How many owners who bought a tractor in the last 5 years wish they had never bought?

[Cramby]

I have had zero problems with my 2015 Max 26XL. 125hrs at this time. It lifts more than friends orange L25 and B7800, turns tighter, digs like crazy, put the pirauna bar on and can root up anything up to around 4" in diameter. Also mows great with the midmount mower. Been in the pucker brush alot with no issues, although I am going to fab some under belly guards just for piece of mind. Got a great deal, the green store wouldn't give me the time of day, and the orange store was 5k more for same set up. Just my 2 cents worth. No regrets here.

 

[nosurprise]

2016 Max26XL owner I have logged 157hrs the first 50 were pretty much brush hogging and clearing at 47 hrs a stick jammed a linkage and caused a no start and a blown fuse from grounding out. I was able to track the problem, bend the bracket back and found a couple extra fuses in the fuse block and got it back going. Other than that which was operator error the 26 has worked above it's weight. It may be actually too strong for it's frame/size. I have done a ton of front end loader work from road base to fill dirt, digging and grading and have been pleasingly surprised by the 26.
Ground engagement work is fair at best as it comes from the factory as the machine is a little light in weight. Adding weight and filling the tires makes a huge difference and is a must imo. The 26 handles the weight nicely and changes a fair grade to very good for it's size once again.
The 26 ability to work in tight spaces has made task possible in otherwise impossible situations with bigger tractors while maintaining the power to get the job done.
Owners regret? Not one bit, but I don't think that's what the OP was really looking for.....

 

[4tillingdirt]

2016 Max26XL owner I have logged 157hrs the first 50 were pretty much brush hogging and clearing at 47 hrs a stick jammed a linkage and caused a no start and a blown fuse from grounding out. I was able to track the problem, bend the bracket back and found a couple extra fuses in the fuse block and got it back going. Other than that which was operator error the 26 has worked above it's weight. It may be actually too strong for it's frame/size. I have done a ton of front end loader work from road base to fill dirt, digging and grading and have been pleasingly surprised by the 26.
Ground engagement work is fair at best as it comes from the factory as the machine is a little light in weight. Adding weight and filling the tires makes a huge difference and is a must imo. The 26 handles the weight nicely and changes a fair grade to very good for it's size once again.
The 26 ability to work in tight spaces has made task possible in otherwise impossible situations with bigger tractors while maintaining the power to get the job done.
Owners regret? Not one bit, but I don't think that's what the OP was really looking for.....

Glad to hear it. The more I have researched it seems like Mahindra, even with the issues I have read about, may not be as bad as LS.

 

[jefwyn]

2011 Mahindra 3616 with 400hrs and no issues. Mine is a cab and so far no a/c or heat issues.

 

[daydk1]

I have only had one issue with mine. It kills batteries. I have a 2014 Mahindra 4530 that I bought in December 2015 new from the dealer. It kept draining the battery, so I thought it was because I wasn't running it often enough. However, when I checked the voltage, something was pulling the battery. I took it to the dealer and they kept it for over a month. They called me and said they had it fixed. They said they couldn't really find the problem, but they were pretty sure it was a short somewhere in the instrument panel on the dash, so they replaced the whole instrument panel with a new one. I picked the tractor up and took it back home. It sat for about a month and when I went to use it, the battery was completely dead. I couldn't jump it off and it wouldn't charge. The cells were dead. Thankfully, the battery was still under warranty from O-Reilly's, so I went and swapped it out. The tractor still has something pulling power when it is off. Now I take off the positive lead from the battery when I'm not using it to preserve the battery. I plan on taking it back to the dealer this winter when I'm not needing it. Other than this one issue, the tractor has performed flawlessly and I love it. Just wish we could figure out where the power drain is coming from.

I also have a 1526 that I bought in May of 2016 and I have had absolutely no problems with it. It is a nice little tractor.

 

[Navasot]

I have only had one issue with mine. It kills batteries. I have a 2014 Mahindra 4530 that I bought in December 2015 new from the dealer. It kept draining the battery, so I thought it was because I wasn't running it often enough. However, when I checked the voltage, something was pulling the battery. I took it to the dealer and they kept it for over a month. They called me and said they had it fixed. They said they couldn't really find the problem, but they were pretty sure it was a short somewhere in the instrument panel on the dash, so they replaced the whole instrument panel with a new one. I picked the tractor up and took it back home. It sat for about a month and when I went to use it, the battery was completely dead. I couldn't jump it off and it wouldn't charge. The cells were dead. Thankfully, the battery was still under warranty from O-Reilly's, so I went and swapped it out. The tractor still has something pulling power when it is off. Now I take off the positive lead from the battery when I'm not using it to preserve the battery. I plan on taking it back to the dealer this winter when I'm not needing it. Other than this one issue, the tractor has performed flawlessly and I love it. Just wish we could figure out where the power drain is coming from.

I also have a 1526 that I bought in May of 2016 and I have had absolutely no problems with it. It is a nice little tractor.

Clean your ground if you have not done so and replace the power cable... usually fixes all issues with 00 and 30 series. the glow plug timer and flasher relay can do this as well... if any of your blinkers are acting strange its the relay

 

[cdaigle430]

My one and only regret is not have bought it 10 years earlier. My wife and I love this tractor, so much that I would never let anyone else borrow or ride it-even my wife. I do have one other regret and that's not having the money to buy other attachments like the snowblower, mower and tiller.

 

[daydk1]

Clean your ground if you have not done so and replace the power cable... usually fixes all issues with 00 and 30 series. the glow plug timer and flasher relay can do this as well... if any of your blinkers are acting strange its the relay

The ground is clean. I have not replaced the power cable. I would have thought the dealer would have found any issues with the glow plug timer and flasher relay when they had it and replaced the entire instrument panel. I'm not having any issues with blinkers. It's going back to the dealer this winter and I don't want the thing back until they have it fixed.

 

[Navasot]

if you have a multi meter you could check the power cable to see if there is any loss of power in a matter of minutes but hope you get it figured out.

 

[mike69440]

My Max 26XL TLBMMM has performed above my expectations. Over year and half no issues at all. Like it much better than friends orange L2501.

When I first got my Max28, I ragged about the hydraulics being jerky, not being smooth, crappy seat, that I added spring suspension to fix, so-so plastic and paint, labels, other stuff, etc. You know what, I got used to the hydraulics, and live with or fixed my other gripes. 215 hours, one warranty issue.

It turned out to be the right choice for what I need, and is a impressive value, tough little machine. Fights above its size.