Sub-Compact against Compact · same Bobcat lineup

Bobcat CT1025 vs Bobcat CT2025

Bobcat CT1025

Bobcat

Bobcat CT1025

~$17,205

24.5 hp engine · 18.8 PTO−23% to the shaft
Bobcat CT2025

Bobcat

Bobcat CT2025

~$20,760

24.5 hp engine · 22.2 PTO−9% to the shaft

The Bobcat CT1025 lists about $3,555 lower; the Bobcat CT2025 carries 22.2 hp to the PTO against 18.8; the Bobcat CT2025 lifts 1,369 lbs on the loader against 608; the Bobcat CT1025 buys more PTO horsepower per dollar, 1.09 per $1,000 against 1.07.

Bobcat CT1025 and Bobcat CT2025 compared row by row. A highlighted cell takes that row on the stated rule: more power, lift, capacity or flow, or a lower price.
SpecBobcat CT1025Bobcat CT2025
Price~$17,205~$20,760
What that price isMSRP, base buildMSRP, base build
Size classSub-CompactCompact
TransmissionHydrostaticGear
Engine hp24.5 hp24.5 hp
PTO hp18.8 hp22.2 hp
Loader lift608 lbsat max height1,369 lbsat max height
Three-point lift700 lbs24 in behind the lift points1,631 lbs24 in behind the lift points
Hydraulic flow7.2 GPM11.4 GPM
Drive4WD4WD
EngineDaedongDaedong
Weight1,521 lbs2,634 lbs
Fuel tank6.7 gal9 gal
4WDYesYes
Front loaderYesYes
Cab availableNoNo
HydrostaticYesNo
Power steeringYesYes
Cruise controlNoNo
Warrantynot publishednot published

A highlighted cell wins its row on the rule named above the table: more power, lift, capacity or flow, or a lower price. A lift row is left unwon whenever the two makers measured in different places, or where either of them did not say — a figure quoted at the pivot pin and one quoted 500 mm ahead of it describe the same loader and differ by roughly a third, so ranking them against each other would invent a result. Prices are typical list and move with dealer packages.

From owner discussion and long-term write-ups

What owners of each one say

Bobcat CT1025

What they like

  • 24.5 hp sits right at the regulatory line, making this the most powerful tractor Bobcat sells with no diesel particulate filter
  • 18.8 PTO hp for roughly $2,100 over the CT1021 is the cheapest horsepower step in the Bobcat tractor line
  • Two-range hydrostatic, 4WD and hydraulic power steering are all standard - nothing on the option sheet is needed to make it usable
  • Mid-PTO is standard for a mid-mount mower deck
  • The starting MSRP is published on the model page instead of being left entirely to the dealer

What they complain about

  • Loader lift stays at 608 lb at max height, so the extra engine power buys no lifting capacity at all
  • Three-point capacity is unchanged at 700 lb at 24 in behind the lift point
  • A 6.7 gal tank is small for a 24.5 hp engine doing loader work through a full day
  • No warranty term is published on the model page

Bobcat CT2025

What they like

  • 1,369 lb of loader lift at maximum height is more than double the 1000 platform's figure for about $3,500 more
  • 1,631 lb at 24 in behind the lift point is a genuinely heavy hitch rating for a 24.5 hp tractor
  • Still under 25 hp, so no diesel particulate filter and no regeneration cycle to plan work around
  • 11.4 gpm combined flow - 6.9 implement plus 4.5 steering - leaves headroom for a third-function attachment
  • The 9x3 manual is the cheaper of the two builds and keeps the transmission simple to service
  • 9 gal of fuel under a 2,634 lb machine makes it behave much more like a compact than a sub-compact

What they complain about

  • The 9x3 manual has no shuttle, so every direction change during loader work goes through the clutch
  • The hydrostatic build costs $1,764 more, and that is before a loader is added to either one
  • No cab is offered at this horsepower - open station only
  • Choosing hydrostatic drops PTO output to 21.8 hp, so the transmission decision costs implement power
  • Neither a warranty term nor a loader model name appears on the model page
Bobcat CT1025 spec sheetBobcat CT2025 spec sheet