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New Holland Workmaster 35

~$27,174

dealer list, not MSRP

No longer in production

No longer built. The maker sells the New Holland Workmaster 35C in its place. See the New Holland Workmaster 35C The specs and owner reports below still describe this machine, and used ones trade steadily — but a dealer cannot order you a new one.

New Holland Workmaster 35
Compact
35 hp engine · 26.6 PTO−24% to the shaft

An LS-built three-cylinder on New Holland's compact frame, sold with either a 12x12 synchronized shuttle or hydrostatic drive. The 35C has since taken over with a cab-capable chassis, but the older 25/35/40 series page is still up alongside it.

Engine
35 hp
PTO
26.6 hp
Loader lift
1,034 lbs
3-pt lift
1,808 lbs

0.98 PTO hp per $1,000 of list price

As published by the maker

Specifications

Size class
Compact
Transmission
Hydrostatic
Engine
LS
Engine hp
35 hp
PTO hp
26.6 hp
Drive
4WD
Loader lift
1,034 lbs
Three-point lift
1,808 lbs
Hydraulic flow
13 GPM
Fuel tank
7.4 gal
Weight
2,900 lbs
Warranty
5 yr powertrain
4WD
Yes
Cab
Open station
Turbo
No
Cruise control
No

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

4WDHydrostaticFront LoaderPower SteeringDiesel

From owner discussion and long-term write-ups

What owners say

What they like

  • Consistently one of the cheapest name-brand 35 HP compacts - typically undercuts a comparable Kubota L2501 or Deere 3025E package by thousands
  • Backed by New Holland's dealer network and CNH parts system, so support is stronger than buying the equivalent LS-badged tractor
  • 26.6 PTO HP through the HST comfortably runs a 5-foot bush hog or tiller, more grunt than the 25 HP economy class it's priced against
  • 1,808 lb rear lift handles the common box blade, rotary cutter, and rear blade lineup without drama
  • 13 GPM total hydraulic flow is generous for an economy compact, so loader cycles don't feel sluggish
  • Choice of true 12x12 synchronized shuttle for gear fans or a smooth 3-range HST for loader-heavy work

What they complain about

  • It's an LS tractor in blue paint - that's fine mechanically, but some CNH dealers know the Workmaster compacts less well than their bigger tractors
  • Loader lift of roughly 1,034 lbs at the pin is modest - a Kioti CK2620 or LS MT225S out-lifts it at similar or lower cost
  • The 7.4-gallon fuel tank is small for a 35 HP machine and needs midday refills on long mowing days
  • No cruise control even on the HST, a comfort miss competitors include
  • Resale is decent but blue compacts don't hold value like orange and green ones do
  • No factory cab option in this series, so winter users must look elsewhere or add aftermarket
  • The hydrostatic drive is audibly louder at transport speed than Kubota's equivalent

Gathered from owner reports

What owners report

There are only a handful of accounts of this tractor. The owner who addresses the thing most buyers worry over - that it is a rebadged LS - is relaxed about it for one reason: his New Holland dealer stocks parts, which is the part of the arrangement that actually affects him. The one recurring criticism is about feel rather than capability.

What comes up favourably

  • Owners report it substantially cheaper than the equivalent Deere or Kubota and say they have no complaints with how it works, with one explicitly weighing it against an older Deere he had liked and choosing the New Holland anyway.
  • The dealer network is the point of buying the blue badge rather than the LS one. An owner who is clear-eyed that the tractor and even the engine are LS says the thing he cares about is that his New Holland dealer stocks parts, and that is what he gets.
  • An owner who has had two of them, trading a 2013 Workmaster 35 for a larger Workmaster 75, says he would buy another.

What comes up as a complaint

  • The hydraulics are hard to be delicate with. One owner describes them as tough to finesse, while being otherwise happy with the machine - worth a test drive if precise loader placement is a large part of your work.
  • At 35 horsepower it is at its limit with round bales rather than comfortable with them. A commenter generalising about the 35-horsepower class, rather than an owner of this one, rates machines of this size able to move light dry 4x4 or 4x5 bales, and says anything routinely over 1,000 lb is much more pleasant on the next frame size up.
  • Rear ballast is not a refinement here, it is a requirement. The advice owners give is to follow the ballast guide in the manual and to refuse to be talked out of it, using liquid ballast, wheel weights and three-point weight in combination before doing loader work.

Questions worth asking

Who actually manufactures the Workmaster 35?
LS Mtron in Korea, and owners are matter-of-fact about it - one notes the engine is not even rebadged. The wider picture an owner lays out is that New Holland compacts have not come from Shibaura for many years: the Workmaster 25S uses a Yanmar engine, the 25 a Mitsubishi, the 35 and 40 LS Mtron engines, and the 50 and above FPT units, with the Boomer line also built by LS Mtron. What you are buying with the blue paint is the dealer and parts network rather than a different machine.
Can the Workmaster 35 handle a 5-foot bush hog?
Comfortably. The 26.6 PTO HP through the HST runs a 5-foot rotary cutter or tiller with more margin than the 25 HP economy compacts it competes with, and the 1,808 lb 3-point lift carries the implement weight without drama. The practical limiter on long mowing days is the 7.4-gallon fuel tank, which will need a midday refill.
Can it move round bales?
Light ones. The only person who addresses it is generalising about the class rather than reporting on one he owns, and he puts it alongside a Deere 3033R as able to handle dry 4x4 or 4x5 bales, while being clear that moving anything over about 1,000 lb regularly is a much more comfortable job on the next size up - a Deere 4044M or a Boomer 45. Whatever you do, follow the ballast guide in the owner's manual rather than a salesman: rear ballast is a safety requirement for loader work, not a refinement, and it takes some combination of liquid ballast, wheel weights and three-point weight.
Should I pick the hydrostatic or the 12x12 shuttle?
The HST is the pick for loader-heavy work and ease of use - smooth, three ranges, no clutching. The true 12x12 synchronized shuttle suits gear-drive fans doing longer pulling work who want maximum power to the ground. One caveat owners raise about the hydrostatic machines is that the hydraulics take some getting used to and are not easy to be precise with, so arrange seat time before committing.
What are the Workmaster 35's weak spots?
The loader is the main one - 1,034 lbs of lift, with no measuring point published, is modest, and a Kioti CK2620 or LS MT225S out-lifts it at similar or lower cost. Beyond that: the small fuel tank, no factory cab option in this series for winter users, and no cruise control. Owners add the hydraulics being hard to finesse to that list. None are dealbreakers at the price, but they are the specs to weigh against the savings.

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.

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