LEGO Technic 42116 Skid Steer Loader

LEGO Technic set 42116 Skid Steer Loader was released in 2021 and represents a compact construction loader.

Set 42116 sits within LEGO Technic, a theme built around vehicles and machines where structure and movement are central to the build. The subject is a skid steer loader, a compact construction vehicle used for moving material with a front bucket.

Its design concentrates on the recognizable shape of the machine, with a suggested driving area, lifting arm and articulated bucket.

It works as a play model for construction scenes and as a small display piece alongside other Technic vehicles. In a collection, it fits among the compact machinery sets, providing a straightforward representation of a job site vehicle next to larger or more function focused builds.

Inventory of set 42116

The inventory of set 42116 lists 139 pieces, spare parts excluded: 50 different lots (one shape in one color) for 49 part shapes. The box also contains 8 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 42116

Main color: black, making up 36% of the parts, followed by red (19%) and blue (13%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 42116

48 of the 49 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

No part in set 42116 is exclusive: each one is found in at least one other set, which makes replacing a lost element easier.

Rebuilding set 42116 from another set

Share of the parts of set 42116 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 46%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 42116 within its line

With 139 pieces, set 42116 ranks #342 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 519 sets released in 2021, it ranks #320. That is less than half the average Technic set size.