Cheapest twelve-speed synchro shuttle in this catalog: $32,462 buys 45 naturally aspirated horsepower, 12F/12R with a forward-reverse shuttle, 3,748 lb of rear lift and a 3,100 lb loader. Turbocharging arrives only on the 55 hp 5155, and the 5100 series has no cab at all.
1.17 PTO hp per $1,000 of list price
As published by the maker
On the price: The maker publishes one starting price for this series rather than a figure per model, and this is the cheapest model in it.
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
Mahindra
Deliberately low-tech: 41 naturally aspirated horsepower through an 8F/2R constant-mesh box, 3,527 lb of rear lift and a 5,192 lb frame for $28,447. No HST, no cab and no turbo are offered in the 4500 series - what you get instead is a lot of iron per dollar.
Spec sheet & owner notes
Mahindra
Turbocharging is what separates this from the 5145 it shares a frame with: same 166 cu in four-cylinder, same 12F/12R synchro shuttle, but 55 hp and 47 at the PTO instead of 45 and 38. Dealer books put it near $37,333 - the $32,462 the 5100 series advertises is the 5145's.
Spec sheet & owner notes
Mahindra
Where Mahindra stops being the cheap alternative and starts being a real utility tractor: 62 turbocharged, intercooled, common-rail horsepower, a 15-speed with an optional power shuttle, 5,952 lb of rear lift and an air-conditioned cab on the option list. $43,189 open station.
Spec sheet & owner notes