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warcat · 01-23-2008, 10:56 PM

Well, I've done some pricing/negotiating and have come to a tough choice (for me anyway).

Here's the deal:

I can buy a Mahindra 5525 with appropriately sized shredder, disc, post hole digger and grader blade (NO front end loader).
OR
I can buy a Mahindra 3525 WITH front end loader, shredder and post hole digger.

I can get either of these for basically the same money down and the same monthly payment for the same number of months- Which is the maximum I would want to pay for a tractor plus implements.

Should I go with the more HP and extra implements, or should I go with the lesser HP, miss out on a disc and grader, but add the loader?

I know I'll need the shredder and post hole digger right away, and won't need a disc for at least a year (maybe 3) since my land is leased to a gentleman with a tractor who works the fields.

My intended use for either of the two is shredding 2 acres immediately around my ranch house, and on approx 2-3 miles of ranch roads. Planting food plots for deer hunting on approx 10 acres. And leveling craters made by a pretty bad hog problem.

01-23-2008, 10:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
warcat New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 22	Help me decide which Mahindra Well, I've done some pricing/negotiating and have come to a tough choice (for me anyway). Here's the deal: I can buy a Mahindra 5525 with appropriately sized shredder, disc, post hole digger and grader blade (NO front end loader). OR I can buy a Mahindra 3525 WITH front end loader, shredder and post hole digger. I can get either of these for basically the same money down and the same monthly payment for the same number of months- Which is the maximum I would want to pay for a tractor plus implements. Should I go with the more HP and extra implements, or should I go with the lesser HP, miss out on a disc and grader, but add the loader? I know I'll need the shredder and post hole digger right away, and won't need a disc for at least a year (maybe 3) since my land is leased to a gentleman with a tractor who works the fields. My intended use for either of the two is shredding 2 acres immediately around my ranch house, and on approx 2-3 miles of ranch roads. Planting food plots for deer hunting on approx 10 acres. And leveling craters made by a pretty bad hog problem.