How Smart Is Your Loader's Instrumentation?

Smarter Instrumentation

When you’re working, fast access to machine information is crucial. Smarter instrumentation puts key loader functions at your fingertips. Deluxe instrumentation on Bobcat® loaders brings you upgraded communication, monitoring, and control to your machine. Kubota®, Caterpillar®, Case® and New Holland® loaders have some helpful features on their display systems, but only Bobcat provides the industry’s smartest instrumentation. Watch the test to see for yourself.

Bobcat vs. Other Brands

Test Results

We compared instrumentation systems of multiple brands of loaders. Hands-down, Bobcat delivered the most functionality, with eight different features, including password protection, keyless start, attachment information, detailed diagnostics, and activity monitoring. Caterpillar provided half of the same functionality. Case and New Holland loaders include just two helpful features. Kubota loaders will leave you asking for more. They don’t include any advanced instrumentation features.

How We Test Equipment

When you’re shopping for a new machine, it’s easy to compare specs. After all, that’s the best way to compare machines, right? Not quite. With specs, you’re only getting part of the story. They don’t measure real performance on your jobsite and that’s what matters most. It’s the reason we put top brands through the paces with fair, accurate, and repeatable tests. Watch to see how we developed the tests.