Best mid size tractor to buy

[MLinOleMiss]

I have a Mahindra 4110 and have also had a lot of trouble with the overheating problem. I have to constantly clean the radiator to keep it cool. I even use air-conditioning coil cleaner every so often on it. I believe it is a design problem. The 10 series was not manufactured by Mahindra, and it is the only series that I have noticed the overheating complaint. That being said, I used my neighbor's Kubota 3240 the other day and found that there is no comparison between the two, the Kubota is twice the tractor that my Mahindra is. Just my opinion.

 

[Trippy]

What is the best mid size tractor on the market today that will not OVERHEAT and can be relied upon. I stay on my tractor religiously with maintanence and am ready to move on to another model...My mahidra 3510 isn't cutting it with the overheating.

I have to say if your tractor has a OVERHEAT problem then it likely is due to water or plugged radiator. If neither of these are the issue then your working your tractor way beyond its design and you need a larger piece of equipment. You have to know the limits of the tractor and keep under that line. I know all to well and now have a bigger tractor now to meet my needs.

As far as what tractor to get price will rule out most things. Lots of the green, blue, and red tractors are not assembled in the US. But the parts you will need to repair them, are not in a different country waiting till you order it either. So consider that as well. Sure they can be cheaper to buy, but they will spend more time broke waiting parts then the others.

 

[rcowan]

Montana 2740!!!!

 

[Secret Squirrel]

I have a Mahindra 4110 and have also had a lot of trouble with the overheating problem. I have to constantly clean the radiator to keep it cool. I even use air-conditioning coil cleaner every so often on it. I believe it is a design problem. The 10 series was not manufactured by Mahindra, and it is the only series that I have noticed the overheating complaint. That being said, I used my neighbor's Kubota 3240 the other day and found that there is no comparison between the two, the Kubota is twice the tractor that my Mahindra is. Just my opinion.

I'm pretty darn happy with my own Mahindra 3510 (which has never once overheated in 3 years), but I am always willing to learn something new about a competing machine. So please, what exactly is it about your neighbor's Kubota 3240 that makes it twice the tractor that your Mahindra 4110 is? I'm not looking for a debate or argument. Just trying to understand what you found so appealing about the Kubota vs the Mahindra. Thanks!

Rusty

 

[firemen122]

Lets see I have owned deere,massey,older fords, and branson. It is a personal choice. I like green paint, but I just could not get the price acceptable this time. One thing I have realized over time is that they all can be tore all to h--l rather quickly with a rough operator. I put 1400 hrs on my 5510 j/d mfwd w/loader and sold it to another farm. Never had any real problems out of the machine. In 3.5 years his crews have went thru 4 clutches and broke teeth in the tranny 3 times. Anyone can get a lemon, but it is mostly the way you treat your equipment. Take care of it and normally it will take care of you. By what fits you and your wallet.

 

[DieselAddiction]

Has anyone tried the waterwetter stuff from redline or the other similar products. Of course this would only work if you may be boarderline overheating, not your situation. Just an option to try to help out a little

 

[rback33]

My guess is that the radiator is completely plugged and air is not getting it cleaned out. At this point I bet you need to pull the radiator completely to get to taken care of. Where are you located exactly and I will come look at it myself next week?

 

[Z-Michigan]

Obviously, look closely at your tractor for any problems with the cooling system, or any reason it is running harder than it should have to.

From reading here it seems rare to see any JD with overheating problems. I can say that mine doesn't overheat no matter what I do, and I should be better about cleaning debris out of the radiator guard. I have read several reports of Kubotas overheating, but it's all anecdotal. I imagine your work environment in Kansas is extremely hot in summer. I would be inclined to go with any of the US-made (or at least engineered) ag models. JD is good, but I would think NH/IH and AGCO would also be good options.

 

[piller]

In the last couple of years we've had a JD, a Kubota, a Massey, and a Mahindra tractor making hay on my farm. The only tractor problem was the Mahindra 4110 overheated, this was while doing raking or tedding duty, they did not use it to mow or bale. They replaced it with a Kubota which worked well. When I recently purchased a tractor it was a new Kubota.

 

[rankrank1]

Brow1033,

Assuming you have eliminated the obvious items as already posted, Are you willing to try a $7.00 experiment? (this assumes you do the work yourself).

I had a similar problem with my 30 plus year old Kubota which I purchased used. Darned thing always wanted to run warmer than it should. Of course I checked the obvious items to no avail - even down to the radiator cap. Replaced the temp gauge and sending unit just to ensure that I had accurate gage readings. So I thought lets put a new thermostat in which was $23.00 from Kubota Dealer . The brand new thermostat from Kubota made my problem WORSE. I returned the Kubota thermostat and got my money back. What I noticed about the Kubota thermostats is that the center popit was very small almost to the point of being excessively resrtictive in my opinion.

So I went to my local NAPA dealer with my old thermostat in hand. From their picture/dimensional book, I picked a thermostat 10 degrees cooler than what was stamped on the Factory Kubota thermostats and also looked for a thermostat with a bigger center poppit valve which I hoped would increase water flow some. I did have to grind the outer ring slightly so it would fit in my water jacket receptacle, but this was easliy done on a bench grinder by hand. IN SHORT, A $7.00 Thermostat that fit some oddball Diahatsui car is now in my Kubota and it totally fixed my problem. I did this 10 years ago and I still have the tractor today with my custom thermostat in it. My tractor now operates in the temperature ranges that it should because one needs to realize that an engine operating at too cold a temperature is a bad thing as well. (My tractor originally had a 180 degree thermostat and I opted for a 170 Degree thermosat. 170 degree is not a common selection but it is offered. I did not want to drop all the way down to a 160 degree for fear of engine running too cold. The bigger poppit allows for more water flow which I think helps matters too.)

(Special Note: Do not attempt to run it without a thermostat whatsover. If you are truly at the end of your rope, then this would be a $7.00 experiment worth trying in my opinion.)