Mahindra 5155 Anyone?

[Rockbadchild]

ho a new tractor is nice ... very good looking machine ... they have lots of similarities with the Massey I find

 

[Jfben4]

What have you been able to do with the tractor so far? I’ll have to live vicariously until it warms up here I’m anxious to really try out the loader as it looks nice and beefy and I’ve got a project this spring all picked out. I’m also looking forward to getting in my woods and dragging logs out.

Lots of shredding. Here is a before and after of what I got accomplished today!

 

[Andy1969]

I have been mulling doing what hobby farmer is doing. I have been checking out some rural properties and wondering how you guys deal with snow. You said you use your Mahindra to maintain your gravel road. Can you use it to clear snow to gain access to the public road fronting your property? What other machinery besides your Mahindra do you have and what are they for?

So yes I use the tractor with a 6 foot box blade to maintain the 900 foot gravel driveway up to my camp. And yes I’m in an area that can and does get a good amount of snow. This past Sunday and Monday we had over 2 feet dumped on us. So as far as clearing snow, yes I use it for that. I’ll be using it this Friday after work to clear the driveway enough so I can get my truck up there. I’ll use the loader to push and move the snow out of the road. Oh and yeah it’s supposed to be -10 F Friday night! As far as other equipment I’ve got an old Farmi skidding winch for the 3 point, a post hole auger, a Yanmar 2210D that I use for brush hogging. You can do a lot with a tractor and some attachments. I highly recommend it!

 

[Andy1969]

A few pics of my other stuff. I forgot to mention the grapple (extremely handy), and the saw of death I built to knock back the overgrowth on driveway and trails, and the 3 point hitch I built for pulling logs and moving trailers. Hopefully they give you some ideas

 

[sree251]

A few pics of my other stuff. I forgot to mention the grapple (extremely handy), and the saw of death I built to knock back the overgrowth on driveway and trails, and the 3 point hitch I built for pulling logs and moving trailers. Hopefully they give you some ideas

Great pics. What are you farming, Andy?

 

[Andy1969]

Great pics. What are you farming, Andy?

Not farming anything. Just maintaining my property and harvesting firewood from the wood lot.

 

[Andy1969]

Cleared snow on Friday and welded some hooks and a shackle on the bucket today. The tractor did really well in the deep snow without rear chains. It got down to -12 deg Friday night and the tractor sat outside. Started no problem Saturday morning but the hydraulics didn’t want to move until it warmed up for a few minutes. It’s back inside now

 

[C79]

I was just at the dealer today looking for a 5155. I was surprised the weight is the same for the 5145 and the 5155. He is supposed to have one in three weeks and most likely it will be in my building in three weeks and a day. It will be a big upgrade for me too. I really wish I already had it with the snow we got last week. Do either one of yours have a front hydraulic remote?

 

[C79]

I was considering a block heater for mine too so I don't have to heat the whole building all winter. Any experience with these?

 

[Andy1969]

if you get that you’ll love it. On the weights that are published on the Mahindra website and in their flyer are wrong I think. Yes they have the weights listed as the same for both models. But in the owners manual (which is very well done BTW) they have the weights different for each one and neither is what is listed on their website. I don’t have the manual with me now but I seem to recall the 5155 being about 100 lbs more than the 5155. And I think the 5155 was about 200 pounds more than the website listed. And the manual also states that the weight does not include the ROPS. the two tractors are identical other than the turbo on the 5155 which would probably add 100 lbs or so over the non turbo 45 horse model. So I think the 5155 with the ROPS probably weighs in closer to 5700 lbs instead of the 5400 listed in the spec sheet at the dealership and on the website. I don’t have front hydraulics yet but will be adding them this winter. And as far as a block heater yes they do work in cold weather. But I’ll say mine say out overnight in -12 degree temperature last Friday and fired right up Saturday morning. But a little easier on things to have a warm block if you’re going to regularly be starting in below zero temperatures. Hope your dealer gets it in and you like it. I can’t get over how much the extra weight and width adds to the traction and stability over my 1538. Plus the ergonomics of the controls and operating station are also very well thought out in my opinion. Keep us posted!