Biggest of the gear-drive YM3 machines, stepping up to a 3.3-litre 4TNV98C where the YM342 and YM347 share a 2.2. It delivers 47.0 PTO hp for roughly $11,700 less than the I-HMT YT359 built on the same horsepower rating.
1.26 PTO hp per $1,000 of list price
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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.
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Yanmar
A larger 3.3-litre four replaces the YT347's 2.2 at the head of the I-HMT range, and 52.0 hp reaches the PTO - a 12% drivetrain loss that no gear-drive Yanmar comes close to. The climate-controlled YT359C cab version lists around $60,099.
Spec sheet & owner notes
Yanmar
The one Yanmar tractor not powered by a Yanmar engine - a Deutz four drives it, paired with a power shuttle and a dual-entry climate cab as standard. At 5,115 lb of Category 2 hitch it is the heaviest-lifting machine the brand sells in North America.
Spec sheet & owner notes
Yanmar
Newest of Yanmar's platforms, launched to sit between the YM2 and YM3 ranges with a factory-option backhoe and an independent electric-hydraulic PTO. A hydrostatic version, the SM240H, lists about $2,100 higher and gives up 0.7 PTO horsepower.
Spec sheet & owner notes