Descisions, Descisions help needed!!

[juggler]

Hi all
thanx for all the late night reading your given me over the last week or so. I have been pouring over the Mahindra forum gleaning all the info I can get. Thanx to it I have now decided to buy a new Mahindra (the choices where a Daedong, you guys call Koito or a Iseki) Still i face a huge decision even though now i have narrowed it down to Mahindra. Do I get a 6500 FWD with a standard GP bucket with skid steer QA OR do i get a 5500 FWD with a 4 in 1 skid steer QA bucket. Both come in at $39k or so.

my land is 150 acres broken down into 50 rivereflats 50 light grazing and 50 natural bush....big gums etc.

now i want to be able to slash, think you guys call it bush hogging???. plant some lucene or similar general fencing , move some dirt etc. i also have some erosion that i need to address eventually.

now the big question
WHICH ONE DO I GET????????

seeing you guys have convienced me to get a Mahindra now please tell me which one to get

ps thanx for all the help, reading etc

Cheers
Juggler

[LarryRB]

with that size property how much more to go all the way and get a 7520?

[rvaitor]

I think I'd go with the 6500. I'm not so sure the 4n1 is that great a deal. BTW, I've had two Mahindras and now have a Kioti/Daedong. They each have their advantages, but I loved my Mahindra's raw low rpm power. My Kioti is a Cab and I like that - especially during Bee season, but I miss the low end torque.

I'd rather have a back blade and or a grapple attachment than the 4n1.

[MUDONTHETIRES]

Juggler

Sometimes I regret not going bigger.

If finances allow,

GO BIGGER!

Mud

[juggler]

hi rviator, mudonthetyres and larryrb
thanx for the replies.
firstly larryrb i can t afford to go any bigger than i have already, no more $$$$ the minister of war wont release any more of the treasury $$$$$
secondly rviator thanx for the input good to see you liked the mahindra, just curious why you switched, was it because you need a cab?
and lastly mudonthetyres, i think i will go bigger (6500) at least in my budget constraints, cause down the track if i really want i can put a 4n1 on for about $3k but i cant put in an extra 10hp in unless i want to spend 45K.

once again thx for all the reading it has been most helpful and educational

will keep you posted of any issue i have and seek further guidence

cheers

juggler

[jwcinpk]

You can't go wrong with either! I have the 6000 4x4. I love the simplicity of these tractors. One big advantage of the 6500 would be tire size. The 6500 should provide more traction in the rough spots. Make sure you get a skid steer QA system for your loader. My 6000 has the old QA with the pins you pull. The new 7010 I bought has the skid steer QA and it's much better.

[awill99]

I have a 6500 4WD with FEL and while it's a real work horse there is one big drawback I didn't anticipate. It weighs so much even with those big tires when it's damp or wet it will defintely leave ruts in the Texas clay! So after I bush hog if it's wet I need to go back and clean up the ruts. I am looking for a 2nd lighter 2WD to do simple work and save the 6500 for the big stuff.

[rvaitor]

Originally Posted by juggler

hi rviator, mudonthetyres and larryrb
rviator thanx for the input good to see you liked the mahindra, just curious why you switched, was it because you need a cab?
juggler

I'm fairly new to tractors and was afraid if I bought new there'd be too much depreciation. It took me almost two years to take the plunge and I just happened on a Mahindra. I actually was working a deal on a 7520 when the Kioti came along and I still had the 6000. Put both on the market and the Mahindra sold first.

The Cab is nice in that I have to use the tractor when I am at our farm - 360 miles from my primary residence. It's not as strong at the Mahindra, but does what I need and the comfort of the cab allows me to really lay with it. I like the husky look of the 20 series. Can't get warmed up to the look of the 7010s but that would be a good candidate, but I question whether I really need what I got much less going bigger.

[LAWALLSTRACTOR]

In the near future Mahindra will be introducing the 8560 cab model. Basicly it will be a 7520 putting out 83 HP, with a state of the art factory cab and a nice addition of a console on the right which will have your rear remotes controls instead of almost behind the seat. A big improvement. It will also be available in a non cab version. I can't wait!

[juggler]

hi awill99

good point i never consider the weight factor, as putting ruts everywhere would be a real pain.

also jcwinpk

both models i'm looking at have the skidsteer QA, just throw a lever a backaway..supposed to work well

cheers and thx all