A good tractor that isn't overpriced
Model Year: 2005
When I was searching for a tractor, I was choosing between this tractor and the New Holland TC40. I chose the 4010 because it's all metal(except nose, instrument panel, and fender flares), and I got it with a loader for the same price as the TC40 alone. And the Mahindra had a 3 year warranty, where NH was only 2 years. I want to see the plastic/fiberglass parts of the TC40 in 20 years before I'm sold on it. Brand means nothing on tractors today, research and find that all the major companies buy the drivetrain from overseas and stick their name on it. The 4010 is the same powertrain as the Kioti, produced by an Indian company that's been building reliable tractors for many years. The problem I have with the functionality are the speed of the bucket, it could be faster, and the speed of 4th gear. I don't want a race car, but 15mph top speed is too slow to drive to the neighbor's. I have the shuttle shift, which I like. You have forward/reverse on the column, L-M-H gear left of the seat, and 1-2-3-4 right of the seat, 12 speed total. But if you pick up a load of dirt (in Med) and want to carry it across the yard, Med-4 gear is too slow, so to get higher speed you have to shift to High, causing you to have to shift all 3 levers, a higher 4th gear would fix that. Problems I've had mechanically, I was having difficulty getting it to start that seems to be tied to the brake. Turns out an electrical plug above the petal was coming out caused by brakes moving the wire, replugged in, no cost repair. Once the PTO wouldn't come on. The solenoid under the floor operates it, a tap with a hammer, no cost repair. It began to overheat while rotary cutting after about 2 years, a good cleaning of the radiator with compressed air was all it needed, no cost repair. I have been very happy with this tractor, I rotary cut 20 acres, and grade a 1/4 mile long driveway regularly. It always starts, and runs all day long. I might add, runs all day long on 5 gallons of diesel (it has an 8 gallon tank).
Pros: Reliable, strong, best bang for the buck
Cons: 4th gear needs to be higher, loader controls makes it entry/exit from the right side almost impossible, Front End Loader restricts the headlights.
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