duffer
Platinum Member
I won't speak to other brands, but I will put a vote in for the Mahindra. I've had mine for 3½ years, 1150 hours, and not a lick of trouble. Still runs as good as the day they delivered it.
Re the dealer's lack of attention. One thing I've adopted lately is to call the dealership (car, tractor, truck, equipment, or otherwise) and ask to speak to the sales mgr. I tell them at this point in my life I only deal with principals. I don't deal with salesmen. If they want to sell me a (fill in the blank) I'd like to talk to him specifically. He can assign the sales commission to anyone he wants. If those terms aren't acceptable, that's fine. It's his business and he can run it anyway he wants. But it's my money, and I can spend it anywhere I want.
Only parts I've needed were maintenance filters. Got all of them on Amazon. Since you're mechanically inclined, I think you'll appreciate the heavier weight of the tractor/hp than some of the others. Let's you pull more, lift more (in some cases) and usually comes with a larger capacity bucket than some in the same hp class. I also like the ergonomics better. But I haven't sat on every brand out there.
Good luck on your decision! Let us know what you got.
Re the dealer's lack of attention. One thing I've adopted lately is to call the dealership (car, tractor, truck, equipment, or otherwise) and ask to speak to the sales mgr. I tell them at this point in my life I only deal with principals. I don't deal with salesmen. If they want to sell me a (fill in the blank) I'd like to talk to him specifically. He can assign the sales commission to anyone he wants. If those terms aren't acceptable, that's fine. It's his business and he can run it anyway he wants. But it's my money, and I can spend it anywhere I want.
Only parts I've needed were maintenance filters. Got all of them on Amazon. Since you're mechanically inclined, I think you'll appreciate the heavier weight of the tractor/hp than some of the others. Let's you pull more, lift more (in some cases) and usually comes with a larger capacity bucket than some in the same hp class. I also like the ergonomics better. But I haven't sat on every brand out there.
Good luck on your decision! Let us know what you got.