Mahindra 5155 Anyone?

[DaBear3428]

Awesome! I'm glad to hear that it worked for you as well, good deal.

As for the 3 pt. lowering adjustment knob, it definitely doesn't seem right in my opinion. I mean, everything else on the 5100 series seems to be so well designed and thought out, if makes so sense to have something as dysfunctional as that by design.

I definitely recall that when I went to fiddle with mine for the first time the other day, it seemed to make one smooth rotation, then became loose and "kinked" is probably the best word to describe it. The more that I mess with it the worse it seems to become.

Think I'm gonna call my dealer tomorrow as well, see if they know anything about the issue. If I don't get anywhere with that maybe I'll dig into it this weekend.

did you get any info from your dealer? I will be going by mine on friday.

in the end having a funky knob for this function that i will use 1 time per year is not a big deal.

 

[DaBear3428]

so it looks like the assembly is a piece of pipe with a cotter key in each end, this would explain the funky feel of it and i guess it will be robust lol. kind of looks like someone made a mistake and then came up with this design to fix it. in the end how much do you need to be adjusting this anyway but it is funny.

 

[Woodstock Walt]

did you get any info from your dealer? I will be going by mine on friday.

in the end having a funky knob for this function that i will use 1 time per year is not a big deal.

No, been super busy with work the past couple days, keep forgetting to call. I'll try to tomorrow. I feel similarly, I don't expect to use it much anyways so it's not a high priority.

Yeah, that design is odd. Almost seems like the shaft is actually thick cable or something that allows for twists and kinks. I dunno.

 

[DaBear3428]

No, been super busy with work the past couple days, keep forgetting to call. I'll try to tomorrow. I feel similarly, I don't expect to use it much anyways so it's not a high priority.

Yeah, that design is odd. Almost seems like the shaft is actually thick cable or something that allows for twists and kinks. I dunno.

if you look closely the shaft ass. is a short piece of tube and 2 cotter keys forming a poor mans universal joint, so the action of the shaft is exactly what that assembly would produce, easy to turn then hard and a flop then easy then hard etc. That is what a universal joint will give you when it is at a steep angle.

 

[Andy1969]

if you look closely the shaft ass. is a short piece of tube and 2 cotter keys forming a poor mans universal joint, so the action of the shaft is exactly what that assembly would produce, easy to turn then hard and a flop then easy then hard etc. That is what a universal joint will give you when it is at a steep angle.

That’s exactly right. Must have gotten to the final assembly part and realized that they had an alignment issue where that shaft didn’t line up with the hole in the body panel. So they came up with this. It works but an actual U-Joint would have been better. I’m not going to get too worked up about it though. After I initially set mine on my last tractor, I don’t recall ever messing with it again.

 

[DaBear3428]

That’s exactly right. Must have gotten to the final assembly part and realized that they had an alignment issue where that shaft didn’t line up with the hole in the body panel. So they came up with this. It works but an actual U-Joint would have been better. I’m not going to get too worked up about it though. After I initially set mine on my last tractor, I don’t recall ever messing with it again.

same here it is funky but after understanding what is going on I know that it is not a broken part on my tractor and like you say I'm not going to be using it much at all so it should last well past my lifetime. it is still a funky design.

 

[Woodstock Walt]

Oh, okay then. That makes me feel better about it.

I can deal with it being clunky, as long as I know it's not broken. That's good info, thank you!

 

[DaBear3428]

6" huisache gotta love it, 4"ers go away without issue 6" i run the grapple straight down from over the top and close it to break off the limbs then grab the trunk and rip it out (takes a little work). larger than 6" i break off the limbs and just cut the stump off with pole saw (less time than prying it out of the ground). just as long as those thorny pest are gone lol.

 

[SoldierP]

Now that's what I call a hard working tractor! Oh, and operator.

Is that a W.R. Long third function. If you installed it yourself, any tricks to share? The instructions are somewhat brief. Especially where is the loader valve hydraulic block under the tractor. A pic of how it looks after the installation would be helpful. Thank you.+

My 5155 arrives this evening - finally! So excited!

 

[John stark]

View attachment 745620so it looks like the assembly is a piece of pipe with a cotter key in each end, this would explain the funky feel of it and i guess it will be robust lol. kind of looks like someone made a mistake and then came up with this design to fix it. in the end how much do you need to be adjusting this anyway but it is funny.

Well mine is messed up too, you actually need this to adjust for transportation, so you can isolate/ disable the rear hydro when trailering the machine....I'll have the dealership look at mine because I want it completely functional....I also have a problem with my RPM gauge....it stops working when warmed up....anyone know where the tach gets it's pulse from, thout I might be able to check a few things before I haul it all the way to the dealership?

 

[DaBear3428]

Now that's what I call a hard working tractor! Oh, and operator.

Is that a W.R. Long third function. If you installed it yourself, any tricks to share? The instructions are somewhat brief. Especially where is the loader valve hydraulic block under the tractor. A pic of how it looks after the installation would be helpful. Thank you.+

My 5155 arrives this evening - finally! So excited!

W.R. long, installed by dealer. i will zip tie that hydraulic line that i show pulled away from the stock valve. the hose plumbing is fairly straightforward.

 

[DaBear3428]

Well mine is messed up too, you actually need this to adjust for transportation, so you can isolate/ disable the rear hydro when trailering the machine....I'll have the dealership look at mine because I want it completely functional....I also have a problem with my RPM gauge....it stops working when warmed up....anyone know where the tach gets it's pulse from, thout I might be able to check a few things before I haul it all the way to the dealership?

It is not messed up it is functioning as designed it is just a funky design, bottom line is that the dealer cannot make it any better and it will work fine as is, just feels like it is broken. As to the Tach drive it comes straight from the ECU and is a digital signal. better let the dealer deal with that if it is the only thing that does not work when it warms up, the problem is most likely in the instrument cluster and there is not much that is serviceable in that, most likely the dealer will just replace it unless there is a software update but either way not user serviceable.

 

[John stark]

It is not messed up it is functioning as designed it is just a funky design, bottom line is that the dealer cannot make it any better and it will work fine as is, just feels like it is broken. As to the Tach drive it comes straight from the ECU and is a digital signal. better let the dealer deal with that if it is the only thing that does not work when it warms up, the problem is most likely in the instrument cluster and there is not much that is serviceable in that, most likely the dealer will just replace it unless there is a software update but either way not user serviceable.

Oh it's definitely broken, I veryfied that it was turned all the way wide open, and was going to just leave it alone at that point.... however that crudely made mechanism fell apart, now it just spins freely both ways....not connected any more, so ya, it is messed up, I will be fixing that myself permanently, thanks for input on cluster, that's pretty much what I figured.

 

[DaBear3428]

Oh it's definitely broken, I veryfied that it was turned all the way wide open, and was going to just leave it alone at that point.... however that crudely made mechanism fell apart, now it just spins freely both ways....not connected any more, so ya, it is messed up, I will be fixing that myself permanently, thanks for input on cluster, that's pretty much what I figured.

ok let us know what you come up with.

 

[SoldierP]

W.R. long, installed by dealer. i will zip tie that hydraulic line that i show pulled away from the stock valve. the hose plumbing is fairly straightforward.

Excellent. Thank you! Received my 5155 last Wed and had to leave for grand kids birthdays in Seattle on Thurs so have not been able to do anything. But first thing when I return is the third function so I can use my grapple. The photos help greatly. Thank you.

 

[DaBear3428]

Excellent. Thank you! Received my 5155 last Wed and had to leave for grand kids birthdays in Seattle on Thurs so have not been able to do anything. But first thing when I return is the third function so I can use my grapple. The photos help greatly. Thank you.

I hope this photo helps also, what not to do lol

8" huesach and too much force, But there is a method to my madness. I purchased a light duty grapple expressly for the purpose of it being the weak link until I gain some experience with the FEL/Grapple, this is the second time I have pushed too hard and each time it is the grapple that has bent not the FEL. in this case i forgot to roll the fel down before pulling back so instead of putting force on the hinge part i put it on the end of the cover, which is the weakest point on the grapple.

 

[DaBear3428]

Excellent. Thank you! Received my 5155 last Wed and had to leave for grand kids birthdays in Seattle on Thurs so have not been able to do anything. But first thing when I return is the third function so I can use my grapple. The photos help greatly. Thank you.

i looked at the electrical a little more closely, the tech tied the hot to the starter hot terminal (with inline fuse) i did not find where he grounded it.

 

[SoldierP]

Thanks for the info. It is likely grounded by the valve's attachment bolts to the tractor frame.

 

[DaBear3428]

I fixed the grapple, 10 ton porta power a pull back ram, 1 smashed finger, not perfect but chicks dig scars right.

 

[Andy1969]

I fixed the grapple, 10 ton porta power a pull back ram, 1 smashed finger, not perfect but chicks dig scars right.View attachment 748325

Lol. Yeah the chicks dig it. Grapples are awesome tools. Glad you’re using the tractor. The more hours I put on mine the more I like it. Over the past two weekends I placed and graded about 46 tons of limestone gravel in my driveway. Tractor and loader working good.