dealer list, not MSRP
LS's value line answer to the 45 hp class: a Category 2 hitch rated 2,910 lb on a 3,724 lb ROPS-only frame, with an 8x8 synchro shuttle and no cab anywhere in the range. The MT345HE swaps the gearbox for a three-range hydrostatic at the same horsepower.
1.07 PTO hp per $1,000 of list price
As published by the maker
On the price: This maker publishes no price, so the figure comes from dealer listings. Regional dealers price the same machine differently.
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
LS Tractor
Ten more horsepower than the MT345E on exactly the same 3,724 lb frame, hitch, loader and tank - LS charges about two thousand dollars for the difference and changes nothing else. The MT355HE substitutes a three-range hydrostatic and gains PTO power rather than losing it.
Spec sheet & owner notes
LS Tractor
Turbocharging and a Category 2 hitch are what the MT3 frame adds over the MT2: 52 hp out of 114.7 cu in, 44.2 at the PTO through the hydrostatic, and 2,755 lb of rear lift where the 42.5 hp MT242 manages 1,808. Sixteen-speed shuttle and a power shuttle are both catalogued at the same hp point.
Spec sheet & owner notes
LS Tractor
The only place in the MT3 range where 57 hp, a three-range hydrostatic and a sealed cab arrive together. HC is the hydrostatic cab build both dealer lists quote; the open-station MT357H runs several thousand less, and a PCT power-shuttle version sits alongside both.
Spec sheet & owner notes