Mahindra vs Kubota

[corl]

Well I never thought I would be looking at a Indian made tractor. I always thought I would buy a Kubota. I have a Kubota F2100 machine that I bought new 25 years ago and its a great mowing, snow removal machine. I have a 35 yr old IH 574 RC that I will be trading in on a hydrostatic drive tractor. I need at least 40 PTO hp. I am down sizing but going to 4wd. I mow pasture and lawn, work a woodlot and do a market garden with a tiller, row bedder etc.
I am going to buy a Kubota MX5100 hydro or a Mahindra 5035 hydro. Both with Ag tires and a FEL. The Mahindra comes standard with rear outlets, parking brake and tilt steering wheel ( not sure if Kubota has the latter two) It is slightly bigger (bigger tires and a few inches wider) and a good bit heavier. Price is pretty close. I will be getting a custom bucket for the FEL on the Mahindra as the one supplied is too shallow for my likes. The dealers are all good ones, the red tractor has a better warranty. I have yet to drive the Kubota. The Mahindra seems like a nice tractor. Seems to be a little more tractor than the Kubota. Minor increases in lifting capacity. I need to make a decision but I don't see that I can go wrong with either tractor...

 

[JerryK]

I am pretty sure that just about all tractors have some type of parking brake. Good luck in the ' looking ', and take your time.... It is probably the best part of buying a new tractor, with the final decision and the money part the worst... So, enjoy..!!!!!!

 

[murphy1244]

Do you have a Kioti dealer near you?

 

[coobie]

Well I never thought I would be looking at a Indian made tractor. I always thought I would buy a Kubota. I have a Kubota F2100 machine that I bought new 25 years ago and its a great mowing, snow removal machine. I have a 35 yr old IH 574 RC that I will be trading in on a hydrostatic drive tractor. I need at least 40 PTO hp. I am down sizing but going to 4wd. I mow pasture and lawn, work a woodlot and do a market garden with a tiller, row bedder etc.
I am going to buy a Kubota MX5100 hydro or a Mahindra 5035 hydro. Both with Ag tires and a FEL. The Mahindra comes standard with rear outlets, parking brake and tilt steering wheel ( not sure if Kubota has the latter two) It is slightly bigger (bigger tires and a few inches wider) and a good bit heavier. Price is pretty close. I will be getting a custom bucket for the FEL on the Mahindra as the one supplied is too shallow for my likes. The dealers are all good ones, the red tractor has a better warranty. I have yet to drive the Kubota. The Mahindra seems like a nice tractor. Seems to be a little more tractor than the Kubota. Minor increases in lifting capacity. I need to make a decision but I don't see that I can go wrong with either tractor...

Call Mahindra customer service in tomball texas and ask a few questions about 5035 before you choose.You might be surprised.

 

[corl]

What questions should I ask? It sounds like you are telling me something but I don't know to ask the right questions. Am I going to be pleasantly surprised or disappointed surprised?

 

[Bluegill2]

Mahindra makes a good tractor, but I liked Kubota much better when I was shopping. I also have a 30 year track record with Kubota, bought my first in 1983...

Buy the one you like best...

 

[corl]

Nearest dealer is about 50 miles away. I'm afraid I know very little about Kioti.

 

[coobie]

What questions should I ask? It sounds like you are telling me something but I don't know to ask the right questions. Am I going to be pleasantly surprised or disappointed surprised?

To put it lightly when I contacted Mahindra customer service to ask a few questions about a Mahindra tractor I was about to purchase there anwsers were a JOKE.I ended up buying a Kioti tractor.If I were you stick with Kubota.coobie

 

[930ck]

Was ready to buy the mahindra 5035 over the kubota mx 5100 , just did not like the hydro pedal on the 5100 and it just seemed cheap. the 5035 was heavier and came standard with items that would have cost more on the 5100, making the 5035 cheaper, that was before I test drove a kubota grand l 5740 and was convinced that that was the tractor for me, was hard to convince myself to spend around $6000 more for a tractor than the other two I was looking at but planned on keeping it for a long time and decided the extra features were worth it.

 

[LD1]

The mahindra is ALOT bigger tractor. Almost 2000lbs heavier. That would concern me on the lawn, but for brute force, lifting, and pulling....weight is a good thing.

IT seems to me though, that most of the tasks you describe, the weight would be a bad thing. (mowing, tilling, etc)

Hard to pick one though. as they arent really apples to apples other than HP

 

[JerryK]

One of the things that sold me on the 5035 was tire size. Industrial 16.9Lx24 rears and huge 14x17.5's 37" tall on the front. Small diameter front tires tend to just push stuff around. The larger diameter helps rolling over stuff out in the woods plus works nice in the deep snow. But, take your time looking... it's like picking a wife.....

 

[trktrman]

I vote Kubota because of their track record and resale. The MX5100 is proven. :2cents:

 

[Grandad4]

The Kubota owners will tell you what's good about their brand and the Mahindra folks will do the same for theirs. Some will even give their opinion about what's wrong with the other brand, which may or may not be factual. I think you'd find either tractor would do every one of the tasks you asked of it and hold up well for a long time. Which one you buy gets down to personal preference. If you like the features of one vs. the other, your decision is obvious. You might get more tractor for your money with the Mahindra since they are a less established brand in the US. As for size, you say you're doing this to downsize, so finding a tractor that easily handles your work without being larger than necessary would seem to make sense. But if the idea of having something bigger just for its own sake still resonates with you, you've got a good choice for that as well.

 

[joe t]

I'd prefer the Mahindra. I almost bought the same tractor then decided to hold off because I think it would have been a compromise purchase (trying to do to much with one tractor).


But like LD1 in post 10 said the Mahindra may be too heavy? That is the only downside I could see for you as that is usually a positive.

 

[HoustonJD]

The Kubota will have (much) higher resale value, parts/service availability, and is likely to have less problems over time.

If you really think that both would be adequate for your needs, I would get the Kubota.

 

[joe t]

That might be true and may not be. Mahindra isn't a grey market tractor and is the largest manufacture of tractors in the world.

 

[PSUTundra]

I am also in the market for a tractor and have been carefully considering these two brands (Mahindra and Kubota). I also looked at the Deeres in person and researched as many other here as I could.

I put a deposit (more to come in a future thread) on a Mahindra last week up near Scranton, PA at Wallace Tractor & Equipment. A little far for both of us (we are NE of Philly) but was impressed with Rick and Amy and their price was comparable to the other quotes I received plus they were able to get me a good equipment trailer at the same time.

Question: what dealers are you working with and how have you found their service? It has been repeated here how important a dealer is and I have found little input on dealers in the greater Philadelphia or even SE PA area. I also really liked Histands in Doylestown but felt I was getting much more machine for the money in a Mahindra over a Kubota.

I will not try to steer you either way as I do not have firsthand ownership experience but I do think from the dealers I have met and research I have done the Mahindra's are good quality, hold their value, and are readily serviceable. They are heavy though! But that can be a very good thing and what I was looking for.

 

[Bluegill2]

Mahindra is the largest tractor manufacture in the world, or so I've heard. But Kubota is much larger in the USA.

Now I like Mahindra, but I like Kubota a little better.

 

[HoustonJD]

Yes... and Mahindra auto also sells more cars than Porsche world wide. It really isn't really something dealers take into the equation.

 

[cletus99]

I think it's going to take you test driving them both to make your decision. Both are good tractors. Neither choice will probably be wrong.