Skid Steers vs. Compact Track Loaders

Much ink has been spilled detailing the pros and cons of skid steers and compact track loaders over the years.

In other words, it’s not so much which machine has the best specs. It’s how you use it and which machine will make you the most profit. Chase says you can’t go wrong either way. It’s just a matter of making allowances for the relative strengths and weaknesses of each machine.

One telling statistic in the marketplace is how the percentages of each machine sold have changed. As little as five years ago, 60 percent of sales went to skid steers and 40 percent to CTLs, , product marketing manager for skid steers and CTLs at Deere. Today the numbers have flipped, with CTLs at 60 percent and skid steers at 40 percent.