1538 HST Questions

[Caseyh]

I recently got a 1538 shuttle and it's great. I really noticed a major difference in seating position between it and the 2538. My land is also hilly and I did get loaded tires. So far it feels stable and planted in places that I wasn't sure it would. I've got about 15 acres I need to bush hog but I haven't done it yet so unfortunately I can't comment on that but I have no doubt it'll handle a 6ft cutter. I have been happy with mine so far!

 

[Caseyh]

Also, the dealer did reflash the ECU before I got it. So far no issues at all, temp gauge works as it should and starts and runs very easily. Definitely make sure it's got the latest code.

 

[theg]

I have 1533 and use a 6ft MD mower regularly without issue. I don't have large hills but had super thick brush. You should be fine. Congrats on tractor.

 

[Bungiex88]

I have a 1533 but I use a woods heavy duty brush hog 5ft. My back pasture field is very steep. And last year was the first year ever that field has been mowed. Lots of thick thorn trees and bushes. That 1533 did excellent on the hill. I have no extra weight added I just kept my front loader on.

 

[torsinadoc]

It is at the dealer. I checked it out yesterday. They are going to get it ready (ECU refresh, loaded tires, etc) and then deliver it to my property early in the week.

 

[metalcaster]

I've had to take mine in twice for error codes. First around 30 hours the engine temp light came on and the engine went into limp home mode. It was a faulty temp sensor. No spares in stock, but the dealer took one out of a tractor on the sales lot to get me going. I don't think that many other dealers would do that. The second time the check engine light came on and performance dropped again. I purchased an OBDII reader on sale at HF and read the code. Emailed the dealer and when he checked with Mahindra it was an error hitting just about everyone at the same time. Had to drag it back there to get it reflashed which cleared the error code and finally allowed the temp gauge to work. Service manager told me that the original programming would throw the code when you don't allow the computer to boot up completely before you start the engine. "Turn the key to on for 30 seconds before starting". Don't have any confirmation of this, but I've not had any other issues sonce.

 

[torsinadoc]

I've had to take mine in twice for error codes. First around 30 hours the engine temp light came on and the engine went into limp home mode. It was a faulty temp sensor. No spares in stock, but the dealer took one out of a tractor on the sales lot to get me going. I don't think that many other dealers would do that. The second time the check engine light came on and performance dropped again. I purchased an OBDII reader on sale at HF and read the code. Emailed the dealer and when he checked with Mahindra it was an error hitting just about everyone at the same time. Had to drag it back there to get it reflashed which cleared the error code and finally allowed the temp gauge to work. Service manager told me that the original programming would throw the code when you don't allow the computer to boot up completely before you start the engine. "Turn the key to on for 30 seconds before starting". Don't have any confirmation of this, but I've not had any other issues sonce.

Thanks