Recent content by NewGuyInNewEngland

Good Point! I have been told by someone familiar with manufacturing processes in that country they don't. Cheap labor is used and they merely screw in the bolt... no loctite and more often than not, the bolt is not torqued to spec, which I have read many mahindra owners have experienced. Too...

Dave at Dave's tractor has been a great help, as always. His suggestion is to lift the front axle on jackstands (already done) then remove the 4 bolts holding the front axle to the frame and lifting the tractor chassis off of the front axle only 3 inches to get to the steering cylinder bolts...

You were on the right track. Had a mechanic friend come over to help me remove the tie rod, and we noticed the steering cycling was moving freely. He got underneath and with enough neck craning he found that 1 bolt holding the steering cylinder to the frame was missing, two had back out of the...

Thanks for the input. I don't think so..I find pics taken with my iphone has a tendency to distort the image a bit due to the wide angle lense these phones use. That cylinder is pretty stout and that side is not leaking, so I believe the picture is giving the appearance of a bend. Operation...

Seasons greeting all. I posted my intial tie rod breakage inquiry in the General Repair forum, but realize now I should have posted here. To preface my current situation, here is a link to that post for some history...

Well looks like I damaged the seal on the other side of the ps cylinder...found a small puddle of hydraulic oil on the floor. The leak has stopped but ordered a seal kit just in case it stars again when I start the engine after replacing the damaged tie rod. Will check fluid level first too...

Good advice. In fact the front tires are a bit low in pressure...something I was to address before the tie rod issue was found. I'll pump them up to pressure before starting work. Thanks again Harry. 🙏

Looking at the picture of the part I ordered you are correct...there are no splines, only threads on each end...my 68 year old eyes are playing tricks on me...:rolleyes: Judging by the photo I'll be replacing both, although I believe the part that connects to the tire/wheel assembly is...

Haha! Appreciate your transparency and Thanks for the well wishes... Surprised no one with mahindra experience has chimed in yet but I just posted last night so maybe by the weekend. 🤞 🍻

Seasons greetings all. Was swapping out my loaders bucket for my snowblade as is sop this time of year. Before doing so I flattened some small saplings to make room for snow movement in the event of some heavy snow fall this winter. I noticed one of the front wheels seemed to be...

You're quite welcome. And yes, it was a bit nerve-wracking removing that wheel and rolling it to the wall and back to remount it. If we dropped it, it would have required another tractor to lift it vertical. Fortunately I have some friendly helpful neighbors and the 3 of us got it off easily...

Good point GCM about replacing the vacuum lines as well. There are none on my Mahindra so didn't think of that. Good call on your part. (y)

Thanks, CityDude. That was my intention. I got a lot of well-intentioned advice but my experience told me this is too new of a tractor to have a blockage in the tank as I religiously added fuel with the screen at the fill spout in place. I did add an algaecide as it was something I hadn't done...

This is a late second update. Not sure what happened but my first update is not here. I did not delete it. Somehow it never posted. Rather than drain and inspect the tank I decided to move forward with the fuel line replacements due to known problems with bad crimps and porous lines as they...

One would think that porous fuel lines would not cause the symptom the OP is experiencing, but it can and did with my situation. Having a "Mushy" fuel line, regardless of where it is on the tractor, tells me these lines should be replaced before doing anything else. I am not a New Holland/Ford...