Iv had one do the same thing... he was trying to mow with a 10ft mower and that tractor in HST just wont handle it... swapped him out with a 5555 and solved the issue... this was dealing with openstage tractors though. still I don't push the model very hard... now the 2545 and 2538 we don't see much issues with... also the 2565 and 2555 shuttle have hardly the issues...
2555 Cab HST - Clicking PTO
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Iv had one do the same thing... he was trying to mow with a 10ft mower and that tractor in HST just wont handle it... swapped him out with a 5555 and solved the issue... this was dealing with openstage tractors though. still I don't push the model very hard... now the 2545 and 2538 we don't see much issues with... also the 2565 and 2555 shuttle have hardly the issues...
A 10 foot mower is wayyyyy to big for a 55 hp HST tractor with extra hp loss with the HST. It seems that all manufacturers have more problems with HST machines than the gear machines. Do you think he would have had the same problem with a gear 2555? As for the 2555 not up to snuff. It is the same tractor as the 5010 with a different engine. That is it. Not sure if TYM made any other changes to it. There are a lot of 5010's out there. What does Mahindra have to say about their numerous issues with the EGR on their own engine? Have not seen this reported on the TYM with the Yanmar engine. There is some reason why it is clicking and yes someone should forgive out why and fix the problem. If I was TYM I would bring several back to North Carolina and diagnose the problem, fix and let corporate know and get better parts. The clicking does not seem to effect the performance of the tractor.
I am running a 7' Mahindra mower, and according to Mahindra it is a recommended setup for a 2555 HST. A 10', no wonder it is overheating! The 7' mower blows through what I am cutting with zero issues until it overheats. I have ran a broadcast spreader on the back and it still overheats so I know it is not the load of the mower.
I know the EGR kits are coming, that is one thing one of the reps told me - they are still building up the parts supply to get them out.
I have also heard of others who have the 'click' and experience zero issues, just the noise.
From what I understand, the 2555 is a TYM with the Mahindra Tier IV engine.
Id be well willing to bet the shuttle would show great improvement over the hst performance in pasture pto work
HST tractors have always had a lot of issues with hydraulics getting hot. I think your issues would be solved with the same tractor with a shuttle transmission.
Agreed.
Final Resolution - Mahindra has replaced the tractor with a different model. :laughing:
For the past 3-4 months I have had the Demo 6065 and it has handled every task thrown at it. Once they refine a few things they should be coming out in the future.
Mahindra has since sent out 2 or 3 different engineers or technicians to the dealer so they could re-shim/replace bearings, seals, gears whatever you can think of from the transmission all the way back to the PTO with no resolution. They even had it sit outside at idle, PTO engaged with nothing connected to it, stub shaft spinning and after 60 minutes you could not touch the rear casing because it was too hot.
This has stumped the company so they upgraded me no questions asked with no money out of my pocket for my time and trouble. Plus providing them valuable feedback on the demo pre-release model has helped them add needed changes before they go into manufacturing.
For the past 3-4 months I have had the Demo 6065 and it has handled every task thrown at it. Once they refine a few things they should be coming out in the future.
Mahindra has since sent out 2 or 3 different engineers or technicians to the dealer so they could re-shim/replace bearings, seals, gears whatever you can think of from the transmission all the way back to the PTO with no resolution. They even had it sit outside at idle, PTO engaged with nothing connected to it, stub shaft spinning and after 60 minutes you could not touch the rear casing because it was too hot.
This has stumped the company so they upgraded me no questions asked with no money out of my pocket for my time and trouble. Plus providing them valuable feedback on the demo pre-release model has helped them add needed changes before they go into manufacturing.
Neither. Between my bitching at corporate, them (corporate experts) not being able to isolate the problem and my dealer talking to them, Mahindra delivered a brand new mPower 75p on Monday.
After reading some of the comments above being in a shuttle this is probably true. The cutter is a Mahindra 7' HD - and Mahindra swears up and down the 2555 HST can handle it, and it did for about an hour until the hydro's overheated... but they overheated without anything connected to it so I really cannot say, but I would speculate the Shuttle would be no issue. Now that I have ran the 6065 with PowerShuttle I kind of like it. The 75p does not have PowerShuttle, just SyncroShuttle but I was using the clutch pretty exclusively in the 6065 so it is not much different for me.
We had some long talks about what I needed in the tractor and requirements, plus I was demo'ing the 6065 and provided a TON of feedback and did maintenance to it myself as needed. There is an issue with the PTO popping out of gear and through some thorough explanations on the phone they redesigned the degree of throw in the lever to provide a more positive detent. Plus where I am at, my property has some serious grades to mow and they did not have a unit out there to test braking on hills. Courageously I did some tests for them and provided feedback - it is an incredible machine and should be a winner for them.
Overall the experience has been a HUGE educational process for me and I got to know my dealer REALLY well! :laughing: I stand by the fact of pick your dealer first because they are the ones who went to bat for me and pushed for the mPower 75p.
