John Deere
John Deere 335 P-Tier
The John Deere 335 P-Tier is the new flagship of Deere's compact track loader line - a model with no G-Series predecessor, built around a 118 hp turbo Yanmar, a 4,025 lb rated operating capacity against an 11,500 lb tipping load, and an optional 44 GPM high-flow system delivering over 100 hydraulic horsepower. Standard Attachment Manager, available SmartGrade with Topcon, and an optional SG96 dozer blade position it as a do-everything production machine at the top of the class.
Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓With 118 gross horsepower and over 100 hydraulic horsepower in high-flow trim, it's the most powerful CTL Deere has ever offered, and mulching crews report production rates rivaling dedicated forestry machines.
- ✓The 11,500 lb tipping load and 4,025 lb ROC handle loaded pallets, grapple loads, and full rock buckets that push smaller large-frames to their limit.
- ✓The optional SG96 dozer blade with SmartGrade turns it into a legitimate small-dozer alternative, letting one machine cut pads, then swap to forks or a mulcher the same day.
- ✓Attachment Manager is standard, automatically configuring hydraulics for recognized attachments, which matters most on a machine bought specifically to run expensive tools.
- ✓The one-piece pressurized cab with heated/ventilated seat, touchscreen, and optional Surround View cameras is arguably the best operator environment in the CTL class.
- ✓The 36-gallon fuel tank supports a genuine full day of high-load hydraulic work, a real advantage over competitors that need midday refueling on mulching jobs.
- ✓The long undercarriage and 12,300 lb operating weight keep it planted craning loads at the 132-inch hinge pin height, with stability that surprises operators moving up from mid-frames.
- ✓It undercuts the Cat 285 and Case TV620B on typical transaction price while offering comparable capability, making it strong value at the top of the market.
Cons
- ✗A SmartGrade, high-flow, dozer-blade machine prices well into six figures, so buyers need steady production work to justify it over a 331 or 333 P-Tier.
- ✗At 12,300 lbs bare and over 13,500 with the blade, transport demands CDL-class towing, which limits who can move it between jobs.
- ✗It's a brand-new model with no predecessor track record, so long-term durability of the highest-output engine tune and hydraulics is unknown.
- ✗Fuel consumption under full hydraulic load is closer to a small dozer than a typical CTL, and owners report the 36-gallon tank is necessary rather than generous.
- ✗Undercarriage costs scale with the machine - tracks, rollers, and idlers for the big frame are among the priciest in the compact category.
- ✗The size that gives it stability makes it clumsy in tight residential work, and many owners keep a smaller machine on the fleet for confined sites.
- ✗Deere's dealer network skews agricultural in some regions, and construction-specific service expertise for SmartGrade issues can mean travel time for a tech.
- ✗Early buyers absorb both first-year software teething issues and unknown resale, a double risk on a machine this expensive.
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