I might not buy again. My 4110 requires 1 hour of radiator cleaning for every 2 hours brush-hogging.
I'm not sure if other makes/models would be any better, but I will check very closely prior to my next tractor purchase.
As I understand it, the 4110 has an ongoing issue with radiator overheating while brush hogging. I think there is a fix for it by moving the battery. A friend has a 509 backhoe on his 4110 and runs the snot out if it running the backhoe with no overheating problems.
What I like about my 6520 is it has a removable screen in front of the radiator.
hugs, Brandi
I posted the same question on both the New Holland and Massey forums here. It only generated a few replies there. For Mahindra, it generated three pages worth of replies. That may say something about the machine, and it's owners. :thumbsup:
-Derek
Yes - I'll testify to that. For 8 years/2000 hours I dealt with having to clean the radiator often when cutting while very dry, then early this year I dropped the battery down between the frame, out from in front of the radiator and now I can cut the full 6 hours without blowing the radiator out at all. I used to run it until the gauge was between 3/4 and hot, now it never reaches 3/4 even in 100 degree temps. I never thought that it would make that much of a difference but it did. I took the original battery tray and re-bent it to fit between the frame rails, drilled & tapped the frame rails for bolts to hold the tray down low just on top of the front axle mount. The top of the battery is now even with the bottom of the radiator.