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Read articles →A one-year ownership retrospective from someone who bought the Workmaster 40 after personally test-driving multiple brands. The owner walks through why he ruled out subcompacts and 25-hp compacts before landing here, then ticks through specific features he values, three-range sub-transmission, twin brake pedals, cruise control, HST pedal layout, 43-inch rear tires, and electric PTO placement, comparing each directly to John Deere and Kubota equivalents. Best for shoppers actively cross-shopping compact tractors in this size class.
An owner-operator sharing hands-on impressions from roughly a year and 100 hours of use on their own property, with an evident preference for the New Holland over competitors.
Subcompacts are usually around 25 horsepower but too light for ground engaging work like pulling a loaded box blade or pushing large snow piles.
Cruise control is standard on the Workmaster 40, but John Deere said he would need to move up to an R model and pay about 400 dollars extra for it.
Yes, it has a twin brake pedal so you can operate the left and right brakes independently, a feature many modern compact tractors lack.
It comes with 43 inch rear tires as standard equipment, larger than many competitors, including John Deere models until you moved up in cost.
| New Holland Workmaster 40 | John Deere 3038E | |
|---|---|---|
| PTO horsepower | Gear: 34 hp; HST: 32 hp | 30 hp |
| Loader lift capacity | 140TL: 2,700 lb (at bucket pivot pin) | 1,704 lbf (at pivot pin) |
| 3-point lift capacity | 1,808 lb | Not Published |
| Hydraulic flow | 8.2 gpm | 5.3 gpm |
