5525 in my future?

[flusher]

Took a test drive in one of these yesterday. Need a big, heavy tractor to do the tough parts of haymaking (plowing, discing, baling).

Liked the feel of the 5525. It's loud, but I guess that comes with the hp. Looks nice and fearsome.

Forgot to ask if there are any Chinese-made parts on the 5525. Anyone know the answer?

Also, where is the 5525 final assembly location?

 

[LAWALLSTRACTOR]

I couldn't say for sure about every little part, but I would rather doubt any of it is made in China. You have looked into a very tried and true tractor, and it will give you many years of service, as much of it's design has been tried and true for decades. Good luck!

 

[warcat]

Funny this thread popped up today... I'm going to be signing paperwork on a 5525 w/FEL this week. I looked hard at the 3525, and still have a slight chance of changing my mind back to it at signing, but I think the extra hp (and especially the PTO hp) of the 5525 will do me well.

 

[flusher]

Funny this thread popped up today... I'm going to be signing paperwork on a 5525 w/FEL this week. I looked hard at the 3525, and still have a slight chance of changing my mind back to it at signing, but I think the extra hp (and especially the PTO hp) of the 5525 will do me well.

Congrats. I'll probably do the same next week.

 

[DavesTractor]

Took a test drive in one of these yesterday. Need a big, heavy tractor to do the tough parts of haymaking (plowing, discing, baling).

Liked the feel of the 5525. It's loud, but I guess that comes with the hp. Looks nice and fearsome.

Forgot to ask if there are any Chinese-made parts on the 5525. Anyone know the answer?

Also, where is the 5525 final assembly location?

The 5525 is for sure an Indian built machine. Final assembly depends on the area of the USA where the dealers is located. It could be "stood" (final assembly) in Georgia, Texas or at our place in Red Bluff, CA. If you drove one at out lot (I'm at the Tulare show right now) it would have been assembled in Texas as we have not received direct from India shipments of that model yet. We do a pre-delivery on all units before they get delivered, just like most all dealers I am sure, so everything gets checked twice to make sure a loader bolt isn't loose, or a tire low on air, or whatever.

It's a lot of machine for the money!

 

[flusher]

The 5525 is for sure an Indian built machine. Final assembly depends on the area of the USA where the dealers is located. It could be "stood" (final assembly) in Georgia, Texas or at our place in Red Bluff, CA. If you drove one at out lot (I'm at the Tulare show right now) it would have been assembled in Texas as we have not received direct from India shipments of that model yet. We do a pre-delivery on all units before they get delivered, just like most all dealers I am sure, so everything gets checked twice to make sure a loader bolt isn't loose, or a tire low on air, or whatever.

It's a lot of machine for the money!

Thanks, Dave. Have fun at the ag show.

 

[raftergtex]

I have been looking for six months off and on and have also settled on the 5525 for a hay operation. Plan to buy in the next few weeks. Right now I am just mowing but I need to stop borrowing my neighbor's tractor to load round bales, and I also hope to do the baling myself at some point. Figure the 5525 will handle a square baler at least. Is 5525 too much tractor for only 25 acres? The 3525 would fit all of my needs except the baling maybe.

 

[LAWALLSTRACTOR]

I have been looking for six months off and on and have also settled on the 5525 for a hay operation. Plan to buy in the next few weeks. Right now I am just mowing but I need to stop borrowing my neighbor's tractor to load round bales, and I also hope to do the baling myself at some point. Figure the 5525 will handle a square baler at least. Is 5525 too much tractor for only 25 acres? The 3525 would fit all of my needs except the baling maybe.

You could get by fine with the 3525 for only 25 acres and I believe the 3525 would handle the baler. We used to use the smaller tractors on the baler when there were problems with the bigger tractors. We just didn't move quite as fast. On the other hand, I think you will really appreciate the extra weight and HP on the 5525 and it would be far more expensive to up grade later rather than make the move now. Good luck with whatever choice you make.

 

[flusher]

Took a test drive in one of these yesterday. Need a big, heavy tractor to do the tough parts of haymaking (plowing, discing, baling).

Liked the feel of the 5525. It's loud, but I guess that comes with the hp. Looks nice and fearsome.

Forgot to ask if there are any Chinese-made parts on the 5525. Anyone know the answer?

Also, where is the 5525 final assembly location?

OK, what's going on here?

I'm doing my due diligence prior to dropping bucks on a 5525 by reading the last 24 months worth of threads in this forum.

So I'm running into stuff like KSB sensor/timer problems, mis-timed injectors, bad OSB sensors.

Not what I expected to hear about an ISO 9000/Deming Quality Award company like Mahindra.

I'm coming from the Kubota experience. Bought a little 21-hp B7510HST new in May 05 and haven't had any problem with it. Do the scheduled maintenance and it runs fine.

Can someone 'splain what KSB stands for and why Mahindra needs this gizmo on their engine?

And I assume "OSB" in this context means something other than "oriented strand board". What's the problem here?

 

[civesnedfield]

OK, what's going on here?

I'm doing my due diligence prior to dropping bucks on a 5525 by reading the last 24 months worth of threads in this forum.

So I'm running into stuff like KSB sensor/timer problems, mis-timed injectors, bad OSB sensors.

Not what I expected to hear about an ISO 9000/Deming Quality Award company like Mahindra.

I'm coming from the Kubota experience. Bought a little 21-hp B7510HST new in May 05 and haven't had any problem with it. Do the scheduled maintenance and it runs fine.

Can someone 'splain what KSB stands for and why Mahindra needs this gizmo on their engine?

And I assume "OSB" in this context means something other than "oriented strand board". What's the problem here?

flusher,
The KSB timer advances the fuel injector pump timing during cold weather. The problem seems to be the KSB timer. This is probably a third party part that seems to be going bad. Not a big deal, If your tractor is new it should be covered under the warranty if it goes bad. I haven't heard of a bad one on a 5525 to date. As far as the injector pump timing goes that is a factory/dealer issue. The timing is set at the factory, then rechecked and adjusted at the dealer prior to delivery to you. That is as long as you have a dealer that does what he is suppose to. Not sure what the OSB is.
Don't let these little problems sway your decision. Mahindra makes a great product. Small problems like these are common with any brand name. The key factor is how your dealer handles the issues. One more reason to buy from a reputable dealer.