Lets see your Mahindra!

[Creamer]

That would be real handy to have two little workhorses!

Nice house in the background!

 

[Steve Boehme]

Here's a photo of my Mahindra 5530. Two years old with less than 700 hours. So far we've spent over $1500 in repairs and maintenance. It's been disabled numerous times, spent a cumulative month at the dealer's, and still has a laundry list of problems both warranty and otherwise.

 

[Sysop]

Steve, a post like that simply tells most folk that the operator is the tractor's problem, not the other way around. If you cannot read your post yourself and figure out why, then I'm very much afraid that there is nothing anyone can ever explain to you that will make you understand. Some things are just over some folk's heads. That's ok though.

Welcome to TBN!

 

[RNeumann]

I don't have a 3rd function yet, so I'm using my remote valve. It makes things a little slower and a 3rd function would be very nice, I bought my tractor and all my implements this year and paid cash for all of it... So I need to save up for a bit before I dish out another $1000 for a 3rd function kit.

When I do make the leap I think I'll go with one from Everything Attachments. From what I've read they seem like a good aftermarket choice.

The photo gets me on the thread I guess?!?

Glrret- thanks for posting the "two "story" wood pallet. Great idea and one of my next projects.

A note on the 3rd function- the Mahindra brand is a diverter so you lose curl while using it. I'd recommend the kit like the WR Long or CA Attachments. Some of the electric over hydraulic valves are only rated for temporary use so make sure it will do what you need before purchase. I say this since some may try to use a hydraulic post hole digger or something else that would require constant flow. My dealer also sold me a nice "kit" he makes up with a Scorpion control handle and a quality valve.

 

[Steve Boehme]

Steve, a post like that simply tells most folk that the operator is the tractor's problem, not the other way around. If you cannot read your post yourself and figure out why, then I'm very much afraid that there is nothing anyone can ever explain to you that will make you understand. Some things are just over some folk's heads. That's ok though.

Welcome to TBN!

This comment sounds uncannily like the Mahindra dealer's excuses. It's all our fault. Are you a paid Mahindra troll? Granted, we are hard on equipment. Fragile third-world machinery like the Mahindra are ideal for gentleman farmers who keep them in the garage and only drive them to church. We also own a 1998 John Deere 4500, and a 2006 Bobcat T190, either of which could run rings around the Mahindra despite having a combined 8000+ hours. Field service maintenance on the Bobcat is under $300 every 250 hours, at our location. Downtime is rare. The machine is an anvil. Our John Deere did the exact job the Mahindra 5530 does, for 16 years, despite having only half the horsepower and rated capacity. It's so easy to operate that numerous female garden center employees have put hundreds of hours on it.

To get routine maintenance on the Mahindra we are charged $185 just for a technician to show up. Teething pains started the first week we had it and have only gotten worse. It's so balky and hard to operate that none of our staff want to use it; we have to have a dedicated male operator on site at all times. Granted it was a poor choice. We need a reliable machine that an inexperienced operator can easily learn. If it hadn't depreciated like a rock we would have some equity in it and could trade it against a better tractor. No dealer wants it in trade.

 

[Sysop]

Steve:

Sorry to say, but only a troll would butt into such a thread to voice nothing but complaints on their very first post on a site. It shows a vast lack of understanding of the world around you. This thread isn't intended to be a complaint thread, if you couldn't see that for yourself before posting, there is no way of explaining it to you. There is a whole Mahindra section for such complaints. Go start your own thread, don't hijack one that has nothing to do with you. This thread is for happy owners to post pictures.

It's not like you were even seeking knowledge or help with your issues, you just wanted to be a mouthpiece. Well, you stuck your foot in it. Your entire attitude makes you easy to dislike. If I had to come to your house and listen to you complain, I'd charge you $185 and leave too...

 

[RMOMN]

Steve:

Sorry to say, but only a troll would butt into such a thread to voice nothing but complaints on their very first post on a site. It shows a vast lack of understanding of the world around you. This thread isn't intended to be a complaint thread, if you couldn't see that for yourself before posting, there is no way of explaining it to you. There is a whole Mahindra section for such complaints. Go start your own thread, don't hijack one that has nothing to do with you. This thread is for happy owners to post pictures.

It's not like you were even seeking knowledge or help with your issues, you just wanted to be a mouthpiece. Well, you stuck your foot in it. Your entire attitude makes you easy to dislike. If I had to come to your house and listen to you complain, I'd charge you $185 and leave too...

X2 move on

 

[AchingBack]

This comment sounds uncannily like the Mahindra dealer's excuses. It's all our fault. Are you a paid Mahindra troll? Granted, we are hard on equipment. Fragile third-world machinery like the Mahindra are ideal for gentleman farmers who keep them in the garage and only drive them to church. We also own a 1998 John Deere 4500, and a 2006 Bobcat T190, either of which could run rings around the Mahindra despite having a combined 8000+ hours. Field service maintenance on the Bobcat is under $300 every 250 hours, at our location. Downtime is rare. The machine is an anvil. Our John Deere did the exact job the Mahindra 5530 does, for 16 years, despite having only half the horsepower and rated capacity. It's so easy to operate that numerous female garden center employees have put hundreds of hours on it.

To get routine maintenance on the Mahindra we are charged $185 just for a technician to show up. Teething pains started the first week we had it and have only gotten worse. It's so balky and hard to operate that none of our staff want to use it; we have to have a dedicated male operator on site at all times. Granted it was a poor choice. We need a reliable machine that an inexperienced operator can easily learn. If it hadn't depreciated like a rock we would have some equity in it and could trade it against a better tractor. No dealer wants it in trade.

Were you baptized in lemon juice?

 

[bindian]

This comment sounds uncannily like the Mahindra dealer's excuses. It's all our fault. Are you a paid Mahindra troll? Granted, we are hard on equipment. Fragile third-world machinery like the Mahindra are ideal for gentleman farmers who keep them in the garage and only drive them to church. We also own a 1998 John Deere 4500, and a 2006 Bobcat T190, either of which could run rings around the Mahindra despite having a combined 8000+ hours. Field service maintenance on the Bobcat is under $300 every 250 hours, at our location. Downtime is rare. The machine is an anvil. Our John Deere did the exact job the Mahindra 5530 does, for 16 years, despite having only half the horsepower and rated capacity. It's so easy to operate that numerous female garden center employees have put hundreds of hours on it.

To get routine maintenance on the Mahindra we are charged $185 just for a technician to show up. Teething pains started the first week we had it and have only gotten worse. It's so balky and hard to operate that none of our staff want to use it; we have to have a dedicated male operator on site at all times. Granted it was a poor choice. We need a reliable machine that an inexperienced operator can easily learn. If it hadn't depreciated like a rock we would have some equity in it and could trade it against a better tractor. No dealer wants it in trade.

Mahindra's are anything but fragile. They are descendants of Internationals. If you don't believe that, read my project threads. Hardest thing on machinery is to have numerous operators. I understand you said operatorS on the JD and the Bobcat. Your thread also shows that no employee does maintenance. The question you should be asking is who is operating your machines now that hasn't in the past on the "superior" working JD and Bobcat. Maybe the employees are sharing you concerns and abusing only the Mahindra in protest.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

This comment sounds uncannily like the Mahindra dealer's excuses. It's all our fault. Are you a paid Mahindra troll? Granted, we are hard on equipment. Fragile third-world machinery like the Mahindra are ideal for gentleman farmers who keep them in the garage and only drive them to church. We also own a 1998 John Deere 4500, and a 2006 Bobcat T190, either of which could run rings around the Mahindra despite having a combined 8000+ hours. Field service maintenance on the Bobcat is under $300 every 250 hours, at our location. Downtime is rare. The machine is an anvil. Our John Deere did the exact job the Mahindra 5530 does, for 16 years, despite having only half the horsepower and rated capacity. It's so easy to operate that numerous female garden center employees have put hundreds of hours on it.

To get routine maintenance on the Mahindra we are charged $185 just for a technician to show up. Teething pains started the first week we had it and have only gotten worse. It's so balky and hard to operate that none of our staff want to use it; we have to have a dedicated male operator on site at all times. Granted it was a poor choice. We need a reliable machine that an inexperienced operator can easily learn. If it hadn't depreciated like a rock we would have some equity in it and could trade it against a better tractor. No dealer wants it in trade.

Mahindra's are anything but fragile. They are descendants of Internationals. If you don't believe that, read my project threads. Hardest thing on machinery is to have numerous operators. I understand you said operatorS on the JD and the Bobcat. Your thread also shows that no employee does maintenance. What does the male operator say about the Mahindra? Do you operate it, or do you just aire here what your employees tell you?

hugs, Brandi