Caterpillar Mid-Sized Skid Steer Loaders

Learn what major skid-steer maufacturers are offering, including New Holland, Bobcat, Volvo, Caterpillar, Case, John Deere, and more.

Construction Equipment - May 1, 2006

Larry Stewart
Executive Editor

Lifts Rated Capacity At Low Idle

All of the Caterpillar mid-size skid-steer loaders can lift their rated operating load with the engine at low idle, so the machines retain their lifting torque even if the operator slows the engine to place materials gently. Cat added an optional high-flow hydraulics package for the 242B to meet the demands of powered work tools.

Mid-sized skid-steer models: 5

Product-line features: Caterpillar offers vertical- and radial-lift skid-steer loaders in the 1,601- to 2,200-pound range so machines can be tailored to lifting or digging, material handling or loading. All Cat skid-steers come standard with pilot-hydraulic joystick controls. Daily service checkpoints are grouped in one location behind a rear door that can be opened without removing any access panels and with the boom down.