Applications · Horticulture and specialty crops
Moving media, pots, pallets and root balls in places where engine exhaust hurts the crop and visitors hear every machine.
Short answer
The STAG Beetle 100 works well in greenhouses and nurseries because it produces no combustion exhaust near plants. It offers white non-marking tracks for concrete floors and fits a 36 in. door on narrow tracks. On orchard and vineyard floors, wide tracks spread its 3,240 lb over more ground. Pallet forks, buckets and grapples connect through the standard CII plate.
Exhaust and crops
Growers have long known that combustion exhaust in a closed house can damage plants. Incomplete combustion releases ethylene, which can cause leaf drop, flower abortion and early ripening at very low concentrations. Indoors, a battery machine removes that source along with carbon monoxide.
Jobs it fits
Greenhouses
Move growing media, pallets of pots and flats, and spent material. White non-marking tracks keep concrete aisles clean. The 35.6 in. narrow-track width clears 36 in. doors.
Nurseries
Load and set balled-and-burlapped stock, move container stock on pallets and load customer trucks. Check root-ball weight against the 1,090 lb rated capacity before you lift.
Orchards and vineyards
Spread mulch and compost, set posts with an auger, and clear prunings with a grapple. Wide tracks lower ground pressure on wet row middles. Tracks can be swapped without undercarriage adjustment.
Farm markets and agritourism
Restock, move pallets and clean up while customers are on site. Under 70 to 75 dBA, staff can keep working through open hours.
Fit check · Beetle 100
- Narrow width
- 35.6 inclears a 36 in. door
- Noise
- <70–75dBA, STAG figure
- Track options
- 4wide, narrow, non-marking, heavy duty
- Hinge pin
- 86 into load trucks and bins
Guides in this section
Go deeper
Greenhouses
Why growers use an electric mini loader like the STAG Beetle 100 in greenhouses: no ethylene-producing exhaust, non-marking tracks and narrow width for aisles.
Read the guide →Nurseries & garden centers
How nurseries and garden centers use the STAG Beetle 100: moving B&B and container stock, loading customer trucks and bulk mulch, quiet during open hours.
Read the guide →Orchards
Using the STAG Beetle 100 electric mini track loader in orchards: spreading mulch and compost, clearing prunings, setting trellis posts, with wide tracks for soft ground.
Read the guide →Vineyards & wineries
How the STAG Beetle 100 electric mini track loader fits vineyards and wineries: trellis posts, compost, crush pad and cellar work, and quiet tasting-room hours.
Read the guide →Indoor & vertical farms
How the STAG Beetle 100 electric mini track loader fits controlled-environment agriculture: moving media and waste, rack build-outs and clean, sealed growing rooms.
Read the guide →Sources
Manufacturer figures checked against STAG’s published pages on October 1, 2026. Where STAG’s own pages disagree, we show the current homepage figure and note the range on the spec sheet.
STAG and Beetle 100 are trademarks of STAG Inc. This guide is produced by Fastline Marketing Group and is not published by STAG Inc. Specifications, prices and warranty terms come from STAG's public materials as of October 1, 2026 and can change; confirm them with an authorized STAG dealer before you buy. Tax information is general and is not tax advice.
