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Read articles →This video is built around one owner's honest admission: he bought a 35-hp compact tractor four years ago and now regrets not sizing up. It follows the delivery of an LS MT3507 57-hp cab tractor, includes a dealer walkaround covering loader attachment, ballast, and lift specs, then shows real lift tests with IBC totes and a firewood processor. Best for first-time buyers wrestling with the 'how big is big enough' question.
Posted by the Hometown Acres channel, which appears to be an owner-operator documenting their own rural property and equipment decisions, though a local LS dealership participates in the video and is named directly.
He felt intimidated by a larger tractor as a first-time buyer, but grew into the 35-hp size within two weeks and later needed more lifting and pushing power.
About 2,680 pounds on the front lift, according to the dealer during the walkaround.
Yes, with no ballast and just loaded tires, it lifted and moved the firewood processor about 10 inches off the ground.
It is beet juice, one of the heaviest ballasts available, won't rot rims or freeze, is biodegradable if there's a blowout, and helps maximize loader lift capacity.
