Compact tracked loader
The same machine on rubber tracks.
It spreads its weight and goes on working on the soft ground where the wheeled version bogs down — at the price of faster wear on abrasive material.
Other names for this machine: compact track loader, rubber-tracked loader, 'delta' for the triangular tracks.
- Category
- CACES R.482A category A (compact machines)
- Status
- Direct carrier of attachments
What it does
the track spreads the weight — it works where the wheel sinks in.
Diagrammatic silhouette, without dimensions and not to scale.
The same machine on rubber tracks:
it spreads its weight and works on soft ground, sand or waterlogged terrain where the wheeled version bogs down.
What it does not do. Rubber tracks and abrasive material do not go well together.
On hot asphalt or sharp stone, the wear is fast.
that is the whole difference from the wheeled version.
Synthetic image.
they are there to carry where tyres would sink in.
Synthetic image.
What governs the fitting of an attachment
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The mounting plate
Most compact loaders share the same universal attachment plate, which is the reason for their versatility.
But universal does not mean identical:
the check still has to be made. -
The auxiliary hydraulic flow
Two levels exist at most manufacturers:
a standard flow, and an optional high flow.
Many tools only work with the second. - The pressure at the quick couplings It governs the force available, independently of the flow.
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The rated operating capacity
It is the figure that manufacturers publish to say what the machine can carry safely.
It is not the weight of the machine and cannot be deduced from it. -
The overall width
It decides what will go through.
On tracks, it also depends on the width of the pads fitted.
One model, as a reference point
The values below hold for this model only.
They are there to give an order of magnitude to anyone who has none, not to serve as a reference.
- Standard auxiliary
- 66.5 l/min
- Auxiliary, combined flow
- 101.8 l/min
- Pressure at the couplings
- 23.8 to 24.5 MPa, that is 238 to 245 bar
- Overall width
- 1,801 mm with 400 mm tracks
- Engine power
- 55,2 kW
Caveat. The manufacturer's page shows two different figures for the operating weight (4,296 kg and 4,000 kg) and two for the rated operating capacity (1,115 kg and 1,110 kg).
I publish neither of them until the manufacturer has been asked.
Source. Bobcat Europe product page,
recorded on 1 September 2026.
These values are those of one precise model, at one precise date. They do not describe a category:
there are no characteristics of a compact loader in general, there are those of the model you have.
They change from one year to the next and never replace the data sheet of your machine.
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the coupler, the flow, the pressure and the capacity on your machine,
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