Hyundai HT100V vs. Bobcat T76-2: The Mid-Size Compact Track Loader Fight
Hyundai only builds one compact track loader right now, and that single-model approach means the HT100V has to be good enough to answer whatever a contractor throws at it. Bobcat, the brand that effectively invented this equipment category, answers with the T76-2, the Pro-Series update to one of the best-selling loaders in the mid-size CTL class. On paper this looks like an uneven fight: one brand's entire compact track loader lineup versus the deepest bench in the business. Once you put the real spec sheets side by side, though, the HT100V holds its ground closely enough that the decision comes down to warranty coverage, dealer network, and a few genuine mechanical trade-offs rather than one machine simply outclassing the other.
Hyundai backs the HT100V with an industry-leading 3-year/3,000-hour warranty, longer than what most competitors offer standard, and that alone changes the total-cost-of-ownership math for a contractor weighing these two machines. But a warranty is only worth something if the machine underneath it can do the job, so the spec sheet still has to hold up.
Hyundai HT100V: One Machine, Built to Cover the Middle
The HT100V runs a Hyundai 4HTI4 Tier 4 Final engine rated at 69.7 net hp at 2,400 rpm, with an operating weight of 9,755 lb and a rated operating capacity of 2,299 lb. Bucket breakout force is rated at 6,204 lb and boom breakout force at 4,766 lb, bucket capacity is 0.58 cubic yards, dump height is 8 ft 1.2 in, and max hinge pin height is 10 ft 6.4 in on the vertical-lift, tracked configuration. Hyundai is explicit that the HT100V shares its core platform with the company's skid steer line, with extra undercarriage protection engineered in specifically to withstand the stresses a rubber-tracked chassis sees that a wheeled machine never does. Hyundai also leans on its shipbuilding heritage in its own marketing, pointing to the high-grade steel it can source because of the parent company's scale in steel-intensive industries, and the company sources drivetrain components only from OEMs it has already vetted across its broader equipment lineup. The HT100V is positioned across five industries in Hyundai's own materials: snow removal, concrete and precast, agriculture, construction, and landscaping, which tells you this is deliberately built as a generalist rather than a specialist.
Bobcat T76-2: The Category-Defining Brand's Mid-Size Answer
Bobcat rates the T76-2 at 74 hp with a rated operating capacity of 2,900 lb on the solid-undercarriage configuration, a tipping load of 8,285 lb, and standard auxiliary hydraulic flow of 23.3 gpm (30.3 gpm on the high-flow option) at 3,500 psi. Hydraulic horsepower is rated at 47.6 hp standard and 61.9 hp on high flow. Travel speed is a two-speed setup topping out at 9.2 mph, fuel capacity is 31.7 gal, and the T76-2 carries the same four-drive-mode system (Balanced, Agile, Dynamic, Charged) and non-DPF engine found across Bobcat's current Pro-Series loaders, eliminating regeneration downtime on a machine that spends its day starting and stopping constantly. Bobcat also offers a 5-Link Torsion Suspension Undercarriage option on the T76-2, an upgrade that changes the ride and ground-contact characteristics for contractors running the loader hard on rough terrain, though it does add weight and cost over the standard solid-undercarriage setup. Jobsite Companion and Bobcat Sense detection round out the technology package, matching the electronics Bobcat now ships across its Machine IQ-connected fleet.
Head-to-Head: A Closer Fight Than the Brand Names Suggest
Bobcat's extra 4.3 hp and roughly 600 lb of rated capacity are real advantages, but they come with a roughly 500 lb heavier chassis and a machine that, depending on undercarriage configuration, can end up meaningfully heavier than the HT100V's 9,755 lb — worth checking closely against whatever specific T76-2 configuration a dealer is quoting.
The horsepower and rated-capacity gaps both favor the T76-2, and for a contractor whose work is genuinely capacity-limited — pallet handling, truck loading, or moving dense material all day — that gap will show up directly in cycle count. Where the HT100V claws back ground is warranty coverage and bucket breakout force relative to its size: 6,204 lb of bucket breakout force on a 69.7 hp machine is a strong number for the class, and it means the HT100V is not simply a smaller, weaker version of a Bobcat — it is a genuinely different engineering approach built around Hyundai's skid-steer-platform durability philosophy rather than raw horsepower. The practical question for most contractors comes down to duty cycle: if you are consistently working near either machine's rated capacity limit, the T76-2's extra 600 lb of headroom is worth real money in production. If your work is closer to general grading, landscaping, and material movement that rarely taxes the top of the capacity chart, the HT100V's warranty and lower price point make it a harder machine to argue against.
Dimensions and Everyday Handling
Both loaders are sized similarly enough that jobsite access is rarely the deciding factor between them, but the details differ in ways worth knowing before you commit to one over the other. The T76-2 measures 142.3 in long with a standard bucket, 73.5 in wide, and 81.9 in tall, with a reach at maximum height of 36.3 in and a turning radius of 85.3 in — figures that put it solidly in the mid-size class alongside most of its direct competitors. Bobcat's standard track width is 12.6 in with a 17.7 in option, and the company recommends a 10-hour grease interval on the T76-2's pivot points, a routine but real maintenance commitment worth budgeting labor hours for. Hyundai does not publish quite as granular a dimensional breakdown on its public spec sheet, but the HT100V's 8 ft 1.2 in dump height and 10 ft 6.4 in max hinge pin height on the vertical-lift configuration put it in the same working envelope, so a contractor loading a standard dump truck or reaching over a retaining wall will find both machines capable of the job without needing to reposition constantly. Where the two diverge most is total available attachment count: Bobcat lists 64 available attachments for the T76-2 directly on its product page, a number built over decades as the category-inventing brand, while Hyundai's attachment catalog for the HT100V is smaller and leans more heavily on third-party compatibility through standard mounting patterns rather than a dedicated factory-engineered lineup.
Which Trades Should Buy Which Machine
Snow and ice contractors, landscape companies, and agricultural operators who value Hyundai's cross-platform parts commonality with its skid steer line, plus the extended warranty coverage, are a strong match for the HT100V, especially for a contractor running a single loader that needs to be reliable across a wide range of seasonal work. General contractors and utility subs doing sustained high-capacity material handling, or fleets that already run other Bobcat equipment and want a single telematics and attachment ecosystem, are the better fit for the T76-2. A contractor buying their first compact track loader and unsure how hard they will push it should weigh the warranty math carefully: 3 years or 3,000 hours of coverage is a meaningful hedge against the higher-capacity machine's shorter standard warranty if uptime risk matters more than raw output. It is also worth asking your dealer directly what the HT100V's extended coverage actually excludes, since undercarriage wear items and normal maintenance consumables are typically carved out of any manufacturer warranty regardless of brand, and the real value of the extra coverage lives in major driveline and hydraulic component failures rather than routine service.
Warranty, Parts, and the Real Cost of Ownership
A spec sheet only tells part of the ownership story, and the warranty gap between these two machines is large enough to matter on its own. Hyundai's 3-year/3,000-hour coverage on the HT100V is meaningfully longer than the standard warranty most competitors ship with a mid-size CTL, and for a contractor who has been burned by an unexpected hydraulic or drivetrain repair bill on a machine just outside its coverage window, that extra runway is worth real money even before you factor in the lower relative price point Hyundai typically carries against comparable Bobcat trims. The trade-off is dealer density: Bobcat's network is older, larger, and more deeply embedded in most regional markets, which means same-day parts availability and loaner-machine coverage are generally easier to find for a T76-2 than for an HT100V, particularly outside major metro areas. Bobcat also has decades more installed base for its CTL undercarriage and hydraulic components, so used parts and independent-shop familiarity work in its favor if a machine is going to spend a long service life outside factory warranty entirely. Neither factor should be the only thing that decides your purchase, but both are worth weighing against the raw capacity numbers, especially if your business runs lean on downtime tolerance.
Rent vs. Own in the Mid-Size CTL Class
Mid-size compact track loaders in the HT100V and T76-2 class typically rent for $250 to $450 a day, $800 to $1,400 a week, and $2,200 to $3,800 a month, and a contractor running one of these loaders even a few weeks a month will clear the cost of ownership within a year or two of rental spend that builds no equity. Owning the machine instead means that cash flow builds toward an asset the business controls outright, with no dependence on whatever trim level a rental yard happens to have in stock, and it means the machine is available the moment a job needs it rather than whenever a reservation opens up.
Financing the HT100V or the T76-2
BFC Equipment Loans finances both Hyundai and Bobcat compact track loaders, and we structure terms around your actual duty cycle and credit profile rather than steering you toward whichever brand we happen to have a relationship with. Deposit requirements typically range from $0 down for strong credit up to 20 to 40 percent for newer or credit-challenged businesses. For more context, our sizing guide to Hyundai's full compact loader lineup places the HT100V alongside the HS120V, HT30, and HT38 so you can see where it sits in Hyundai's broader range, our explainer on Hi-Mate telematics covers what comes free with every current Hyundai machine, and our large-frame compact track loader shootout between the Hyundai HT38, Bobcat T770, and CAT 259D3 is worth a look if either of these mid-size machines turns out to be smaller than your job actually needs.
Neither machine is the wrong purchase in this class. The T76-2 is the machine to buy if your work is genuinely capacity-limited and you want Bobcat's attachment and telematics ecosystem. The HT100V is the machine to buy if warranty coverage and cross-platform parts commonality matter more to your operation than a few hundred extra pounds of rated capacity. Match the machine to your actual duty cycle, not the brand name on the door.
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