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Based on my Googling and my local dealer, there does not appear to be an o-ring kit available for the FEL joystick directional control valve on a Mahindra 5500 Series. Nor am I able to find a parts diagram or catalog to identify and order the eight little o-rings. It would be reassuring to...

As viewed from under the right floorboard and back toward the left rear wheel. It is just hanging straight down and has a bare end. Noticed it when I was checking our broken parking brake, but that has a different spring which is still there.

Almost every tractor manufacturer paints the engine and running gear the same color as the body. These lighter colors, whether green, red, orange, yellow or blue, make it possible to see what you are doing when cleaning up and working on the tractor. The black engine compartment on the...

The kind of mirror bicyclists wear on their helmet or glasses to keep from being flattened by SUVs. Take-a-Look Compact Size Visor Mount Eyeglass Mirror The Bikesmiths Traffic was piling up behind my ranch hand sometimes when he was traveling on the road. I follow at distance to increase...

Trying to connect a post hole digger hydraulic down force kit. Where can I plug the return line? I don't like the filler plug or drain plug locations. Is there something in back I can use, ideally below the fluid level?

After checking the tire, valve stem and beads, the tire man at our local farm and ranch store began spraying the wheel rim of the Mahindra 5555. The four wheel drive beast has large adjustable front wheels with separate rims and centers clamped together by means of loops welded to the rims...

First, let me just say that I like my Mahindra and the service I get from my local dealer. But evidently, some early production 5500 Series tractors, like mine purchased in September of 2015, went out with fuel tank liners that flake and peel off inside the tank, clogging filters and fuel...

5555 Starts, Runs and then Dies -- Problem Solved This Mahindra is less than 18 months old. The 60 hour maintenance was performed. The fuel light has been on constantly for six months and the tractor begins to sputter when the fuel tank is about half full and the fuel gauge shows 3/4 full...

We are brand new to backhoes. Not sure exactly when or how we fouled up, but the side plates on the top link folded after the operator had been using the backhoe for less than an hour. He was learning and practicing making a shallow hole in soft dirt and then refilling it. Evidently, the lift...

We were losing hydraulic fluid and could not find the leak until we double teamed the beast. The operator worked everything from the seat while I searched underneath. When the steering wheel was turned back and forth, a thin stream of fluid squirted straight down from the hydraulic fitting on...

When you look into the tank there still seems to be fuel. It's a minor inconvenience but is there an easy fix?

All the new tractors are the same I suppose, but our old tractors didn't have this problem. Whenever my helper is working in one place, say grappling up brush, a cloud of dust rises and envelopes him. Of course when traveling it's not an issue, but then the big front wheels throw stuff at him...

The 50 hour service calls for replacing the hydraulic suction filter on our new Mahindra 5555. I ordered it from a dealer online and it was a whopping $110. When I opened the box, I could see why. It includes the machined casting that the spin on filter spins onto. The only thing I can...

Attaching a Backhoe to the 3-Point Hitch on a Mahindra 5555 We bought a WoodMaxx 8600 that attaches to the 3-point hitch on our Mahindra 5555. The WoodMaxx looks like a good value for the money but I have a question about hooking it up. An adjustable bar is provided to replace the top link...

The young man who delivered our new 5555 stated that that all the fasteners were metric. However, the manual for the FEL showed only SAE size fasteners. So do I try the existing 1/2 and 3/4 inch drive SAE sockets we already have to see if they fit? Oh no, of course not. I order a big honking...

IH 886 Universal Ignition Starter Switch Wiring Greetings: I bought a Universal Ignition Starter Switch for our old IH 886. The new switch has four terminal posts and four positions. The IH switch has five terminals and three positions. Any ideas how to wire it up? Thanks, Mac