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.
1.26 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
Gathered from owner reports
The 5155's pitch in owner terms is weight for money. A buyer who picked up a two-year-old one with a loader at 200 hours for around $25,500 points out that the alternatives at that price were 35 to 40 hp machines weighing roughly half as much, and that is the trade the model exists to offer. Beyond that the evidence thins out fast: one owner uses his with a grapple for land cleanup and is looking for a rear implement to rake debris into burn piles, and one reports his used example bogging down on small inclines in top gear, having found a dirty pre-filter and noticeable sediment in the fuel filter when he drained the tank.
Summarised from public owner discussion, not from testing. Nothing here was measured by this site, and a report that recurs is not the same as a defect rate.
Cross-shopped against
Same brand or same size, nearest in price
Mahindra
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.
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
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