S450 Skid-Steer Loader

S450 Skid-Steer Loader

This Bobcat® S450 is our most versatile skid-steer loader - the perfect machine for all your loading, carrying and cleaning jobs. And with Bobcat attachments, you can also demolish, grapple, grade, and a lot more.  It has maximum reach at mid-range heights, so its great for dumping over a wall or unloading flatbed trucks. The compact size of the S450 lets you handle big jobs in small spaces...and makes it easy to transport from job to job.

S450 Specifications

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Key Specifications

Tipping load
1215 kg
Engine power
35.9 kW
Operating weight
2365 kg
Lift height
2.8 m
ROC
608 kg

Key Specifications

Tipping load
1215 kg
Engine power
35.9 kW
Operating weight
2365 kg
Lift height
2.8 m
ROC
608 kg

Performance

Tipping load (ISO 14397-1)
1215.00 kg
Rated operating capacity (ISO 14397-1)
608.00 kg
Pump capacity
64.00 L/min
Push Force
1927.99 daN
System relief at quick couplers
22.4-23.1 MPa 
Max. travel speed (high range - option)
14.80 km/h

Engine

Make / Model
Kubota / V2403-MDI-E3 
Fuel
Diesel 
Cooling
Liquid 
Power at 2700 RPM
35.90 kW
Torque at 1600 RPM (SAE J1995 Gross):
158.60 Nm
Number of cylinders
4 
Displacement
2433.00 cm3
Fuel tank
54.50 L
Fuel consumption
4,5 L/h 

Weights

Operating weight
2365.00 kg
Shipping weight
2052.00 kg

Dimensions

Operating height
3558.00 mm
Height with operator cab
1976.00 mm
Angle of departure
23.00 °
Ground clearance
214.00 mm
Wheelbase
900.00 mm
Length without attachment
2502.00 mm
Length with standard bucket
3172.00 mm
Rollback at ground position
26.00 °
Dump height with standard bucket
2157.00 mm
Height to bucket hinge pin
2781.00 mm
Dump reach at maximum height
587.00 mm
Dump angle at maximum height
40.00 °
Rollback fully raised at maximum height
91.00 °
Width over standard bucket
1575.00 mm
Turning radius with standard bucket
1940.60 mm
Track, standard tyres
1221.70 mm
Width over standard tyres
1490.00 mm
Width over tyres, 10 x 16.5, 10-ply, Heavy duty, offset rims
1355.00 mm

Controls

Vehicle steering
Direction and speed controlled by two hand levers 
Loader hydraulics tilt and lift
Separate foot pedals or Joystick Controls (JC) 
Front auxiliary (standard)
Electrical switch on right-hand steering lever 

Drive System

Transmission
Infinitely variable tandem hydrostatic piston pumps, driving two fully reversing hydrostatic motors 

Standard Features

Standard Seat
yes 
Standard Cab with rear window
yes 
Seat belt
yes 
Seat bar
yes 
Automatically activated glow plugs
yes 
Auxiliary hydraulics: variable flow/maximum flow
yes 
Bob-Tach™ frame
yes 
Bobcat Interlock Control System (BICS)
yes 
10 x 16.5, 10–ply, Heavy duty tyres
yes 
Electrically activated proportional front auxiliary hydraulics
yes 
Engine/hydraulics system shutdown
yes 
Manual
yes 
Lift arm support
yes 
Operating lights, front and rear
yes 
Parking brake
yes 
Horn
yes 
Spark arrestor muffler
yes 
Warranty: 24 months or 2000 hours (whichever occurs first)
yes 

Options

Joystick controls with 2 speed
yes 
Deluxe pressurized cab with heating
yes 
Deluxe pressurized cab with HVAC
yes 
Hydraulic bucket positioning (including ON/OFF switch)
yes 
10 x 16.5, 10–ply, Severe duty tyres
yes 
10 x 16.5, 10–ply, Versatile duty tyres
yes 
Strobe
yes 
Beacon
yes 
Back-up alarm
yes 
Noise reduction kit
yes 
EAC certification
yes 
Cab enclosure kit
yes 
Special applications front door kit
yes 
200 lbs (74.4 kg) counterweight kit
yes 
Front axle counterweight kit
yes 
Fuel cap locking kit
yes 
Deluxe instrument panel
yes 
Replacement Bob-Tach™
yes 
Fresh air heater kit
yes 
Front door kit
yes 
Door sensor kit
yes 
Plumbing kit for fresh air heater
yes 
Back up alarm kit
yes 
FOPS kit **
yes 
Single-point lift kit
yes 
Power Bob-Tach™ kit
yes 
Operator cab, enclosure kit
yes 
7-pin attachment control
yes 
Four-point lift kit
yes 
Rear auxiliary hydraulic kit
yes 
Engine block heater kit
yes 
Road kit
yes 
Bucket positioning kit
yes 
Keyless kit
yes 
Rear window wiper kit
yes 
10 x 16.5, Solid Flex tyres
yes 
14-pin attachment control kit
yes 
4-Way flasher kit
yes 
80 mm Suspension seat kit
yes 
Cup holder kit
yes 
Headlight guard kit
yes 
Muffler guard kit
yes 
Tail light guard kit
yes 

Attachments

Auger Accessories
yes 
Augers
yes 
Backhoes
yes 
Bale Forks
yes 
Breaker Accessories
yes 
Breakers
yes 
Brush Saws
yes 
Brushcat™ Rotary Cutters
yes 
Combination Buckets
yes 
Concrete Mixers
yes 
Construction / Industrial Buckets
yes 
Diggers
yes 
Dozer Blades
yes 
Dumping Hoppers
yes 
Flail Cutters
yes 
Graders
yes 
Grapples, Industrial
yes 
Landplanes
yes 
Landscape Rakes
yes 
Laser Equipment
yes 
Low Profile Buckets
yes 
Miscellaneous
yes 
Mowers
yes 
Pallet Fork Accessories
yes 
Pallet Forks, Hydraulic
yes 
Planer Accessories
yes 
Rear Stabilizers
yes 
Root Grapples
yes 
Scarifiers
yes 
Scrapers
yes 
Seeders
yes 
Skeleton Buckets
yes 
Snow Blades
yes 
Snow Pushers
yes 
Snow V-Blades
yes 
Sod Layers
yes 
Soil Conditioners
yes 
Spreader
yes 
Spreaders
yes 
Sweepers
yes 
Tillers
yes 
Tilt-Tatch
yes 
Utility Forks
yes 
Utility Frames
yes 
Vibratory Rollers
yes 
Wood Chippers
yes 

S450 Features

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  • Angle Broom Angle Broom

    Angle Broom

    Dirt, dried mud, light snow and other debris are quickly and efficiently swept away with this hydraulically driven attachment.
  • Auger Auger

    Auger

    Speed and perfect vertical accuracy are what you get with this high-torque, heavy-duty hydraulic auger.
  • Backhoe Backhoe

    Backhoe

    Transform your Bobcat. loader into a powerful, efficient, and versatile excavator with a Bobcat backhoe.
  • Bale Fork Bale Fork

    Bale Fork

    The pair of small diameter forks offer benefits over a single fork.
  • Breaker Breaker

    Breaker

    Bobcat breakers offer high performance, low maintenance, and are easy to use.
  • Brush Saw Brush Saw

    Brush Saw

    The Bobcat. brush saw attachment is a quick, convenient way to remove unwanted brush.
  • Brushcat™ Rotary Cutter Brushcat™ Rotary Cutter

    Brushcat™ Rotary Cutter

    Handle tough brush clearing and landscaping applications easily with the Brushcat™ rotary cutter.
  • Bucket (CI), Construction / Industrial Bucket (CI), Construction / Industrial

    Bucket (CI), Construction / Industrial

    The strongest of all Bobcat buckets. Ideal for everything from tough digging to material handling.
  • Bucket (GP), General Purpose Bucket (GP), General Purpose

    Bucket (GP), General Purpose

    General purpose buckets have a longer bottom than the dirt style.
  • Bucket (LP), Low Profile Bucket (LP), Low Profile

    Bucket (LP), Low Profile

    These buckets have a longer bottom than the construction/industrial style.
  • Bucket, Combination Bucket, Combination

    Bucket, Combination

    Dozing, grappling, levelling, digging, loading and dumping.
  • Bucket, Fertiliser And Grain Bucket, Fertiliser and Grain

    Bucket, Fertiliser And Grain

    Fertiliser buckets have large capacities and more roll-back range.
  • Bucket, Skeleton Bucket, Skeleton

    Bucket, Skeleton

    Excellent for separating unwanted objects, such as rocks and other debris, from work areas while leaving finer material behind.
  • Bucket, Snow And Light Material Bucket, Snow and Light Material

    Bucket, Snow And Light Material

    Snow is relatively light compared to soil or gravel, and we have increased the bucket size to make such type of work a breeze.
  • Concrete Mixer Concrete Mixer

    Concrete Mixer

    Turn your Bobcat® loader into an efficient concrete mixer with this rugged, cost-effective attachment.
  • Digger Digger

    Digger

    The digger is ideal for nurseries and landscaping applications.
  • Dozer Blade Dozer Blade

    Dozer Blade

    Turn your loader into a mini crawler with the dozer blade.
  • Dumping Hopper Dumping Hopper

    Dumping Hopper

    Park it, load it and dump it. This attachment mounts as easily as a bucket on your loader, and can go wherever your loader goes.
  • Flail Cutter Flail Cutter

    Flail Cutter

    The flail cutter is ideal for cutting overgrowth on construction sites as well as alongside roads and sidewalks.
  • Grade Lasers Grade Lasers

    Grade Lasers

    Bobcat's Grade Laser is a highly precise and dependable system for leveling, grading or jobs that require vertical alignment.
  • Grader Grader

    Grader

    The six-way hydraulically-controlled blade is easy to operate with switches located on steering levers.
  • Grapple, Farm – Utility On Bucket Grapple, Farm – Utility On Bucket

    Grapple, Farm – Utility On Bucket

    This is the easy way to handle loose hay, bedding and manure on the farm and other sites.
  • Grapple, Farm – Utility On Fork Grapple, Farm – Utility On Fork

    Grapple, Farm – Utility On Fork

    This is the easy way to handle loose hay, bedding and manure on the farm and other sites.
  • Grapple, Industrial Grapple, Industrial

    Grapple, Industrial

    Built tough, the industrial bucket and fork with grapple excels at handling scrap, waste, brush and other hard-to-manage materials.
  • Grapple, Root Grapple, Root

    Grapple, Root

    Built tough for reliability and endurance, the root grapple easily handle scrap, waste, brush and other hard-to-manage materials.
  • Landplane Landplane

    Landplane

    A landscaping must. It grades and levels in both forward and reverse and peels and removes sod.
  • Landscape Rake Landscape Rake

    Landscape Rake

    The perfect landscape finishing tool. It rakes and collects surface debris as it smoothes and levels the soil.
  • Laser Equipment Laser Equipment

    Laser Equipment

    The laser equipment offers the most innovative features to help you get to grade faster with increased accuracy.
  • Mower Mower

    Mower

    Ideal for rough-cut applications, including road ditch right-of-way, golf course roughs and large acreage mowing.
  • Pallet Forks Pallet Forks

    Pallet Forks

    Perfect for handling pallets, even in tight spaces and hard-to-reach areas like narrow aisles.
  • Pallet Forks, Hydraulic Pallet Forks, Hydraulic

    Pallet Forks, Hydraulic

    A powerful hydraulic pallet fork for lifting and maneouvering even heavy loads with ease.
  • Planer Planer

    Planer

    Equipped with direct-drive, high-torque hydraulic motor. These low maintenance attachments efficiently mill asphalt or concrete.
  • Pressure Washer Pressure Washer

    Pressure Washer

    Excels at cleaning or sanitizing streets, removing graffiti and even at railroad, bridge or tunnel maintenance.
  • Remote Control Remote Control

    Remote Control

    Control your Bobcat loader without the need to be in the cab.
  • Salt & Sand Spreader Salt & Sand Spreader

    Salt & Sand Spreader

    Ideal for spreading in confined areas such as parking lots and pedestrian zones where larger equipment cannot be used.
  • Scarifier Scarifier

    Scarifier

    Has the power to rip apart hard packed ground and prepare for digging or landscaping.
  • Scraper Scraper

    Scraper

    Use to remove stubborn, packed-on mud, snow and ice from driveways, sidewalks, parking lots, bike paths, wherever build-up occurs.
  • Seeder Seeder

    Seeder

    Acurate seed placement and adjustable metering.
  • Snow Blade Snow Blade

    Snow Blade

    An excellent way to quickly remove light or moderate snow from sidewalks and driveways.
  • Snow Blower Snow Blower

    Snow Blower

    Extend your Bobcat® loader work into winter with a hydraulically driven snowblower.
  • Snow Pusher Snow Pusher

    Snow Pusher

    Push snow with speed and efficiency from parking lots, driveways and building sites using the Bobcat® Snow Pusher attachment.
  • Snow V-Blade Snow V-Blade

    Snow V-Blade

    This versatile, hydraulically operated attachment offers five different blade configurations to help operators move snow fast.
  • Sod Layer Sod Layer

    Sod Layer

    Makes laying sod significantly more efficient and quicker, whether it's your daily job or an occasional task.
  • Soil And Asphalt Spreader Soil and Asphalt Spreader

    Soil And Asphalt Spreader

    Engineered to lay asphalt and other material in order to create sidewalks, widen existing roads or fill trenches fast.
  • Soil Conditioner Soil Conditioner

    Soil Conditioner

    A versatile, cost-effective landscaping attachment. It saves time and labour when smoothing ruts, moving material or levelling mounds.
  • Sweeper Sweeper

    Sweeper

    The Bobcat sweeper can sweep and collect dirt or other debris in both forward and reverse.
  • Tiller Tiller

    Tiller

    A great landscaping attachment. It quickly breaks up ground and mixes compost and other materials into the soil.
  • Tilt-Tatch Tilt Tatch

    Tilt-Tatch

    Tilt-TatchTM increases the versatility of Bobcat® buckets, pallet forks and other attachments.
  • Trencher Trencher

    Trencher

    This versatile tool can be used for a variety of jobs ranging from light to high-production trenching.
  • Utility Fork Utility Fork

    Utility Fork

    Handle materials easier and move materials faster with the utility fork attachment.
  • Utility Frame Utility Frame

    Utility Frame

    Weld this accessory to non Bobcat® attachments to convert to Bob-TachTM mount.
  • Vibratory Roller Vibratory Roller

    Vibratory Roller

    The ideal compacting tool for flatwork, trenches and asphalt patching jobs.
  • Wood Chipper Wood Chipper

    Wood Chipper

    The Bobcat® wood chipper attachment grinds branches, trees and limbs, reducing branch volume 10 to 1.

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