Buying Advice Help with serial number

[Ralph1234]

Good tractor for the money!

Whats a good range of service hours for a
tractor of this age and where do i see the hour meter? The battery is dead, charging it now

 

[DavesTractor]

Whats a good range of service hours for a
tractor of this age and where do i see the hour meter? The battery is dead, charging it now

The hours will show on the dash. Most compact tractors get used 50-100 hours a year, so most 2005 tractors will have 250-500 hours. Of course if it was used commercially, it could have 500 + hours a year. I like to think that 5000 hours on a newer compact tractor is like 200,000 miles on a newer car or truck. Still some life left if cared for at 5000 hours, but getting worn out. That being said, we occasionally see a compact with well over 5000 hours doing fine, and we see some with 1500 hours that are beat. I care about condition more than hours.

The 3510/4110 had a habit of clogging the radiator quickly when mowing dry stuff. Seems the radiator fins were just right to catch stuff. To make cooling better, some have lowered the battery between the frame rails and they say it helps. Also, check the 4 bolts that attach the front axle to the frame, some of the early units were prone to those loosening. Every tractor has something to check it seems.

 

[Ralph1234]

Great info and advice, Thanks!

 

[AchingBack]

Ralph, congratulations on becoming a Mahindra owner. Let us know how it performs.

 

[Ralph1234]

Thanks! I don't take possession of it till early December when we close on the property and i'm sure I'll have plenty of questions for you guys. In the meantime I'll be browsing the Mahindra forums. Any other info on this tractor would be appreciated. Thanks again!