bill6
Silver Member
Last August I bought a brand new Mahindra 3215 G. It's a turbocharged, sturdy workhorse made in Japan by Mitsubishi. I also have an airplane (Cessna, 28 mpg) 2006 Ford Ranger 4 cylinder (41 mpg) and a 2005 Honda Insight (88 mpg). I'm not sure of the gas mileage on the tractor, but my friends tease me, accusing me of over inflating the tires trying to increase my fuel economy. (it burns about 1/2 gph of diesel at 1900 rpm)
Anyway, I spend alot of time cleaning and waxing the tractor. Even after 90 hrs of use, it is so clean, I almost hesitate to use it for fear of getting it dirty. But there's lots of work to do; box blading, moving piles of rocks, spreading gravel, disking the field. So, I work it fairly hard, but then it takes me HOURS to clean and re-polish it.
I remove all 4 wheels and wax the backside of the wheels, and put rubber tire dressing (the wet look) on them. I wipe down the entire underside. I remove the floor deck mat, and wax the steel deck. The whole FEL gets wiped down & waxed. The toothbar gets touch-up paint to keep it beautiful.
The machine is kept in a heated garage. I did my own 50-hr service and spent 6 hours on it. High-end synthetic fluids all the way around.
The wife says I should sleep out in the garage with it. And 3 nights ago, she reports, I was mumbling tractors in my sleep.
I'm comparing prices & features of 72" finish mowers; nearly ready to buy. The last 2 nights I was dreaming of pulling a Bush Hog RDTH 72, and getting a wonderful cut on the green grass!
My airplane is being somewhat neglected, I daydream of tractors while at my desk at work, and close friends say I seem distracted or occupied. What's wrong with me, anyone know??
Anyway, I spend alot of time cleaning and waxing the tractor. Even after 90 hrs of use, it is so clean, I almost hesitate to use it for fear of getting it dirty. But there's lots of work to do; box blading, moving piles of rocks, spreading gravel, disking the field. So, I work it fairly hard, but then it takes me HOURS to clean and re-polish it.
I remove all 4 wheels and wax the backside of the wheels, and put rubber tire dressing (the wet look) on them. I wipe down the entire underside. I remove the floor deck mat, and wax the steel deck. The whole FEL gets wiped down & waxed. The toothbar gets touch-up paint to keep it beautiful.
The machine is kept in a heated garage. I did my own 50-hr service and spent 6 hours on it. High-end synthetic fluids all the way around.
The wife says I should sleep out in the garage with it. And 3 nights ago, she reports, I was mumbling tractors in my sleep.
I'm comparing prices & features of 72" finish mowers; nearly ready to buy. The last 2 nights I was dreaming of pulling a Bush Hog RDTH 72, and getting a wonderful cut on the green grass!
My airplane is being somewhat neglected, I daydream of tractors while at my desk at work, and close friends say I seem distracted or occupied. What's wrong with me, anyone know??
