CASE TL170: What the New 43.5-hp Stand-On Mini Track Loader Means for Buyers

CASE used Equip Expo 2026 in Louisville to launch the TL170, the largest stand-on mini track loader (MTL) in its lineup and the machine it is positioning for landscape, tree-care and light construction crews that need skid-steer-style attachment capability in a package narrow enough to pass through a gate.

The headline numbers put the TL170 at the top of CASE's MTL range. It runs a 43.5 gross horsepower (31.9 kW) engine and is rated at up to 1,700 lb (771 kg) of operating capacity at 35 percent of tipping load in the wide-track configuration. Standard auxiliary hydraulic flow is 13.2 gpm, with an optional high-flow package rated to 21.1 gpm — the figure that decides whether the machine can run high-demand attachments such as stump grinders, trenchers and cold planers rather than just buckets and grapples.

Footprint is 47.6 inches in the narrow-track configuration, which is the practical selling point for backyard, fence-line and streetscape work. Buyers get a choice of coupler face — a full-size skid-steer plate or the smaller CII interface — and that choice has real consequences: the full-size plate opens up the rental and dealer attachment pool, while CII suits a dedicated fleet of lighter implements.

The chassis follows the layout CASE has settled on for this class: radial lift geometry for digging and reach at mid-height, a four-roller undercarriage on a narrow rubber track with a wide belt offered as an option, hydraulic pilot joystick control, ride control, self-levelling, a cushioned operator platform and a multifunction display. Factory options include 48- and 52-inch low-profile extended buckets with bolt-on teeth and cutting edge, a case-drain connection for motors that need it, bio-hydraulic oil and a 14-pin electrical auxiliary. MyCASEConstruction telematics hardware with a seven-year data subscription is standard, and base warranty coverage is two years or 2,000 hours.

What matters commercially is that the TL170 does not arrive into an empty category. New Holland's C324 claims 43 hp and a 2,400-lb rated operating capacity with 47- or 51-inch track options and up to 21 gpm of auxiliary flow; John Deere has entered the segment with its 10 and 12 G-Tier utility track loaders; GEHL and Manitou have new stand-on radial-lift machines; and the Equip Expo new-product showcase included the 25-horsepower Foxx TT125 Pro. Stand-on loaders are turning into a class of their own rather than a cheaper route to a skid steer, and that changes how they should be specified.

For buyers, three checks separate a good deal from a bad one. First, match flow to the attachment list you actually intend to run, not the one on the brochure: a 13.2 gpm standard-flow machine will not spin a large stump grinder or drive a planer at rated depth. Second, treat the coupler face as a fleet decision, because it determines which existing attachments and which neighbouring machines the unit can share work with. Third, price the undercarriage as a running cost rather than a one-off: rubber tracks, rollers and idlers on a 47-inch-class machine wear according to ground conditions, and on high-hour landscaping work the tracks — not the engine — usually set the maintenance budget.

CASE has not published pricing for the TL170, and availability will be set by region. Buyers sourcing either a new stand-on loader or replacement undercarriage and hydraulic components for one should confirm the exact track width, roller count and coupler configuration before ordering — those three details are where most parts mismatches originate in this size class.

Source: Equipment World, "Case Launches its Largest Stand-on Mini Track Loader: the TL170", November 2026; specifications from CASE Construction Equipment.