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Kartar 3500 Price September 2026

Kartar 3500
₹ 18.7 Lakhex-showroom
74 HPEngine HP

Not every farmer has a field a 14 ft header can turn in. The Kartar 3500 is built for the other kind of holding, the two-acre rectangle with a bund on three sides and a lane too narrow for a nine-tonne machine. It runs an Ashok Leyland four-cylinder rated at 76 PS at 2200 rpm, carries a 9.75 ft cutter bar and a 1.9 cubic metre grain tank, and weighs 6,095 kg, about two-thirds of what the 4000 weighs. Kartar publishes output of 1.5 to 2.5 acres an hour in wheat and 1.0 to 2.0 in paddy. Price is ₹18.70 lakh, a single figure with no cabin option. It sells to farmers stepping up from hiring a combine to owning one, and to village-level operators who cut for neighbours within a ten kilometre radius rather than chasing the state circuit.

Aglist Score: 5.1/10 — Weak

5.1/10
Weak
Value for money 5.5
Power & performance 3.8
Build & durability 6.2
Warranty & service reach 5.0

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Our verdict: Kartar 3500

Verdict by the Aglist editorial desk

Judge this one on cost per working day, not on power. ₹18.70 lakh is ₹2.80 lakh below the base Kartar 4000, and the smaller machine gets into plots the bigger one cannot enter without knocking down a bund. Four straw walkers behind a 600 by 890 mm drum is honest sizing for a 9.75 ft header. Where you feel the compromise is throughput. At 1.5 to 2.5 acres an hour in wheat this cuts roughly half of what the 4000 does, so on pure contract work the payback period stretches, and in a twenty-day wheat window that gap is real money. The 125 litre fuel tank is small enough that a long day means a jerrycan in the trailer. Cutting height stops at 500 mm, the narrowest range in this batch, which limits how much standing stubble you can leave for a straw reaper afterwards. We would take it for a farmer harvesting his own 40 to 60 acres and hiring out the rest of the window locally. A full-time contractor should spend the extra and buy width.

Kartar 3500 — What works / What to watch

What works

  • ₹18.70 lakh is the lowest price of any self-propelled combine in this batch
  • 6,095 kg and a 9.75 ft header get into fragmented plots and narrow village lanes
  • 1.9 cubic metre grain tank is generous for a machine of this size
  • Drum speed adjustable from 535 to 1210 rpm across wheat, paddy and rice

What to watch

  • 1.5-2.5 acre/hr in wheat is roughly half the output of the Kartar 4000
  • 125 litre fuel tank forces a refuelling stop in a full contract day
  • Cutting height tops out at 500 mm, the narrowest range here
  • No cabin option, so the operator takes the dust and heat all day

What farmers use it for

Best for: A farmer harvesting his own 40 to 60 acres of wheat and paddy and hiring out locally in fragmented fields.

Smaller and fragmented plots, entry-level custom hiring, states with narrow field access; wheat and paddy

Kartar 3500 Features

Kartar 3500 Full specifications

Engine

Engine HP74 HP
Cylinders4
Machine typeself-propelled combine

Transmission · Brakes & steering

Drivewheel

Hydraulics & PTO

Cutter bar width9.8
Grain tank1.9 m3 (1900 litres)
Suitable cropspaddy, wheat, rice

Dimensions & weight · Wheels & tyres

Weight6,095 kg

Kartar 3500 On-road price 2026

The ex-showroom price is the same everywhere; the on-road price is not. Open the breakdown for your state.

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As of August 2026 tractor loans run around 9–12% at public sector banks and higher at NBFCs. Your actual rate depends on your lender and your file.

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Kartar 3500 — Frequently asked questions

What is the price of the Kartar 3500?

The Kartar 3500 is listed at ₹18.70 lakh, a single price with no cabin variant offered. That makes it the cheapest self-propelled combine in this comparison, roughly ₹2.80 lakh under the base Kartar 4000 and about ₹5 lakh under the Preet 987.

How many HP is the Kartar 3500?

It is a 74 HP machine, with the Ashok Leyland ALU04WD/16 four-cylinder engine rated at 76 PS at 2200 rpm. PS and HP are close but not identical units, which is why the two figures differ slightly. For a 9.75 ft header on medium-sized plots that is a sensible match rather than an underpowered one.

Is the Kartar 3500 good for small farms?

That is exactly what it is for. At 6,095 kg with a 9.75 ft cutter bar it turns inside plots where a 14 ft machine would have to reverse repeatedly or break a bund. The trade-off is speed. If your holding is under about 15 acres, hiring a combine is usually still cheaper than owning this one.

What is the mileage of the Kartar 3500?

We do not have a verified diesel consumption figure for this machine and will not invent one. What we can say is that the fuel tank holds 125 litres, and that burn rate on any combine is driven by crop density, straw moisture, how hard the drum is loaded and how much of the day is spent shifting between plots rather than cutting.

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Specifications are compiled from manufacturer literature and Indian dealer sources. Prices are ex-showroom and change often — verify before buying.