Signed on the dotted line for Mahindra 3016

dhawken · Aug 28, 2011

Congrats! Bit jealous

not bad price either in my admittedly less knowledgeable opinion. Making me consider this model as opposed to something bigger and used. Agree on the hst, given the choice. Thx for all the great pix!

BillyCrash · Aug 28, 2011

dhawken said:
Congrats! Bit jealous not bad price either in my admittedly less knowledgeable opinion. Making me consider this model as opposed to something bigger and used. Agree on the hst, given the choice. Thx for all the great pix!

Haha, yeah, I told the dealer I tried to educate myself a bit first (like on this forum), but as a result I know enough to be dangerous (this is my first tractor). Still, I think it's true that the best approach is to research as much as you can first, but then asking informed questions at the dealer face-to-face and with the product at hand. Sure beats the old days of having very little info at your fingertips, in which case I would have walked into the dealer and said, "so tell me about tractors".

An interesting example would be the issue of filling tires. Read about it here and I asked the dealer about it. He raised his eyebrow a bit, somewhat intrigued that a newbie knew of this issue, and then basically said that they used to do it with every tractor they sold in the past, but they don't due it as a rule now given liability issues. But he said he would do it if I wanted, not extra cost. I asked him what his opinion is on it, and he said if he were to buy a tractor he would definitely do it. So there you go, inform yourself first, and you can have a very productive discussion with the dealer.

Or just wing it, what the heck do I know?.....:confused2:

MrWinkey · Aug 28, 2011

That's been one of my debates now.....to fill the tires or not.

It's more weight to haul on the trailer....but it might make it more stable on hills.

I've not decided yet...let me know if you like it.

the6shooter · Aug 29, 2011

Nice to see someone else buying the Modern Ag equipment, You'll love the Modern Ag Compeditorr Cutter. I bought the 6' Modern cutter but got the hot dipped galvanized one. Modern makes one heavy cutter. I just couldn't get the Super Sunshine model, but wanted it none the less.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

rback33 · Aug 30, 2011

Fill the tires. No Doubt MrWinkey.

BillyCrash · Aug 30, 2011

rback33 said:
Fill the tires. No Doubt MrWinkey.

Yeah, I decided to go with the filled tires. The dealer says he uses a portion of anti-freeze and the rest is water. The biggest thing he said to be careful of is if adding air, make sure the valves are at the 12:00 position. Said one person let the water out of one of the tires which created an unbalanced situation, and then rolled the tractor when on an incline. Which is why they don't do it as standard practice any longer.

Btw, dealer said they would fill tires at no cost. Part of the overall package deal, I guess.

rback33 · Aug 30, 2011

BillyCrash said:
Yeah, I decided to go with the filled tires. The dealer says he uses a portion of anti-freeze and the rest is water. The biggest thing he said to be careful of is if adding air, make sure the valves are at the 12:00 position. Said one person let the water out of one of the tires which created an unbalanced situation, and then rolled the tractor when on an incline. Which is why they don't do it as standard practice any longer.

Btw, dealer said they would fill tires at no cost. Part of the overall package deal, I guess.

Wow. You have to work at it to let all the fluid out of one! Especially if you don't take the core out of the stem!

MtnViewRanch · Aug 30, 2011

The only problem with having the tires filled from the start is that you have no way of knowing just how much better the tractor performs with the filled tires. When I first bought my 3215, I new that the tractor was going to get transported quite a bit more than any of the others, so I had hoped that I was going to be able to not fill the tires so as to save on weight for transport reasons. Well, IMO the tractor did not perform up to it's capabilities, maybe 60% at best. So I filled all 4 tires and the tractor now works admirably.

The tire filling applies to larger tractors just as much as it does for smaller machines and of course it makes a difference on what all of ones circumstances are. But IMO, a large part of the time a person is waaaaaaay better off having their tires filled.

Just my :2cents:

Bascom · Aug 31, 2011

Congrats on your tractor purchase!

rabidracin · Aug 31, 2011

I never ran my 3016 Hst without loaded tires as I loaded them the night I got it. But even with the rear tires loaded the loader will pick back tires off the ground if you try to overdo it. Think it would be a safety concern if you plan on working tractor to its capabilities if you didn't have them loaded. JMO