Mahindra Quality

[oldpilgrim]

My 3016 fit and finish is as good as any tractor I looked at before buying it..

 

[TomSeller]

My local Deere sold the Mahindra for a few years and then stopped all of a sudden, I don't know why, I don't think they sold many as I see very few around. I looked at them and they seemed to be pretty well put together. I would have considered one if there was a dealer close by but there isn't. Deere seems to have my neck of the woods locked down.

I guess that's a way to keep selling green. Take on another brand, don't push it hard, then drop the line because "it doesn't sell" and keep selling green. Rinse, repeat with another brand.

 

[atsah]

I guess that's a way to keep selling green. Take on another brand, don't push it hard, then drop the line because "it doesn't sell" and keep selling green. Rinse, repeat with another brand.

I guess.. I went there last week to look at a 1023, they wanted 16,500 for it with a FEL, I said no thanks..

 

[bamboozled]

Tractors are good, any of the implements made by Kodiak suck.

 

[sd455dan]

Out of all the small compact 40HP machines, I couldn't find a better earth-mover than the 4035HST. Loader, backhoe, and ballasted to the hilt gets ya somewhere around 8k. There are not many piles of stuff you can push against that you will not move. The traction it develops with loaded R1s is amazing. The balance of power, weight, and footprint is pretty much ideal for dirt work in tight quarters.

I agree,

I think you got a great combo of power and weight.

this comment got me wound up enough to post something

(....that makes sense that they sell a cheap throw away garden tractor size toy for peasant farmers in 3 world countries)

Got me thinking about a 5530 i was looking into buying , its 6000lb weight before adding the Mahindra loader that can lift 3150 lbs made it clear to me that Mahindra builds some heavy weights.

I see the 4035 is also built heavy duty as well.

 

[Sysop]

Funny you brought that up, I had just added it all up (except the backhoe) earlier tonight. The tractor weighs 4367#, plus the loader (1285#), plus the loaded tires (estimated 400# each). I just pulled out the hoe manual and looked. It is listed as 1010# with the 12" bucket. I have a 16" bucket which is listed as being 17# heavier than the 12", so that all adds up to 7509 pounds. Added extras, tools carried, my arse, 8k was a safe estimate.

 

[DavesTractor]

Tractors are good, any of the implements made by Kodiak suck.

I've read a few of your posts, and based on what you received from Kodiak, I can understand your position. There is no other conclusion for you to draw. Bad welds, bad paint, sloppy finish...all not good. That is not typical of the vast majority of Kodiak product over the years. Kodiak got very overwhelmed by the volume coming from Mahindra dealers. Mahindra pushed them to get stuff delivered as delays were happening. I will now conjecture that for a period of time they probably ran hard and hired new employees, etc. to catch up, and the results were just not good.

Kodiak recently sold to Paladin, makers of Bradco, McMillen, CP and other very high end implements/attachments. They have a relationship with Mahindra already and they understand quality and volume. From here on out, we ought to see consistency and quality.

 

[Sysop]

That makes good sense. When I went to buy my tractor the dealer had told me of implement shortages. They indicated they were just selling more implements than tractors, couldn't get stock as fast as they sold stuff, and that many things that I wanted wouldn't be able to be delivered with the tractor, but would be a couple months of extra waiting.

The sale to Paladin does sound like a good thing, my backhoe they made is amazing.

 

[DavesTractor]

Mitsu made the Cub Cadets for a while, and they were almost identical to the earlier 15 series that Mitsu made for Mahindra. Later Cubs were built by Yanmar.

 

[Trillium Farm]

The 1980s and 1990s Kubotas are where Kubota made a name for themselves. Very good machines.

ABSOLUTELY! I understand later units were not as good, though still good machines.