Caterpillar isn’t the first skid-steer manufacturer to go remote; Bobcat currently offers a remote-control package for its loaders. But Cat’s system offers more than standard remote options.

"On a skid steer, you operate a trencher ... can be controlled with this device," he adds. Brochure: Caterpillar RemoteTask Remote Control System It only takes about an hour for a Cat dealer ...

Caterpillar and TORC Robotics are expanding the RemoteTask remote control system for the smaller Cat D Series skid-steer loaders and compact track loaders.

When tough tasks require the extra oomph of machinery, a few of the common choices are skid steers and compact track loaders from Caterpillar, the same company that's been in the news recently for ...

which receives commands over WiFi for remote control. A pair of geared N20 brushed motors are driven from a small H-bridge controller, each one driving one side of the skid steer. A toothed belt ...

and tough medium-sized cat that roams parts of North America. In 1960, Bobcat changed the industry forever, introducing the first true skid-steer loader, the M400, sparking the compact equipment ...

the 304.5E2 XTC is not intended as a total replacement for a skid-steer, says Greg Worley, senior product engineer with Caterpillar. “It’s not a full skid-steer, but we found there’s a lot ...