Compact against Utility · same LS Tractor lineup
LS MT340HC vs LS MT347
| Spec | LS MT340HC | LS MT347 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | not published | not published |
| What that price is | no published price | no published price |
| Size class | Compact | Utility |
| Transmission | Hydrostatic | Hydrostatic |
| Engine hp | 40 hp | 47 hp |
| PTO hp | 32 hp | 39.9 hp |
| Loader lift | 2,185 lbsmeasuring point not recorded | 2,396 lbsmeasuring point not recorded |
| Three-point lift | 1,808 lbsat the ball ends | 2,755 lbsat the ball ends |
| Hydraulic flow | 13.7 GPM | 13.7 GPM |
| Drive | 4WD | 4WD |
| Engine | LS | LS |
| Weight | 3,661 lbs | 3,935 lbs |
| Fuel tank | 12.4 gal | 10.6 gal |
| 4WD | Yes | Yes |
| Front loader | Yes | Yes |
| Cab available | Yes | Yes |
| Hydrostatic | Yes | Yes |
| Power steering | Yes | Yes |
| Cruise control | No | No |
| Warranty | 6 yr powertrain | 6 yr powertrain |
A highlighted cell wins its row on the rule named above the table: more power, lift, capacity or flow, or a lower price. A lift row is left unwon whenever the two makers measured in different places, or where either of them did not say — a figure quoted at the pivot pin and one quoted 500 mm ahead of it describe the same loader and differ by roughly a third, so ranking them against each other would invent a result. Prices are typical list and move with dealer packages.
From owner discussion and long-term write-ups
What owners of each one say
LS MT340HC
What they like
- A sealed cab at 40 hp is the cheapest entry to one in the LS range, and several rivals offer no cab at all below 45 hp
- 12.4 gal of fuel against the MT335H's 10.6, which matters because a cab tractor gets used in weather that keeps the work going
- 32.0 hp at the PTO, enough for a six-foot rear blower or cutter, with 13.7 GPM of total flow behind the loader
- LL3116 loader rated 2,185 lb, unchanged from the lighter ROPS model, so the cab costs nothing in lifting
- Six-year powertrain warranty with no deductible
- LS's own L3C19-T common-rail three-cylinder, the same engine as the rest of the MT3 frame
What they complain about
- No published price from LS or any dealer - one dealer model-list shows the MT340HC as 'Get Price', and neither of the two dealers that print bare LS prices stocks it
- There is no ROPS version, so the cab cannot be declined to save money
- 1,808 lb at the hitch is a Category 1 rating shared with the 24 hp MT226, which is the weak point of this machine
- 3,661 lb with the cab on a compact chassis is heavy for turf, and 376 lb more than the MT335H
- LS states no measuring point for the 2,185 lb loader figure, so it is not comparable with rival pin ratings
- No cruise control listed, on a hydrostatic cab tractor where it would be most useful
LS MT347
What they like
- 2,755 lb of Category 2 lift, a 52 percent jump over the MT340HC's Cat 1 rating for 7 more horsepower - this is the real step in the MT3 range
- 39.9 hp at the PTO on the hydrostatic against 37.6 on the 16x16 synchro shuttle, so the easier transmission is also the more powerful one
- 2,396 lb at the loader with the LL4106, up from the 2,185 lb LL3116 on the smaller MT3 models
- Offered as ROPS or cab and as a shuttle or a hydrostatic, so one model covers four quite different machines
- The cab build gets a bigger 15.0 GPM pump and a 12.4 gal tank in place of 13.7 GPM and 10.6 gal
- Six-year powertrain cover with parts and labour and no deductible
What they complain about
- No usable price. One dealer publishes $39,523 for the bare open-station MT347 and another publishes $47,676 for the cab build, but those describe different machines rather than two readings of one, and subtracting an inferred cab premium would be an invented number
- 10.6 gal of fuel on the ROPS build is small for 47 hp with a Category 2 hitch behind it
- LS states no measuring point for the 2,396 lb loader rating, so it cannot be ranked against a Deere or Kubota pin figure
- The 2,396 lb loader is shared with the 52 hp MT352 and the 57 hp MT357, so the front end stops scaling here
- No cruise control is listed on the hydrostatic
- Weight runs from 3,935 lb in ROPS form to 4,446 lb with the cab, so the cab option costs half a ton of turf pressure