain machine. The Yanmar 3TNV88C is published at 34.2 hp and 23.7 kW, under the threshold that brings heavier emissions hardware; drive is by chain rather than direct hydrostatic motors; controls are T-bar as standard, which suits occasional operators better than joysticks do. Auxiliary flow is 15 gpm with nothing above it, travel is 5 mph with no high range, and the 108-inch hinge pin limits it to trailers and low-sided bodies. The chain drive is the component to pay attention to - owners have reported a grinding noise on the right side during the first few feet after the park brake releases, recurring each time the brake is reapplied, with clean oil and nothing obvious inside the case.

It belongs on a farm, a horse property or a rental fleet where access decides everything and the loads are light. Anyone who does not specifically need 48 inches gets substantially more machine for similar money elsewhere. Gehl publishes no list price, so quote it as both a Gehl and a Manitou 1050R. On a used example, drive it from cold, release and reapply the park brake several times, and listen to the right-hand chain case before anything else.

What owners like

  • Forty-eight inches wide across the machine is the headline, and it is unusual - that is narrow enough to pass a four-foot residential gate, and it puts this wheeled machine in the same access bracket as the specialist narrow track loaders that cost far more.
  • At 4,200 lbs it tows behind a half-ton pickup on a modest trailer, which owners consistently describe as the reason the machine got bought in the first place. Nothing else it does matters if it cannot get to the job.
  • Gehl publishes the 3TNV88C as 34.2 hp and 23.7 kW, which puts it just under the 25 kW line where the heavier emissions hardware requirements begin - part of why this is such a mechanically plain engine to live with.
  • Radial arms push hard at ground level, which is exactly the geometry for the scraping, stall cleaning and backdragging this machine is most often bought to do.
  • T-bar controls are standard and, for operators who are not full-time machine hands, they are the more intuitive layout - a point worth weighing if the machine will be shared around a farm or a rental fleet rather than run by one person.
  • It is also sold as the Manitou 1050R, and the All-Tach mounting plate takes standard attachments, so neither parts nor tooling tie you to one dealer.

What owners complain about

  • Owners report a specific chain-drive symptom worth listening for on a used one: a loud grinding or friction noise from the right side on the first few feet of travel after the park brake releases, which then clears until the brake is applied again. It has been described at around 1,000 hours with clean chain oil and no visible debris, and more than one owner has reported the same pattern, so it is a fault to ask about rather than dismiss as a one-off.
  • Five mph is the slowest travel of any machine in this size bracket and there is no two-speed option. Anything beyond a short shuttle is walked at a crawl.
  • A 1,050 lb rating taken at 50 percent of tipping load means only a 2,100 lb tipping load underneath it - among the least reserve of any machine here, so heavy round bales and full pallets of feed are genuinely at the limit rather than comfortably within it.
  • Fifteen gpm with no high-flow option confines it to light augers, brooms and grapples for the life of the machine.
  • A 108-inch hinge pin height is the shortest in this group and will not load a tall truck or a mixer, which caps its usefulness as a material-handling machine.
  • Forty-eight inches of width is bought at the cost of operator space, and the cab is tight for larger operators, particularly getting in and out past the T-bar controls.
  • It is a chain-drive machine, so chain case oil and chain condition are maintenance items in their own right - simple and cheap to service, but not something a hydrostatic direct-drive owner has to think about at all.

Drawn from gehl.com, compactequip.com, skidsteerforum.com.

What buyers ask

What is that grinding noise from one side when it first moves?
Owners have reported exactly this on the right-hand side: a loud grinding or friction noise for the first few feet of travel after the park brake releases, which disappears and then returns the next time the brake is applied. Reports describe clean chain oil with no debris on draining, which points at the park brake not releasing fully or a bearing rather than the chain itself. More than one owner has described the same pattern, so treat it as a known thing to inspect for, not a one-off.
How narrow is it actually?
Forty-eight inches across the machine, less the bucket. That is the whole reason most owners choose it - it passes a standard four-foot gate, which almost nothing else with a diesel engine and a rated capacity above 1,000 lbs will do. Measure your attachment too, because the bucket is wider than the chassis.
Will a half-ton pickup tow it?
Yes, on a modest trailer - it is around 4,200 lbs. That combination is realistic for a half-ton, which is unusual in this category and is the second big reason people buy it. Check your own truck's tongue weight and trailer rating rather than assuming, since the trailer itself adds meaningfully to the total.
Is 1,050 lbs enough?
For stall cleaning, light material and small pallets, yes. For heavy round bales and full pallets of feed it is genuinely at its limit - the rating is taken at 50 percent of a 2,100 lb tipping load, so there is not much held in reserve. Owners working near the top of the rating regularly tend to wish they had bought a size up.
Can I add high-flow hydraulics later?
No. Fifteen gpm is the machine's ceiling and there is no high-flow package for it. Light augers, brooms and grapples are the realistic attachment list, permanently.
Are the T-bar controls a problem?
Not for most of its buyers. T-bar is the standard layout and it is the more intuitive of the options for people who are not on a machine every day, which suits shared farm and rental use. Full-time operators generally prefer joysticks. The tighter issue is space - getting in and out past the T-bars in a 48-inch machine is snug for larger operators.

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