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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bobcat_ron" data-source="post: 49682" data-attributes="member: 1066">ROC is Rated Operating Capacity,  these track loaders are rated for 35% of their tipping load and the wheeled models are for 50%, the tracks  just basically give a longer wheel base which gives you more ROC.The Cat 257 is 1900 lbsTakeuchi TL130 1600 lbs TL140 2200 lbs and the TL150 is 3000+ lbsEven though the Cat  is higher in the ROC versus the Takeuchi (1900 vs 1600) Takeuchi rates their loaders for the ROC at their maximum loader reach, so about half way up at eye level, that's where they are rated, so it always seems that the Takeuchi's are lower ROC units.I know for a fact that my TL130 could out lift the current Cat 277C with out sweating, I could lift a 3000 lb brush mower head at idle where as the Cat needed 1/2 throttle and it struggled.The loader lift heights are also different, the 257 will be 119" at the bucket pin all the way up and the TL130 will be 118".  The TL140 will be 124" and the TL150 will be 133".  There is a lot to compare, but apple for oranges I would suggest a TL130/140 size, they can easily load a gravel truck and the TL140 will still lift more than what you require it to.</blockquote>