Middle East Compact Track Loader Market Sees Big Growth

According to Bobcat, one of the key changes in the compact equipment sector in the Middle East is the significant growth in the compact track loader market in the region. Since 2017, Bobcat has increased its share of the market, with sales of compact track loaders more than quadrupling in the same period.

Ernesto Anton, District Manager Middle East for Doosan Bobcat EMEA, said: “This growth is due to the unique characteristics of compact track loaders as tool carriers and the wide array of attachments that they can work with. We sell an expanding array of attachments to Middle East customers for both skid-steer and compact track loaders depending on the particular application, including forestry cutters, planers, wheel saws and sand cleaners. Landscaping is a much more important application in the area and customers are also looking for the high lift capacity offered by our track loaders.”

Bobcat compact track loaders provide a stable platform for working with a wide range of attachments. Using the exclusive, quick change Bob-Tach mounting systems on the machines, attachments can be added or removed very quickly, ensuring the attachment fits securely and safely to the machine in seconds.

As tool carriers, compact track loaders offer many advantages over the comparable wheeled machines. They can provide increased productivity in many conditions with a lifting capacity approximately 25% more than the equivalently sized wheeled loaders. The increased ground contact area and the lower centre of gravity means compact track loaders are generally more stable than wheeled machines, especially when shuttling backwards and forwards.

The widest range of compact track loaders is available from Bobcat, with four models offered in the Middle East, namely the T590, T650, T770 and T870, with rated operating capacities from 971 to 1726kg and tipping loads from 2774 up to 4931kg. Bobcat also sells the company’s MT55 mini-track loader in the Middle East, with a rated operating capacity and tipping load of 254 and 732kg, respectively.

One of the most popular Bobcat compact track loaders in the Middle East is the T590 vertical lift path model powered by the Bobcat D24 49.2 kW (66 HP) turbocharged diesel engine. Productivity results from the high pressure of the hydraulic system, 101 l/min in the high flow version, which provides increased attachment performance. The T590 can be matched with over 80 different attachments and there are rear hydraulic auxiliary and 7-pin ACD connector options available.