The compact track loader category has exploded over the last 15 years, with multiple OEMs adding CTLs to their lines, along with adding an increasing number of sizes, more power, and technology.
Well over a dozen manufacturers offer the versatile tracked machines and the attachments that help increase their utilization.
Everyone knows the traditional powerhouses in CTLs, but let's track some of the newer entrants to the market, including Kioti, Manitou, Hyundai, and more.
About the Author
Frank Raczon
Frank Raczon has covered and influenced the equipment industry for 35 years, including 15 years as senior editor of Construction Equipment, and marketing, advertising, and public relations work with the industry's top manufacturers. In addition to authoring "Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving Marvels" (Motorbooks, 2015), he has won numerous awards in his career, highlighted by nods from the Construction Writers Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Business Marketing Association, and BtoB magazine. Raczon has also won a number of awards from publishing peer groups such as ASBPE and TABPI.