</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Howdy all, I'm about to purchase my first tractor. I'm leaning toward either a used 2002 4500-2WD w/FEL or a used 2002 4110 w/FEL. I'm leaning more toward the 4110 because of the lower weight of the tractor w/ FEL, so I can tow it on my 7000# capacity lowboy trailer. My main use will be shredding my 15 acres and I'll use the FEL to move things and spread gravel on my road from time to time. The used 4500 is at a dealer right now and I'm friends with the guy who traded it in on a new 5500-4WD. He needed the 4WD and suggested I look only at 4WD if I plan to use a FEL. The 2002 4110 w/ FEL and only 75 hours is for sale locally by an individual and I'm going to look at it tomorrow. Is there a "bluebook" for used tractors to give me an idea of a reasonable price to pay for a year 2002 4110 w/ FEL and only 75 hours? Another friend of mine sold his 2002 4110 w/ FEL and 500 hours last summer for $11K. The one I am going to look at tomorrow has an asking price of $14K. It has less hours, 75, than the one that sold 6 months ago for $11K with 500 hours, but is that really worth $3K? I don't think so. What do you think a reasonable price is to pay for a used 2002 4110 with FEL and only 75 hours?
Regards,
TractorNewby in TX )</font>
$14K sounds like a good deal on a 75 hour tractor to me. I paid $19350 for my 4110 last May. It just turned over 50 hours last week. Age in years on a tractor isn't really as important as hours. You may be able to use the $11K price to get the owner down on his price some.
The 4110 is pretty hefty for a CUT, weighing in at around 4K plus the FEL. It is also physically larger than most other CUTs in the 40hp range. You will really like the 4110 for the uses you have outlined. It is nimble enough, yet powerful enough to do those jobs with ease. The 4110 eats up the mowing jobs, I've rarely seen the 4110 flinch even when mowing some pretty tough brush. The FEL on the Mahindra has a heftier feel, and often a bigger bucket (6 ft vs 5ft) than some other brands of comparable size. I use mine to feed round bales of hay to our horses. I haven't been using a rear weight, but do have loaded tires, and the FEL handles the round bales like a champ. It sloshes through a section of muddy path that has ruts, mud and water about 16" deep in high range first gear without grunting.
What has really impressed me about my 4110 of late is that it appears to have increased power as it gets broken in.
I've never used a 2WD tractor with a front end loader, but the 4110 with the 4WD engaged is easy to handle using the FEL, even with a load. It steers as well or better than most other tractors I have used w/o the FEL and a heavy bale of hay on it.
You may also want to consider going new instead of used. I don't know where you are in Texas, but with a Mahindra assembly plant in that state some of the dealers down there have some fantastic prices, as freight costs are much lower. Plus, you can get some outstanding interest rates. I set mine up on 60 months simply because the 3.99% rate made it tough to turn down. Here's a link:
Mahindra financing specials
