Gehl
Gehl RT105
The Gehl RT105 is 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. Its 50.8-inch width and 34.7 hp Yanmar diesel target backyard landscapers and rental fleets in the Bobcat T450/Cat 239D small-frame class.
Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓At 4,720 lbs it's genuinely half-ton towable with a modest trailer, saving small operators from buying a heavier truck just to move the machine.
- ✓The 50.8-inch width squeezes through standard backyard gates and double doors, opening up fenced-yard and interior jobs that mid-frame machines simply can't reach.
- ✓IdealTrax automatic track tensioning is standard even on this entry model, protecting tracks and bearings from the under-tensioning neglect that kills small CTL undercarriages.
- ✓The 1,050 lb rating is taken at a conservative 35% of tipping load, so it handles its rated pallet of sod or pavers without feeling ready to nose over.
- ✓The naturally-aspirated Yanmar 3TNV88C is a simple, DEF-free workhorse that mechanically-inclined owners can service themselves with basic tools.
- ✓A 109-inch hinge pin height is tall for the sub-5,000 lb class and comfortably clears dump trailers and one-ton dump beds.
- ✓The 15 GPM auxiliary circuit runs augers, trenchers, and grapples well for the size class, and a second front auxiliary set comes standard.
- ✓It undercuts the Bobcat T450 by thousands and carries the same 2-year/2,000-hour warranty, making it one of the cheapest paths into a new tracked machine.
Cons
- ✗There's no two-speed option, so 6 mph is all you get - ground moves across large properties feel painfully slow.
- ✗Air conditioning isn't offered at all, only a heat-and-defrost cab kit, so summer work means running the door open or sweating it out.
- ✗No high-flow option puts hungry attachments like mulchers and cold planers permanently out of reach.
- ✗The 34.7 hp engine works hard with heavy dirt attachments, and operators note it bogs where 50+ hp small-frames push through.
- ✗Gehl's thin dealer network means parts and service can involve a long drive or a shipping wait that Bobcat owners rarely face.
- ✗Resale value trails the big brands, so the low purchase price gives some savings back at trade-in time.
- ✗The 84-inch dump height at full lift won't clear tall dump trucks, capping it at trailers and small truck beds.
- ✗Base machines come with old-school T-bar controls, and the pilot joystick upgrade that most operators now expect costs extra.
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