Browneyesvictim
Silver Member
Long time lurker here since I got the Max 25 new in 2012 . Bought it with Mahindra MMM, FEL, and brushhog. I just love this dang thing, but that's not to say I haven't had a couple bumps along the way! I have added box and a blade scraper, and post hole digger. This winter I ordered a Backhoe for it and had it installed by the dealer along with adding some Rimguard ballast to the tires.
So herein lies my problem... I took the quick release BH off to go connect my MMM to do the first cutting of my 6 acres of grass. To my shock and dismay, it occurred to me the original rear drawbar and attaching height pin mechanism for the MMM was removed and replaced with other reinforcing hardware and framework for the quick attach BH! The mower is a "suspended" deck design with tension rods that would attach to pivot brackets on the bottom 3-point that would raise and lower the deck are gone!!!
Does it need to be said, that you cant use or mount a MMM with the subframe conversion done to attach a backhoe? Nowhere in any of the Mahindra manuals does it state this, and that would be preposterous and unacceptable to me if this is the case. I have no intention of ever needing both attachments on at the same time, but I sure would like to use my MMM again that I bought that won't attach anymore. A rear mount finish mower is not a viable solution for me either. I've spent a lot of money with my local Mahindra dealer in the last couple years, and they don't have an answer either.... Yet anyway.
So herein lies my problem... I took the quick release BH off to go connect my MMM to do the first cutting of my 6 acres of grass. To my shock and dismay, it occurred to me the original rear drawbar and attaching height pin mechanism for the MMM was removed and replaced with other reinforcing hardware and framework for the quick attach BH! The mower is a "suspended" deck design with tension rods that would attach to pivot brackets on the bottom 3-point that would raise and lower the deck are gone!!!
Does it need to be said, that you cant use or mount a MMM with the subframe conversion done to attach a backhoe? Nowhere in any of the Mahindra manuals does it state this, and that would be preposterous and unacceptable to me if this is the case. I have no intention of ever needing both attachments on at the same time, but I sure would like to use my MMM again that I bought that won't attach anymore. A rear mount finish mower is not a viable solution for me either. I've spent a lot of money with my local Mahindra dealer in the last couple years, and they don't have an answer either.... Yet anyway.