Mahindra Co. stability

[Secret Squirrel]

Questions like this seem to bring the Mahindra bashers out of the woodwork. As I've pointed out before, Mahindra is the popular brand to bash these days. Seems everyone has heard of a problem or at least heard a rumor about a problem or has a bad feeling, etc. A few owners do experience real problems and are simply unable to cope without telling the world. I feel bad for them whenever I find out that the facts support their claims. Mine just keeps on working. I guess I've just been a lucky owner.

But to get back to the original question - yes, Mahindra the brand isn't going anywhere. It is a huge company and is here to stay. The real question you should be asking is whether or not your local dealer is there to stay. That applies to any brand you decide to consider.

Rusty

 

[BobG_in_VA]

Heywood.... Buying on price is false and I am paying for even factoring it in with Mahindra.

I will take a slam at them. I just found out this morning that our tractor is down again. My other half didn't tell me due to her knowing I would go ballistic. It is down with the same problem that we asked the dealer with the $2k bill to find and fix last time(a month or so ago). She called the three closest dealers and the earliest we could get it even looked at was next week. It went to our shop so we can fix it internally. This won't be in a warranty even though we have "warranty" on the tractor because Mahindra won't cover a **** thing. I have also found out the resell on the tractor sucks. It is 1/2 of a deere that is the same age. I feel so bad for convincing my other half that we should buy Mahindra over the new holland or deere last year.

Some people may say I am just being loud and vocal, but I haven't even started screaming about this thing yet. There are too many dealers on this board that defend these tractors and other dealers that more people should stand up and say something.

Dingy,,,,slam all you want.. after a whole year of more you still haven't filled out your personal profile...is there a reason? As far as warranty, I must admit I did have a warranty issue way back in '04 with the '02 6000: an O-ring was leaking at the top of the power steering resevoir. I called the dealer, he called Mahindra, he came, picked up the tractor (no cost to me), brought it back within a few days with a completely new power steering resevoir....its really the only warranty issue I've had with the tractor....yeah, Mahindra is really poor when it comes to taking care of its customers...sorry you're having a bad day, or two. BobG in VA

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I have to chuckle when everyone always throws the "choose which ever one is more comfortable". It's a tractor, not a car. I guess I'm old school. I don't think dad or grandad ever decided on one machine over another because it was more pleasing to their backside. Proven reliability and dealer support always came first. Comfort was probably the last thing on my list. I guess anything with a padded seat suits me just fine.

A few things about comfort. In the "old days" you were happy to just have a tractor. In the "old days" if you wanted a certain size tractor, then you looked at x y or z tractor. Now days you can look at x y and z tractor of just one brand. Now go and look at all the brands and you are looking at a lot of tractors. Why in the world would you buy a tractor today that was uncomfortable to you when you could find one that was comfy and ergonomics were great.

I guess that your right, you can adapt to anything and survive. My question to you is why adapt, when you can have a machine that is comfortable to operate from day one. You just have to look to find it. And I suppose that if you are one of those people that rely heavily on a dealer, then the dealer is what you should shop for and then choose from what ever it is that he sells and hope that you like it. Wait you don't care if you like it, just as long as it does the job. I guess that you are lucky that way, me, I'm sort of particular about what I have, then I'm that way about who sells to me. That is why my dealer is 650 miles away, oops guess that I'm in trouble if I need a dealer to do something for me, wait, I don't need a dealer to do anything for me except get parts, and freight "now days" is just a wee bit faster than in the "old days"

Oh, you mentioned as long as it had a padded seat you were happy. We have a machine that has one of those old steel seats and no padding, I can sit on that tractor all day and my butt does not get sore, in fact that seat is quite comfortable. I know for a fact that all seats are not created equal, padded or not.

 

[CurlyDave]

We have a machine that has one of those old steel seats and no padding, I can sit on that tractor all day and my butt does not get sore, in fact that seat is quite comfortable.

Doesn't it make you feel good to know that somewhere in the world there used to exist a mold for a steel stamping press that was shaped exactly like your butt?

 

[MtnViewRanch]

We have a machine that has one of those old steel seats and no padding, I can sit on that tractor all day and my butt does not get sore, in fact that seat is quite comfortable.

Doesn't it make you feel good to know that somewhere in the world there used to exist a mold for a steel stamping press that was shaped exactly like your butt?

I never thought about that, butt I guess that your right.

 

[Midsouth]

If i remeber correctly i read somwhere that that is how John Deere designed their metal seats. They had the biggest worker in the factory sit in the mold.

 

[flusher]

But to get back to the original question - yes, Mahindra the brand isn't going anywhere. It is a huge company and is here to stay. The real question you should be asking is whether or not your local dealer is there to stay. That applies to any brand you decide to consider.

Rusty

Yep. You got that right.

My first tractor was a new 2005 Kubota B7510HST that I bought in May05 from an established Kubota dealer about 40 miles away. Thought I made the right choice: CUT manufacturer with the largest market share, long-time dealer relatively close by. In Jan06 that dealer closed his doors with no advance warning after more than 30 years in the business.

Unless you have inside info, you don't know whether or how long your dealer is going to be around.

 

[Gator6x4]

My comment to this is....Did we every think GM, Ford, Dodge, Cat, John Deere, etc.. would be where they are today.

Yes; when they changed their marketing stragety to one of constantly trying to convince the consumer they were getting a free ride, or something for nothing with the purchase of their products. Paying production workers for years to play cards instead of actually making a product instead of furloughing them, something I do not think Mahindra will do.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

If i remeber correctly i read somwhere that that is how John Deere designed their metal seats. They had the biggest worker in the factory sit in the mold.

HEY, are you referring that I might have a big butt?

 

[DavesTractor]

......My concern is how stable is the company? Are they going to be around ( in the US) in the next 10 years? How about resale?

Welcome all thoughts

No problem. Mahindra is very diverse and very big. More than that, they are determined to be a huge global player, and you really can't be global if you ignore the USA. It is a key part of their plan, and they will remain. As a dealer, I appreciate that they are behaving right now as a solid company behaves, not like a failing company. They are not trying to cram inventory on dealers lots and work crazy deals to push inventory. Instead, they are encouraging dealers to turn existing inventory, to watch debt load, to focus on service and customer satisfaction, etc. They are coming up with programs to push retail sales, realizing that a tractor really isn't sold until it is retailed. A failing company does not behave that way, as you can see from the terrible way the Farmtrac dealers were treated before they closed the doors.

The new 35 series is a great machine. Compare them side by side with any brand of tractor and the build quality and heftiness is impressive.

Mahindra resale is strongest where their dealer network is strongest. In our area, resale is strong. If someone can point me to a place where I can get a truckload of nice (not beaters) used Mahindra's cheap, I'll buy them. I can't get enough of them.