What did you do to or on your Mahindra today?

[rdinatal]

Moved more crusher run for a client.

 

[brenstar]

Stretched some fence and went and picked up my mower.....

 

[millsan1]

Cut down 6 big trees (70'+ tall, 30" diameter), cut into 10' sections and piled up for firewood processing.

Dug the stumps out with my Neighbor's Case 580 and my Volvo excavator.

Smoothed out the holes with the backblade.

Grapple is worth every penny.

A couple logs were a bit much for the 2538. I really have to get a device to measure the lifting capacity, I really believe it is a lot less than advertised.

 

[Sysop]

Beyond anchoring a hanging scale to the ground, hooking it to your loader and attempting to lift, I'm unsure of what sort of device you would use. You could put a pressure gauge in the line and see if you get good pressure to the cylinders.

If you really want to know the lift capacity, rather than a "device"; try loading a pallet with something you know the weight of. Some cement block or bags of top soil or whatever. Fill the pallet to the point it cannot lift or curl and do the math.

 

[Glrret]

Replaced the Bucket level indicator on the FEL. It got some ice in it this winter and when I rolled the bucket up it bent the rod and sleeve like a pretzel.

 

[millsan1]

Beyond anchoring a hanging scale to the ground, hooking it to your loader and attempting to lift, I'm unsure of what sort of device you would use. You could put a pressure gauge in the line and see if you get good pressure to the cylinders.

If you really want to know the lift capacity, rather than a "device"; try loading a pallet with something you know the weight of. Some cement block or bags of top soil or whatever. Fill the pallet to the point it cannot lift or curl and do the math.

A load cell would do the trick. I am trying to find one to rent, since I have only 1 time use for it and they run a few hundred bucks.

The pressures measure out OK.

Problem with using the pallet forks, or whatever, is the max lift is at the pins. When you put the load out further, max lift decreases, and I don't want to do the math.

I have a buddy who does a lot of electronics wiring. I found a load cell for $35, and just need a few parts to make it read out accurately. Just have to convince him to make me one.

 

[Gasifier]

Stump removal.

Oh honey. It’s just a couple small holes in the yard.

 

[Tifford]

Got 25hst e. Took the snow blower off it today and put the loader on it.

I'd like to build a carry all box for the rear end of it. I have some angle iron and if given some time, would like to weld up a box for it.

 

[JerryK]

While not today [ we are getting snow'd in today ], I moved a couple downed beech trees away from my pistol range area. We are in the process of loseing all our beech via beetle/fungus invasion. Wacked it up into 8 to 12' lengths and my 5035 had it's way with it. The beeches were about 100' tall, with our sugar maple and cherry about 90'. Still have a lot of smaller stuff to clean up, if Spring ever comes. I had moved a 16" beech prior to this that I had felled onto this one, but did not take pictures. I had cleared a rough trail just left [ north ] of the beech to be able to haul the blocks out towards the back of my property to dump on my property lines out there. I will clean it up more and drag it next summer for a new trail.

 

[Mauser12]

Once again, nothing. The thing is still setting in the dealer's field and still a crank-no start. This is week five and it hasn't been looked at. I was going to trade it in this spring because it was just not enough tractor. I'll let you guess what it won't be if I ever get it back.

 

[MatHaas]

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Oh honey. It’s just a couple small holes in the yard.

Nice work. How has that machine been working for you lately?

 

[Gasifier]

Nice work. How has that machine been working for you lately?

After they found the intermittent electrical short/problem, and fixed it, I have not had any problems with it. It is back to working like it should be, a working beast. And I am impressed when everything is working properly.

The last few months I have not been working it as much because of weather and other priorities taking over. But spring is on the way! Errr. Sometime anyway. Maybe?

1-3 inches of snow coming Friday. D’Oh!

 

[MatHaas]

After they found the intermittent electrical short/problem, and fixed it, I have not had any problems with it. It is back to working like it should be, a working beast. And I am impressed when everything is working properly.

The last few months I have not been working it as much because of weather and other priorities taking over. But spring is on the way! Errr. Sometime anyway. Maybe?

1-3 inches of snow coming Friday. D’Oh!

Well i'm Glad to hear that sir!

I like the overall operation of the Mahindra, and my goodness I personally wouldn't want a machine any less beefy.
I think the only thing they skimped on is attention to detail on this electrical/connection/sensor nonsense that seems to be the common problem. Something simple goes wrong, nothing major, just sometimes hard to troubleshoot the exact problem.

Yea i'm ready for spring (well real spring) too. I bought my 3550 to get started on clearing my land to build a home this summer/fall. The weather has been a real bugger since January. Nothing but back and forth cold or 40s and rain. Dahhh.

St Lawrence River Valley ehh? You happen to do any muskie fishing on the St Lawrence?

Cheers,
-Haas

 

[Gaowlpoop]

I decided to install a set of gauges. I need to find out what the pipe fitting sizes are so I spent some time trying to find the sensors and then checking the pipe size. So far I have found the oil pressure sender and checked it. It is 1/8 pipe. I have located the water temperature sender but have not figured out how to get to it. When I get to the water temperature sender I will make a trip to the hardware store for some fittings.

 

[Gasifier]

Well i'm Glad to hear that sir!

I like the overall operation of the Mahindra, and my goodness I personally wouldn't want a machine any less beefy.
I think the only thing they skimped on is attention to detail on this electrical/connection/sensor nonsense that seems to be the common problem. Something simple goes wrong, nothing major, just sometimes hard to troubleshoot the exact problem.

Yea i'm ready for spring (well real spring) too. I bought my 3550 to get started on clearing my land to build a home this summer/fall. The weather has been a real bugger since January. Nothing but back and forth cold or 40s and rain. Dahhh.

St Lawrence River Valley ehh? You happen to do any muskie fishing on the St Lawrence?

Cheers,
-Haas

No Muskie fishing. I use to go fishing once and a while when I was young but got away from it. Like a nice Perch fish fry with home made fries.

We have taken the kids a few times over the last 3-4 years, but should increase the amount we go. Good times. Mostly trying for Bass and Perch. Catch and release.

 

[MatHaas]

No Muskie fishing. I use to go fishing once and a while when I was young but got away from it. Like a nice Perch fish fry with home made fries.

We have taken the kids a few times over the last 3-4 years, but should increase the amount we go. Good times. Mostly trying for Bass and Perch. Catch and release.

That's good stuff man; I'm sure you keep them well rounded. We have the Susquehanna River here in Central/Northeast PA, and do some bass fishing, some catfish fishing, and have been trying to pattern the muskie the past few years. Catch and release as well. Just enjoying a good day on the water.

Hope the weather turns around for y'all up there. I'm looking forward to sunshine and getting some seat time. The black bear are coming out again, and I've seen some ants and mosquitoes now, so I think we're pretty dang close.

Cheers :drink:

 

[Gaowlpoop]

I added a set of gages to my 4540. I got tired of the idiot lights and so I added the gages.

Just something to tinker with.

 

[JerryK]

Cut/pulled down a big 18" sugar maple that was near/leaning towards my gate and power lines. Used my little 2615 to haul a big ladder/chains/come alongs/etc out on my trailer. After I got it down, I wacked it into about 8' lengths and hauled it to an older neighbor about a mile away using my forks on my big 5035. I have my chipper on my 2555, and weather permitting, will chip up the small stuff tomorrow. We are supposed to get blasted again over the weekend, so there is a lot of if in all my plans. I have a lot of other trees I am taking down in the area, so may just fall a few more first. [ if I feel like it ] You should have seen the hose like stream of sap that was running out when I notched it.

 

[DigginJB]

Nothin' also. Visited our nearest dealer to see what it may take to fix the long hydraulic hard line from pump (under seat) to block (on frame). I have a couple of ideas but the dealer's only answer is to sell me the part, if available @ 'list price' way over $300 plus shipping - for about 6 feet of tubing with a fitting at each end. I did find out the cause of the failure, though. The tube/fitting joint at pump is press-fit rather than weld, braze, or even sweat. How long (hours) did Mitsubishi / Mahindra think simple friction was going to keep it in the hole? Seems like a cheaper-is-better solution which should've been built right, instead of just enough to keep it running until warranty is over. Heading to our machinist tomorrow, maybe he can get it right. Otherwise we have to create a replacement with hose & fittings, and our next machine will be a Very Different Color, from a very different dealer.

 

[linuxman51]

tilled the garden. bit behind this year, but hopefully I'll be plantin' next week.

next on the list is drag the thing up to the dealer and get the hydraulics looked at, since my loader control is all kinds of... f'd up. if it's the valve assembly, I'll probably just pay the diagnostic fee and retrofit something else, since Mahindra wants around $1k for the **** thing.

then, in a few months, it'll be for sale hopefully.