K.C. Nielsen Ltd.

  • 2228 220th St
  • Humboldt, IA 50548
  • Call Us: (515) 332-2545
  • https://www.kcnielsen.com/
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2025 John Deere FM40 Series FM4012

Information

2025 John Deere FM40 Series FM4012

  • Rear Chain Shield

Features may include:

  • Caster wheels follow ground contours and provide a uniform cut
  • By having four caster wheels per deck, the FM4012 Mower follows ground contours with ease. Tubular caster wheel arms are bolted to rail supports for added durability.
  • Anti-scalping rollers option for uneven terrain
  • Front-mounted roller shown
  • Rear-mounted roller shown
  • In option, each deck on the FM4012 can received up to three anti-scalping rollers specific for highly uneven terrain.
  • Deck baffling ensures exceptional cut quality and material distribution
  • Deck baffling around the blade ensures optimum cut quality
  • The FM4012 deck depth with baffling around the blades ensures exceptional material distribution and a higher quality of cut.
  • Gearbox comes with 6-year warranty
  • 6-year gearbox warranty
  • Each of the FM4012 gearboxes include a 6-year warranty.
  • Hydraulic wing decks and rear deck automatically locks for transport
  • Wing deck lift cylinder
  • The FM4012 has hydraulic lifts for the wing and rear decks to automatically lock them in the up position for transport. The lift and lower for the wings and deck are operated together through the same hydraulic supply with single acting cylinder, requiring only 1 tractor rear SCV.
  • To unfold the wings and rear deck from transport position to working position, the FM4012 has a standard rope-pull latch release. An optional hydraulic-wings latch release kit allows the operator to release the decks from transport lock position using a 2nd rear SCV.

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Highlights

  • Humboldt, Iowa
  • 2025
  • John Deere
  • FM40 Series FM4012
  • Available
  • Cutting: 3.8-11.4 cm (1.5-4.5 in.) | Range: 2.5-11.4 cm (1-4.5 in.)

Specifications

  • 2025
  • John Deere
  • FM40 Series
  • FM4012
  • Flex-Wing
  • Splitter: 74.6 kW (100 hp) | Mower deck: 35 hp (26.1 kW)
  • 18.6-44.7 kW (25-60 hp) | 540 rpm
  • 1-to-2.5
  • Gearbox over V-belt
  • Wing: Category 3 / Input: Category 3 CV
  • Caster: 25.4x10.2 cm (10x4 in.) | Quantity: 10
  • (2) 20X8-10
  • Average tip: 4,938 m/min (16,200 fpm)
  • Labor hours: 1.25
  • Category 1 | Clevis: Floating
  • 10 gauge / 3.416 mm (0.1345 in.)
  • 10.2 cm (4 in.)
  • Center deck: 1.4 m (4.5 ft) | Wing deck: 1.4 m (4.5 ft) | Overlap: 15.2 cm (6 in.) | Lift cylinders: 7.6x25.4 cm (3x10 in.) | Wing travel, degrees: Up 20 degree (angle) and down 15 degree (angle) | blade overlap: 3.8 cm (1.5 in.) | blade: 0.6x6.4 cm(0.25x2.5 in.)
  • 3.65 m (12.5 ft)
  • 3.65 m (12.583 ft)
  • Cutting: 3.8-11.4 cm (1.5-4.5 in.) | Range: 2.5-11.4 cm (1-4.5 in.)
  • 2.4 m (7.75 ft)
  • 3.2 m (10.5 ft)
  • Max: 3.4 m (11.25 ft)
  • 1.8 m (5.9 ft)
  • 923.1 kg (2,035 lb) | tongue: 145.1 kg (320 lb)
  • 950.3 kg (2,095 lb)
  • Transport tongue: 231.3 kg (510 lb)
  • Blade - Quantity: Three | Spindles Quantity: Nine
  • Deck: Rear
  • Spindles: Cast iron | Spindle bearings: Greaseable ball | blade: Heat-treated alloy steel
  • B-section Aramid
  • Self-leveling, multi-position | belt: Spring-loaded idler
  • One
  • Machine: 1 year | Gearbox: 1 year