MSRP, base build
Largest of the open-station 4M machines: a charge-air-cooled 4TNV86CHT pulling 65 hp from the same 2.091 L block the 4052M uses, and 54.2 hp at the PTO. Hitch, hydraulics and loader are unchanged from the 4052M, so the step buys engine and 228 lb of chassis.
1.14 PTO hp per $1,000 of list price
As published by the maker
On the price: The maker's own published starting figure for the base build. A dealer adds a loader, a deck and freight on top.
Lift figures are the maker's and are quoted at whichever point the maker chose; the about page explains why two loaders with the same number do not lift the same pallet.
Comes with
From owner discussion and long-term write-ups
Cross-shopped against
Same brand or same size, nearest in price
John Deere
Same turbocharged 2.091 L Yanmar as the 4052M, moved into the 4R chassis: eHydro standard, the self-levelling 440R loader, and a premium ComfortGard cab on the order sheet. About $5,600 buys the cab option and the better loader, not more engine.
Spec sheet & owner notes
John Deere
Cheapest way into a cab-capable 4 Family machine. eHydro is standard here rather than optional, the 440R self-levelling loader replaces the 4M's 400E, and the 2.189 L Yanmar is the only naturally aspirated engine left in the 4R line.
Spec sheet & owner notes
John Deere
Fifty horsepower with a 12F/12R PowrReverser as standard equipment rather than an upcharge, and the 400E loader that lifts 2,396 lb at the pivot pin - nearly double what the 3 Series manages. The trade is the operator station: 4M is open-station only.
Spec sheet & owner notes