The compact utility loader equipment class is gaining popularity, and the category may soon be giving compact track loader and skid steer loader manufacturers a run for their money. The compact utility loader (CUL) is only a little over two decades old in the United States, and has traditionally been marketed heavily towards rental stores. Construction and landscape contractors can pick one up for a week or so to supplement their current fleet or to use for a specific project that requires a more nimble, lightweight machine. CULs have also been popular with do-it-yourself carpenters and landscapers who have basic earthmoving projects or landscaping tasks to tackle on their properties.