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    What did you do to or on your Mahindra today?

    Getting ready for the cold
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    5500 hydraulic seal kit for single spool valve

    I took seeing glasses with me and a pen light and found the plastic white slip ring. Used one of them. I don't have a any hydraulics to try it on but all is sealed up tight. No leaks at the valve at all. But only ran it a few minutes. We'll see, but I super glad to see nothing at all right...
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    5500 hydraulic seal kit for single spool valve

    My 5500 has had a leaky spool since I got it 4-5 years ago. Now its leaking a pie plate size puddle in ten minutes idling. So I got the seal kit from Mahindra. It's almost 100 bucks and comes with apparently more seals than what this valve uses. Since Rosey is used I don't know if I'm the...
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    5500 runs poor and dies

    Just a follow up: I moved Rosey into the shop last week using another tractor. I had started it twice since changing the filters and both times it was the same. Start a bit labored then run poorly for a few seconds then kinda clean out and run better and die in a few minutes. I decided to...
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    What did you do to or on your Mahindra today?

    Giving some tractor driving instruction last winter
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    5500 runs poor and dies

    I didn't see any thing resembling gelling or algae in the filters. I'm concerned with the amount of rust in the little filter that it could be everywhere by now. I'm going to remove the primer pump to see if I can get it to work, I suspect rust has it jammed up. Can you tell me if this is the...
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    5500 runs poor and dies

    Hello I have a 5500 fwa that I traded for a few years back. It has been super reliable and easy to start, even in cold weather with a poor battery it starts in a few cranks. A month ago I was at the farm with the SO and gave the kiddos a ride and everything ran as usual. Last week I went...
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    Lets see your Mahindra!

    I've had this 5500 for a few years It is very stable and a good chore size for around the property. Here it is helping with some clean up duties.
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