What a nightmare, please read.

[IH782]

If you don't mind, what county are you in?

United States

 

[newbury]

If you don't mind, what county are you in?

United States

C-O-U-N-T-Y not C-O-U-N-T-R-Y

And Dave, thanks for chiming in. If the failure of that part is so rare it helps to understand the low spare level.

 

[ultrarunner]

One of the nice things about this forum is that we can voice our opinions. But I think this reaction is way exaggerated, although it may be in jest. I suppose you want to help a fellow TBN brethren, but keep in mind that we do not know the other side of this story. Not saying the OP is not straight up, but we have not heard from MUSA or from the dealer and we probably never will.

I think it is fair to say that parts should be on the shelf and calls should be returned. I agree. But when I call Mahindra, they answer. When I order parts I get them right away. Pretty much 100% of the time. So let's not let this get blown out of proportion. I did wait several weeks recently for some non-critical Kubota parts. The tractor was still in use, so no big deal...but it was about 3 weeks and it could have just as well been an important part. I'm not going to boycott or even get mad at Kubota. It just happens occasionally.

Always at least 3 sides to the story and not doubting the poster...

I sure do wish you had gone forward with the expansion as I really appreciate you being a straight shooter and a great TBN resource.

 

[powerscol]

Makes sense, Dave. But, oh man, I bet you just ruined the day for a lot of us swingers. Any suggestions on how our tractors can practice "safe swaps"?

To prevent ITD my rental dealer suggested to only connect one remote, loosen the other and bleed into a bucket using positive pressure. then revers for the other side. You would not believe some of the crud I have gotten out. I purge until clean. On a single remote I loosed the plug on the cylinder and cycle.

Hydraulic fluid is cheap insurance.

As to the OP I hope everything works out and as someone posted, have the dealer open things up and look for the source of the metal while your waiting.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I have had sleepless nights about this as well!

It's the BEST reason you can give another for not lending attachments. I use JD low-visc in just about everything. I trust it and don't want to compromise that quality. But it comes at a price. A hundred bucks CDN a pail!

 

[Steppenwolfe]

I would love the phone # and person you were talking to. I already have the 800 number in TX and the # for Bloomsberg, PA.

I was already wondering why Mahindra couldn't pull a part off of a machine in Bloomsburg and get you up and running.

 

[CalG]

One of the nice things about this forum is that we can voice our opinions. But I think this reaction is way exaggerated, although it may be in jest. I suppose you want to help a fellow TBN brethren, but keep in mind that we do not know the other side of this story. Not saying the OP is not straight up, but we have not heard from MUSA or from the dealer and we probably never will.

I think it is fair to say that parts should be on the shelf and calls should be returned. I agree. But when I call Mahindra, they answer. When I order parts I get them right away. Pretty much 100% of the time. So let's not let this get blown out of proportion. I did wait several weeks recently for some non-critical Kubota parts. The tractor was still in use, so no big deal...but it was about 3 weeks and it could have just as well been an important part. I'm not going to boycott or even get mad at Kubota. It just happens occasionally.

Dave

Completely and utterly in JEST .

None of us can really do anything for, or about the OPs situation. That is where I find the humor. Mahindra is not CAT, and the OP didn't pay CAT prices. There my be delays in parts availability, but that is common for all makes and models, not just Mahindra. So a "please read" plea is just an invitation for a whine fest. And I've not seen anything in this thread to change my opinion of that.

Misery loves company, but no one loves misery.

I hope the tractor get fixed soon, but more I would hope that it stays fixed.

 

[IH782]

Dave makes a valid point. It's important to find out the source of that metal. Simply replacing a damaged pump may only be delaying the next failure. The source of that free metal is where you'll find the root cause of the problem. THAT needs to be fixed as well.

This is what I'm afraid of. When the pump does get here the dealer wants the bay open ASAP, and they are going to throw it on and call it good.

My dealer was calling Mahindra today and asking again if they can open the pump. Haven't heard back yet.

 

[smilinjak]

If you were dealing with Peterson Tractor in the Bay Area they are a most accommodating dealer. They saved my bacon several times when I was trucking. I was always treated like a big time spender whether my purchase or problem was a few dollars or thousands.

Smilinjak

 

[sd455dan]

To prevent ITD my rental dealer suggested to only connect one remote, loosen the other and bleed into a bucket using positive pressure. then revers for the other side. You would not believe some of the crud I have gotten out. I purge until clean. On a single remote I loosed the plug on the cylinder and cycle.

Hydraulic fluid is cheap insurance.

As to the OP I hope everything works out and as someone posted, have the dealer open things up and look for the source of the metal while your waiting.

If there was a hydraulic implement that was hooked up to the remotes on the new mahindra wouldn't it make sense to quarantine the device for now. If he has other hydro tractors...