Hello and Mahindra 2525 Advice

[OliverD]

Hello, I'm new to posting on this board, although I've been reading it for a while.
I have about 10 acres of mostly wooded land that I used to lightly maintain with my Mahindra 2015 (some brush cutting and light FEL work on dead trees). However, the tractor was completely destroyed in a wildfire and I am now looking to replace it.
I have found a used 2525, but I am leery of purchasing it having seen some not-so-good reviews of early-model 2525s. I have the serial number. Can that help me to determine if this particular tractor was built after Mahindra ironed out the quality issues with this Chinese-made model?

Thanks in advance.

[Muhammad]

Welcome to TBN.

[Briana03]

Hello & WELCOME to TBN!

I moved your thread to the Mahindra Owning/Operating Forum.

[DavesTractor]

Hello, I'm new to posting on this board, although I've been reading it for a while.
I have about 10 acres of mostly wooded land that I used to lightly maintain with my Mahindra 2015 (some brush cutting and light FEL work on dead trees). However, the tractor was completely destroyed in a wildfire and I am now looking to replace it.
I have found a used 2525, but I am leery of purchasing it having seen some not-so-good reviews of early-model 2525s. I have the serial number. Can that help me to determine if this particular tractor was built after Mahindra ironed out the quality issues with this Chinese-made model?

Thanks in advance.

I'd suggest you stick with a 15 or 16 series. Even the best of the 2525's were no match for the 15 (now 16) series.

[OliverD]

Thanks for the advice. I'm probably going to go with the logical replacement for my 2015, which is now the 2216. It's just that when you see a bigger used tractor with a few extra bells and whistles for less than you'll spend on the new one, it piques your interest...