Range against range

Gehl against Wacker Neuson

Gehl has 21 machines here, Wacker Neuson 5. Neither brand wins this page — a range is not a machine, and the useful question is which one covers the work you do.

Gehl and Wacker Neuson ranges compared
Across the rangeGehlWacker Neuson
Machines tracked here215
On rubber tracks105
On wheels110
Vertical lift135
Smallestcapacity, measured the same way on both1,050 lbs1,890 lbs
Largestcapacity, measured the same way on both3,600 lbs3,500 lbs
Lightest machine4,200 lbs7,350 lbs
Heaviest machine12,161 lbs10,785 lbs
Best standard aux flow29 GPM25.1 GPM
Offer high flow175
Cheapest listedof those with a published price$35,000$67,000
Dearest listed$89,950$92,000

One thing to know before comparing any advertised figure between these two: Wacker Neuson rate track-loader capacity at 50 per cent of tipping load, where most makers use 35. The capacity rows above are recomputed on one basis so they are comparable, but the numbers on the brochures are not. Why that happens.

Which models actually line up

Machines within 12 per cent of each other on capacity, measured the same way, and of the same type. These are the pairs worth worth comparing directly.