Bobcat's 553 skid steer loader features a diesel-powered, liquid-cooled engine that offers 25-horsepower output. The S130 model features a liquid-cooled, diesel-fueled engine that produces approximately 46 horsepower. The Bobcat S205 loader features a turbocharged, liquid-cooled engine that also runs on diesel fuel. This engine is capable of producing outputs in the range of 61 horsepower.
A loader's rated operating capacity is the maximum load that the loader should be used to lift. Tipping load is the amount of weight needed to raise a loader's rear wheels off the ground. The 553 offers a 950-lb. rated operating capacity and a tipping load of 1,905 lbs. The rated operating capacity and tipping load for the S130 model are 1,300 lbs. and 2,744 lbs. The rated operating capacity of the S205 is 2,050 lbs. and its tipping load is 4,100 lbs.
The hydraulic system that Bobcat designed onto its 553 loader can pump hydraulic fluid at an 11 gallon-per-minute flow rate. Hydraulic fluid can pump through the S130's hydraulic system at a rate of 16.9 gallons per minute. Standard-flow hydraulics on the S205 loader pump fluid at a rate of 16.3 gallons per minute. This loader's high-flow hydraulics pump fluid at a rate of 25.5 gallons per minute.
The 553 loader is 72.5 inches tall, 49.4 inches wide and 107.3 inches long with bucket attachment. Its reach at maximum height is 12.3 inches. The S130 is 124.1 inches long, 62 inches wide and 77.3 inches tall while fitted with the standard bucket attachment. The S130 offers a 22.6-inch reach at maximum height. Bobcat's S205 is 130.3 inches long, 68 inches wide and 76.3 inches tall with the standard bucket attachment. This loader's reach, at maximum height, is 29.6 inches.
Total operating weight on the 553 loader is 3,704 lbs. This loader can travel at a maximum 6.4 mph and features a fuel tank that can hold 10 gallons of diesel fuel. The operating weight of the S130 model is 5,063 lbs. Its maximum travel speed is 7.3 mph and it features a 13.3-gallon fuel tank. The S205 can travel at a maximum speed of 7 mph and offers an operating weight of 6,242 lbs. The fuel tank on this loader can hold 24 gallons of fuel.