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Skid steers and compact track loaders have owned the small-iron jobsite for decades. The compact wheel loader is changing that argument — and the contractors paying attention are quietly shifting fleet mix.
Avant Tecno just rolled out a forestry mulcher and an updated timber grab for its articulating compact wheel loaders at ConExpo 2026. The release matters less as a product story and more as a signal: forestry mulching is moving down-market into smaller carriers, and the contractors doing this work are no longer waiting for a 30,000-pound dedicated machine.