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Advantages
The 480 Compact Track Loader is a versatile piece of construction equipment specifically engineered for operation in confined spaces and diverse working environments. Featuring a classic skid-steer design paired with wear-resistant rubber tracks, the machine boasts a compact and agile profile, allowing for exceptionally flexible and effortless maneuvering.

Classic Skid-Steer Design: Unrivaled Terrain Adaptability
This is the signature design of skid-steer loaders, relying on differential drive between the tracks on either side to execute zero-radius turns—pivoting in place with an extremely tight turning radius that requires no extra clearance space. Whether navigating narrow alleys, indoor rooms, tight corners near walls, or the rows between fruit trees, the machine maneuvers nimbly and positions itself with precision. This completely resolves the steering limitations inherent in traditional heavy equipment, resulting in a significant boost in operational efficiency within confined spaces.
Narrow-Body, Lightweight Design: Exceptional Access Capabilities
With an overall width of just 1034 mm and a height of 1240 mm, the machine features a compact profile that allows it to pass effortlessly through standard residential gates, perimeter fences, greenhouse entrances, and beneath low-hanging eaves. Weighing in at a mere 812 kg, its lightweight frame simplifies transport; cross-site relocation can be easily accomplished using a standard small utility trailer. Furthermore, its low ground pressure during operation ensures that movement does not damage paved surfaces, lawns, or floor tiles—making it the ideal, worry-free solution for construction and maintenance tasks in courtyards, residential communities, and indoor environments.
Optimized Lifting Structure: More Efficient Loading Operations
Utilizing a three-arm linkage lifting mechanism paired with an automatic bucket self-leveling system, the bucket maintains a perfectly horizontal orientation throughout the entire lifting, lowering, and tilting cycle. This effectively prevents material spillage when loading loose bulk materials such as sand, gravel, soil, grain, or organic fertilizers. The lifting range is extensive, reaching a maximum operating height of 2430 mm, allowing for seamless interfacing with small trucks, wheelbarrows, and storage hoppers. This eliminates the need to repeatedly reposition the machine during loading and unloading tasks, saving both time and effort.
Powerful and Stable Performance: Low Consumption, High Durability, Easy Start-up
Equipped with a selection of compliant, brand-name engines, the machine boasts ample power reserves, ensuring immediate and responsive power delivery during start-up, uphill climbs, and heavy-load lifting operations. The engine features energy-efficient tuning, resulting in low operational noise and minimal vibration for a more comfortable operator experience during prolonged work shifts. A large-capacity 28-liter fuel tank allows for extended periods of continuous operation on a single fill-up, eliminating the hassle of frequent refueling stops. The entire product line meets EPA and Euro Stage V emission standards, ensuring environmental compliance and making the machine suitable for both domestic sales and export markets.
Dual-Specification Hydraulic System: Highly Compatible with Various Attachments
The machine comes standard with a dual-circuit, dual-valve hydraulic system, which can be upgraded to a three-pump, three-valve configuration. With a hydraulic output pressure reaching 17 MPa, the system ensures stable flow and smooth power transmission. This ample hydraulic power allows for the smooth operation of a wide range of hydraulic attachments; performance remains undiminished even after switching between different functional accessories, truly enabling a single machine to meet diverse operational demands. The hydraulic lines feature a neat and organized layout with reliable sealing technology, ensuring that oil seepage and leakage are rare under normal operating conditions.
Rubber Track Chassis: Superior All-Terrain Capability
Equipped as standard with widened, wear-resistant rubber tracks, the machine boasts a large ground contact area and excellent traction. It travels smoothly across soil, grass, gravel paths, and moderately muddy surfaces, minimizing the risk of slipping or getting stuck. The flexible rubber material ensures quiet operation; compared to steel tracks, it not only protects the ground surface but also significantly reduces vibration during travel, thereby further enhancing operator comfort. The chassis frame features a reinforced design, offering high load-bearing capacity and a robust, durable structure that ensures a longer service life.
Ergonomic Design Details: Comfortable and Easy to Master
The machine features a clean, intuitive control layout utilizing the standard operating method for skid steer loaders. With ergonomically designed control levers and precise action control, even novice operators can achieve proficiency in a very short time. The foot pedal area is equipped with a shock-absorbing structure to cushion vibrations generated during travel and operation, minimizing operator fatigue during prolonged periods of standing work. The machine body features a visual instrumentation panel that monitors electrical system status in real-time, providing early warnings for potential faults to reduce the likelihood of unexpected downtime.
Independent Cooling System: Guaranteed Continuous Operation
Equipped with a high-power, independent cooling module, the system delivers exceptional heat dissipation efficiency. Even in high-temperature summer environments or during continuous, all-day operation, it rapidly dissipates heat from the machine body, preventing overheating-related failures in the engine and hydraulic systems. The machine features a comprehensive protective structure, with key components treated to resist dust and physical impact, ensuring stable and reliable operation in outdoor settings and dusty construction site environments.
Our skid steer loader is ideal for a wide range of industries and working environments, offering unmatched versatility and productivity wherever it operates.
Construction – Perfect for earthmoving, material handling, and road cleaning. It can easily load gravel, transport sand, or sweep construction debris, making it an essential tool on any building site.
Agriculture – Efficient in crop loading, animal waste cleaning, and soil leveling. It helps farmers save time and labor, keeping the field and farmyard clean and well managed.
Forestry – Suitable for log transport, land clearing, and site preparation. Its strong lifting capacity and compact size make it ideal for working between trees or in uneven woodland terrain.
Warehousing – Excellent for pallet handling and indoor logistics. Its compact body allows it to move smoothly in narrow aisles, improving loading and unloading efficiency.
Trencher
Specifically engineered for agricultural fields, orchards, landscaping projects, and municipal utility installation, this attachment leverages the ample hydraulic power of the 480 skid steer loader to deliver stable and precisely controllable trench depth and width. Benefiting from the skid steer's unique maneuverability, it can operate flexibly along both straight lines and curves, ensuring smooth, drift-free movement and steering. Ideal for excavating irrigation ditches in farmland, preparing trenches for sapling planting, pre-burying utility lines in parks, and creating fertilization furrows in orchards, it offers operational efficiency far superior to manual labor while producing neat, uniform trenches.
Hydraulic Breaker
A high-impact hydraulic demolition attachment designed for deep integration with the host machine's hydraulic system, delivering powerful yet consistent impact force. Capitalizing on the skid steer loader's agile maneuverability, it enables close-range operation and precision spot-breaking—flexibly tackling corners, tight crevices, and other confined spaces where larger heavy equipment cannot reach. Primarily utilized for breaking up concrete pavements, demolishing old walls, excavating hard ground, and crushing rocks, it offers stable impact performance and exceptional durability under rugged working conditions.
Brush Cutter / Land Clearing Mower
Designed specifically for complex outdoor environments such as wasteland, overgrown fields, and dense brush, this attachment features a robust cutting disc capable of rapidly clearing weeds, low-lying shrubs, and wild vines. By combining powerful cutting action with the skid steer's ability to execute zero-turn maneuvers and navigate nimbly, it can traverse uneven, wild terrain freely, leaving no blind spots or uncleared areas. Widely applied in mountain reclamation, woodland management, restoring idle land for cultivation, and clearing overgrown park areas, it efficiently completes large-scale land clearing operations.
Lawn Mower
Tailored for the maintenance of large turf areas—including courtyards, orchards, pastures, and industrial greenbelts—this attachment delivers a smooth, even cut with uniform grass height. Leveraging the skid steer's stable movement and agile steering capabilities, it can easily maneuver between trees, flowerbeds, and building corners, effortlessly maintaining areas that are difficult for standard mowing equipment to access. With smooth power output and resistance to stalling during continuous operation, it serves as the ideal partner for routine lawn trimming in landscaping projects, property management, and industrial facility maintenance.
Sweeper
Featuring a fully enclosed cleaning structure, this attachment integrates sweeping and dust suppression functions into a single unit; its rotating brushes maintain firm contact with the ground to deliver powerful and effective cleaning performance. Leveraging the agile and highly maneuverable characteristics of a skid steer loader, this attachment allows for seamless back-and-forth sweeping across factory roads, construction sites, residential streets, and warehouse grounds. Its flexible steering ensures that turns are executed without leaving any uncleaned blind spots. Capable of clearing surface dust, gravel, and general refuse, it is also ideal for post-construction site cleanup and operates effectively on both dry and wet road surfaces.
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Engine |
Briggs & Stratton /Rato/Koop |
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Configuration |
Standard dual-channel dual-valve, dual-channel output, optional three-pump three-valve |
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Height |
1240mm |
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Total length (including bucket) |
2208mm |
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Total width |
1034mm |
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Wheelbase |
841mm |
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Machine weight |
812kg |
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Horsepower |
23hp |
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Rated power |
15kw |
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Maximum power |
16.8kw |
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Rated speed |
3200rmp |
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Maximum speed |
3600rmp |
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Oil capacity |
1.6L |
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Turning radius |
1230mm |
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Hydraulic system pressure |
17mpa |
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Load |
480kg |
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Bucket capacity |
0.15m³ |
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Travel speed |
0-3.5km/h |
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Hydraulic tank capacity |
31L |
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Fuel tank capacity |
28L |
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Maximum height |
2430mm |
Q1: Is the operation of a skid steer loader complex? How long does it take for a beginner to learn?
A1: The machine features a standardized control logic with clearly defined functions for its control levers, and is equipped with an auto-leveling bucket that eliminates the need for manual bucket adjustments. Even individuals with absolutely no prior experience can master the basic operations after just half a day of simple training, and can independently perform routine tasks within a single day.
Q2: Can the machine operate continuously around the clock? Is it suitable for use in high-temperature environments?
A2: The equipment is outfitted with an independent cooling system that offers robust heat resistance, allowing it to operate normally even during hot summer weather. However, to best extend the service life of the equipment, we recommend pausing for a brief rest and checking the machine's condition after every 4 to 6 hours of continuous operation.
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