Small tractor w/good lift capacity

[sqdqo]

I have begun looking for a small 4wd tractor 40hp minimum with a bucket and as good a lift capacity as possbile. Am looking at used as I cannot afford new. Needs a 3pt & PTO. I have looked at both the Ford/New Holland 545d & Case 480's, these machines are more robust than the compact or AG type tractors with considerably more lift capacity but they are almost to much tractor to put on a trailer and tow with a 3/4 ton pick up. Any opinions would be appreciated.

 

[Dmace]

Kioti DK40 with the KL401 loader:

41HP Engine
34HP PTO (shuttle shift tranny)
32.5HP PTO (HST)
4,202lbs with AG tires (no loader, ROPS)
4,500lbs with Cab
KL401 FEL lifts 2,761lbs at the pins to a full height of 107.8"

You should be able to find a used one in your area and you will be hard pressed to find another similar sized tractor with that kind of loader capacity.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

As you already know, the 545 and the 480 are way more tractor than any of the std 40hp ag tractors. But if you need to haul em, then the ags are going to be a lot easier. Do you have to move them, or do you just want to be able to?

 

[sqdqo]

I just want to be able to haul them periodically, 40hp would be minimum.

 

[Charlesaf3]

would a kubota L48 work?

 

[Turbys_1700]

The units you are looking at are industrial versions and will have higher lift capacities than AG. or compact applications. What will you be loading and at what height? What will you be powering at the PTO? A large compact or AG. framed tractor could work for you once you have determined your maximum loads and PTO needs.

 

[sqdqo]

I have a piece of property where we do alot of firewood cutting which involves log lifting, some quite large. I have experienced several times what someone else mentioned as the "pucker factor" when lifting heavy as the rear end gets light. I run a 6' brush hog and 6' tiller, and an 84" blower in the winter. I just don't want to be undergunned anymore.

 

[chrisdvorak]

you should look at the john deere 110 with 43 horse power and 3 point hitch, its a great and very powerful tractor for the money and it has a quik hitch for grapples ect.

 

[wallace]

Look at the Kioti DS4110 41hp with close to a 2,800lb lift on the front loader and standard quick tach bucket.
You can't go wrong for a tractor that size for under 16k brand new!

Check your PM

 

[Crash101]

I can't imagine a better choice than the Kioti DS4110 that Rick recommended.

 

[IslandTractor]

I can't imagine a better choice than the Kioti DS4110 that Rick recommended.

The DK40se. It is the deluxe version of the DS4110.

 

[CenTex Chris]

Sorry to bump a thread that's exactly one year old to the day, but I'm considering a 40 horse Kioti and am wondering just what is the difference between the DK40SE and the DS4110 (perhaps I should be asking this on the Kioti board...?)

The DS4110 is described as a "value" tractor which tells me that it's less expensive... but what are the primary differences? What are you giving up by going with a Kioti DS over a DK of the same horsepower. The comparison tool on the Kioti site doesn't tell me very much. Thanks in advance,

 

[IslandTractor]

The DS4110 is essentially the older version of the DK40se body and I believe has fewer of the electrohydraulic controls for PTO/AWD etc. It has essentially the same loader and would IMO be well worth looking at along side the DK40se to judge whether the differences are worth the price savings.

The DK40se was released in 2007 and replaced the older DK40. The DS4110 came out a year or two later as a value tractor presumably to compete with the Kubota L4200. Other than the new loader I am not sure what else changed from the older DK40 which was a very capable machine in its day.

 

[CenTex Chris]

Much appreciated -- many thanks. Just saw the admin note to post brand-specific Q's to brand-specific areas; sorry about that.

Honestly I thought I had narrowed it down to the DK40SE and was talking to the wife about it last night. She's totally on board with the new tractor idea (must say I love her now more than ever). We were talking about the cost and I mentioned how we wouldn't need a cab, wouldn't need a backhoe, etc.

Then she stuns me by saying "I don't know, I think we could really use a backhoe." She's right -- lots of brush root digging and removal needs to be done at our place.

So now I'm thinking maybe the DS4110 is worth looking at more closely if a BH is going to be a part of this purchase... save some money by going DS4110 instead of the DK40SE... apply the difference toward the BH. Hmmm.

Decisions. Thanks again.

 

[IslandTractor]

My DK40se matches nicely with the Woods BH90x and I'm sure the DS4110 would too.

 

[CenTex Chris]

Good to know, thanks! We'll see how the wallet holds up under all of this power.