Just picked up a T354 HST

[Roughshod]

Can you elaborate? Where are the controls on these tractors?

I think he means the Mahindra 2538, which appears to be pretty much the same tractor with just a few of the details a little different. One of those details is that on the Mahindra the FEL control valve is mounted up on the right hand loader arm rather than on the fender like on this machine. The knock on that is that it makes it hard to get on and off the machine from that side because the valve arm is in the way. Mahindra didn't even put a step on that side. I'm thinking that I need to call a TYM dealer and buy that right hand step for mine.

 

[Cranedaddy]

What Roughshod said.

 

[Cranedaddy]

I've got 34 trouble free hours on my T354.

My only complaint is the loader is a little flimsy for doing serious dirt work. I'm talking digging down in compacted soil but that's not really the tractors fault. I know it wasn't designed for that kind of stuff!

Average fuel consumption is about .5 gallons/hour and I still haven't had to do a regen yet.

Also I noticed one of my warning stickers has a misspelled word lol

 

[GoldenCityMuse]

Intal, I like it.

 

[Duboids]

How is the tractor holding up since May? I was looking at this model today and wanted to see how it's holding up in the real world?

 

[Cranedaddy]

It's doing good. I have 85 hours on it now with no problems.

 

[Duboids]

Thanks for the reply, glad it's running good for you. I looked at one over the weekend deciding if I want to buy one.

 

[T REX]

Nice tractor!! Looked at one today. Can you drive into a pile of crushed stone curl and lift a full bucket in one smooth operation?

 

[Lunk]

I have a 2015 T353 HST, and I have no issues with filling the bucket to overflowing with gravel, or rail-bed ballast stone. For the heavy stuff I use low range, and haven't stalled it yet!