Nine years since the Dingo TX 1000 burst on the market as the first compact utility loader with a 1,000-pound rated operating capacity, Toro has completely redesigned it from the ground up.
This time around, the loader gets a new name – the Dingo TX 1000 Turbo – and new features to back it up: a turbo-powered diesel engine and the new patent-pending selectable Smart Power mode, which optimizes engine, auxiliary and traction torque. The new model made its debut at the 2024 ARA Show.
Senior Design Engineer Eric Chinnock says that when approaching the design, Toro tried to capture what worked well about the original model and improve upon it. (Get a closer look at all the new features in the video above.)
The Dingo TX 1000 Turbo features a turbocharged, 24.7-horsepower Yanmar diesel engine with more torque for improved productivity, especially when using trencher and auger attachments. It can travel 4.1 mph in forward or reverse.
Toro equipped the machine with a single 10.25-gallon diesel fuel tank on the operator’s lefthand side and moved the hydraulic oil reservoir to the operator’s righthand side for improved serviceability and sight lines. “If you hop on the operator platform and look down, you can see the quick attach plate, so it's much easier to connect attachments and see what you’re working on,” Chinnock says.
The quick attach plate has also been strengthened for added durability. Complementary attachments include adjustable forks, grapple bucket, grapple rake, high torque auger, high torque trencher, TX 1000 standard bucket and the TX 1000 high volume bucket.
A larger hydraulic filter – the same one found in the Dingo TX 1300 – offers longer maintenance intervals and less downtime. Formerly an optional kit, high low-flow now comes standard.
