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Travis_R
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I have a 97' Mahindra 485 D.I. with right at 1116 hours on the meter. Bought it used from a Mahindra dealership (Singleton Sales & Service) here in LA in February of 05'. Feller who had it before me traded it in on a smaller new Mahindra.
I honestly couldn't be any more happier with my tractor. I have put right at 235 hours on it since I bought it. Has been VERY reliable and tough. I've did things with this tractor you would literally have to see to believe.
As far as problems goes, I have had NONE mechanically, unless a leaking PTO shaft seal is a mechanical problem. I should've changed this seal at the end of last year after baling hay, put I just got to it a couple weeks ago! Any way, its fixed now.
I had a really small electrical problem that I liked to have never figured out. Actually, I didn't figure it out. My dealer did..........My charging system quit working. Had the battery and alternator tested and BOTH was good.........Come to find out it was my charge light indicator bulb. Comes on when the key is turned on, but goes off when the engine starts. Its a funny situation. Dealer said that if the bulb is blown, the charging system shuts down. Well, he was right.......Anyway, thats fixed now also. Both was about a $20.00 fix.....I'm well satisfied with my Mahindra.
People are always asking me, "Do you regret anything about buying your tractor?" I tell them, "Yeah, I do. I wish I would have bought the Bush Hog SQ720 cutter instead of the SQ600.!!!!" /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Travis
I honestly couldn't be any more happier with my tractor. I have put right at 235 hours on it since I bought it. Has been VERY reliable and tough. I've did things with this tractor you would literally have to see to believe.
As far as problems goes, I have had NONE mechanically, unless a leaking PTO shaft seal is a mechanical problem. I should've changed this seal at the end of last year after baling hay, put I just got to it a couple weeks ago! Any way, its fixed now.
I had a really small electrical problem that I liked to have never figured out. Actually, I didn't figure it out. My dealer did..........My charging system quit working. Had the battery and alternator tested and BOTH was good.........Come to find out it was my charge light indicator bulb. Comes on when the key is turned on, but goes off when the engine starts. Its a funny situation. Dealer said that if the bulb is blown, the charging system shuts down. Well, he was right.......Anyway, thats fixed now also. Both was about a $20.00 fix.....I'm well satisfied with my Mahindra.
People are always asking me, "Do you regret anything about buying your tractor?" I tell them, "Yeah, I do. I wish I would have bought the Bush Hog SQ720 cutter instead of the SQ600.!!!!" /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Travis
Travis_R
Veteran Member
I now have 1121 hours on my Mahindra.....Still going very, very strong.....NO COMPLAINTS......Been doing a lot of disking and box blading.
Travis
Travis
Thanks folks, not alot of response but I appreciate it. Thought this was a pretty good way to gauge dependability. Just purchased a 4110 sweeeet!! love it, hope to put at least 10,000 hours on it and still be able to sell it at a new price like some of the other major owners think they can, good luck. at 10,000 Mirahanda may be pushing hard on the name brands. Who knows.
Thanks Gents /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Thanks Gents /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
mikeinvt
Bronze Member
congrats on your new 4110! i am only up to 14 hrs on mine so far, but have loved every bit of it! what did u get for attachments/implements?
skipmarcy
Veteran Member
You haven't had alot of response to your question but there are alot of threads on reliability for Mahindra here, just have to search them good. I had some issues with my Mahindra about this time last year - you can look them up and see what I had going with mine and some responders' as well(4110 - broken bolts). Mahindra finally helped me resolve my problems and I'm still happy with them. My 4110 now has just shy of 1100 hours on the clock, many of them were commercial use, and overall it is one workhorse. Once you get to know your tractor's limitations & abilities you'll be able to do much much more than you would ever think you could do with this tractor!! Mine is an earlier production - built in 2001 and I put it in service Feb. 2002, it was built by TYM. My original loader had a 5' bucket, I now have the quick attach and a 6' bucket - like the newer 4110's I've seen on the lots. I also have the new style adjustable seat, a huge improvement over the original. I still have an occasional front axle snap in mine when the digging really gets rough but other than that no other problems. I can change an axle out in about 30 minutes and they are around $45 - I keep 2 spares on hand. Don't know if they ever fixed this problem on the later models - they had the differential gear ratios off too much for the industrial tires and will snap front axles. The Mahindra tech rep had told me to run my rear tires very low on air pressure and my front ones as high as rated to help with this - changing the diameter of the tires slightly to offset the mismatch in gear ratios. The engine on my tractor has been fantastic, has always started well and run very well, not a single leak or any problems whatsoever, uses no oil between changes. I would buy another 4110 if the situation came up. Good luck with yours !!!
