Made in China

[montanaman]

Well I told you guys after I got back from my hands on with the China/Mahindra I would lets you all know my thoughts...
I have placed my order and I will also be purchasing one for myself and I will put that in my rental fleet...I will see what we can tear up if anything.
I think that for the money spent on this tractor by the cunsumer you can't go wrong.

Please everyone is intitled to their opinion but from a dealers perspective we have customers that come in and tell us that they can purchase a tractor from this magazine for$$$$
Well it is very hard to persuade them to add a couple grand more to get this "higher end tractor".

So with that being said I now have a "cheap tractor" with incentive financing, a 2 year warranty and most of all a GOOD DEALER NETWORK, to keep them running.
Rick

Folks, read what he said carefully!! This is the reality that a dealer faces every day of the week! I sell nothing in the quality range that the box stores sell, but I am expected to sell higher quality at their price and be here 24-7 to service with a lifetime warranty. I am trying my absolute hardest to only offer high quality products but you can only imagine the sales that I don't get because there will always be something cheaper available if your only purchase thought is up front cost!!

I just hope the day never comes when everyone in the USA is talking about when you used to be able to buy a "good" tractor like we do with so many other products. We just can not have our cake and eat it too!

This tractor does have a place in the market and should help sales to folks looking to spend as little as they can but lets hope that most dealers will market it right and not pretend that it's a high end tractor or some day, it may be all we have!

Ken

 

[kevanos]

The ES 25 "looks" identical to the Lenars that were imported, but I've yet to actually see one. Remember that Mahindra has spent time on their reputation. They originally started business in India building Willy's Jeeps and International Harvester tractors under license. The first tractors sold in USA in the 80s were of IH design.

Since then, they have established new designs, source tractors from Mitsubishi in Japan, Tong Yang in South Korea, as well as their own; have expanded and bought a competing Indian tractor company, Swaraj (which was sold in USA for a short time); purchased the Chinese tractor factory of Jiangling (which have been sold under various names in USA), and are currently the 3rd largest tractor manufacturer. They are in line to be #1 within the next couple of years.

(Note: I have no vested interest in Mahindra, don't know any dealers, and don't have any dealers near me).

 

[Poboy]

This is a product that will help Mahindra dealers sale tractors to customers who were never going to spend the money for a top quality tractor and would have purchased a chinese tractor somewhere else . The 2525 is a great deal it is a lot of tractor for the money and has had quailty changes made over the testing period plus you get a warranty low rate financing and dealer support .So if your in the market for a economy tractor get the Mahindra you will be very pleased.

 

[Maka]

How much is the Chinese Mahindra with a loader anyway?

Maka

 

[MAHINDRA OF OHIO]

I will be seeing the new China tractors first hand this coming week and then I can make the decission if I will sell them or not.

I not sure how I can pass them up... a 25 hp 4 wheel drive tractor with a loader and r4 tires to retail for around 12-13k

Do the right thing--don't buy that China BS

 

[Builder]

Do the right thing--don't buy that China BS

I have to agree. Their government subsidizes their exports to the USA and blocks American imports into their country. It's not a level or fair playing field.

They also own 40% of our debt, buying from them and financing probably only adds to this problem.

I am avoiding buying Chinese products for the future health of our nation.

 

[fastgun]

I really dislike it that the USA has gone from producer to consumer. Exporter to importer. I'm a middle age fella and remember when made in Japan, Korea, China etc.....was a sign of junk to be avoided.

What is truly amazing, almost unbelievable to me .... is that a great many well informed, USA proud persons such as I are considering a tractor made in India on the basis that it is a quality product what gives a good value for what you get.

Imagine, India producing a tractor that really is good!

 

[Builder]

I really dislike it that the USA has gone from producer to consumer. Exporter to importer. I'm a middle age fella and remember when made in Japan, Korea, China etc.....was a sign of junk to be avoided.

What is truly amazing, almost unbelievable to me .... is that a great many well informed, USA proud persons such as I are considering a tractor made in India on the basis that it is a quality product what gives a good value for what you get.

Imagine, India producing a tractor that really is good!

I don't have any problem buying foreign. Chinese is a different story. I'm a middle aged guy and I firmly believe the Chinese will be telling my children how to live when they're my age. They'll be too indebted to them and too reliant upon them.

 

[ssgtibbetts]

OK so what is a good value. I was looking at some grey's then I spotted these Mihandra's wich the dealer says came from Japan with a Mitsubishi engine. Now I dont know waht to believe. John Deere uses Yanmar engines Mihandra Mitsubishi Cub Cadet (Yanmar) so what is actually built in america with american parts?

Maybe I should just buy a mule. There still made in America, right?

 

[bindian]

OK so what is a good value. I was looking at some grey's then I spotted these Mihandra's wich the dealer says came from Japan with a Mitsubishi engine. Now I dont know waht to believe. John Deere uses Yanmar engines Mihandra Mitsubishi Cub Cadet (Yanmar) so what is actually built in america with american parts?

Maybe I should just buy a mule. There still made in America, right?

Ssgtibbetts,
My KMW ML175 loader and my Bradco 511 backhoe, along with my Kimber Pro CDP II. Not sure about anything else. My 6520 has bolts with fractional sized heads and metric threads. That's a head scratcher.
hugs, Brandi