OklahomaHillbilly
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Hello all!
I have been lurking here for awhile trying to educate myself on tractors and options. I have wanted to upgrade from my old Ford 2000 gas tractor. My field is nothing but grass and I was plumb fed up with having more brush hog than tractor. (old Ford 2000 and 5 foot heavy duty brush hog with 1/2" blades) That poor old Ford struggled so bad and didn't have low enough gearing to take it slow. I also needed a FEL. I have eyed the Mahindras for awhile. Finally I bought one.
So first, thanks for all of the insight. It was really nice to read and learn here. I feel like I was able to make a much more educated choice.
So now, the request for help.
I bought a 2010 Mahindra 3535 with the fel. I bought a new 5 foot standard duty brush hog without the clutch. (oops...) I finally got the tractor delivered and with a big old grin i jumped on it to give it a try. She fired up like a dream. I pushed the pto button and bang! The sheer pin in the brush hog bit it in 1/10th of a second. I wasn't all the way idled down but it wasn't revved either. I drove into town the next morning and got a grade 8 bolt to put back in. It worked (i used very low idle to start it) but it sounds really scary when it fires up. Talk about a hard starting son of a gun... I learned here about the accumulator fix for the hard starting pto.
The question is how do I know if mine already has the upgrade? The dealer thought it did. I am concerned about running other implements and damaging them. I will get the slip clutch added to my brush hog but that doesn't help any other implements.
It has the auto pto mode but I wouldn't dream of trusting it with a tiller or anything. I get the feeling it will break stuff.
Thoughts or advice?
I have been lurking here for awhile trying to educate myself on tractors and options. I have wanted to upgrade from my old Ford 2000 gas tractor. My field is nothing but grass and I was plumb fed up with having more brush hog than tractor. (old Ford 2000 and 5 foot heavy duty brush hog with 1/2" blades) That poor old Ford struggled so bad and didn't have low enough gearing to take it slow. I also needed a FEL. I have eyed the Mahindras for awhile. Finally I bought one.
So first, thanks for all of the insight. It was really nice to read and learn here. I feel like I was able to make a much more educated choice.
So now, the request for help.
I bought a 2010 Mahindra 3535 with the fel. I bought a new 5 foot standard duty brush hog without the clutch. (oops...) I finally got the tractor delivered and with a big old grin i jumped on it to give it a try. She fired up like a dream. I pushed the pto button and bang! The sheer pin in the brush hog bit it in 1/10th of a second. I wasn't all the way idled down but it wasn't revved either. I drove into town the next morning and got a grade 8 bolt to put back in. It worked (i used very low idle to start it) but it sounds really scary when it fires up. Talk about a hard starting son of a gun... I learned here about the accumulator fix for the hard starting pto.
The question is how do I know if mine already has the upgrade? The dealer thought it did. I am concerned about running other implements and damaging them. I will get the slip clutch added to my brush hog but that doesn't help any other implements.
It has the auto pto mode but I wouldn't dream of trusting it with a tiller or anything. I get the feeling it will break stuff.
Thoughts or advice?
