lynxpilot
Bronze Member
Original questions: Quality and Reliability
My cut on my CUT: I did a lot of research and pricing. Originally looked at used tractors, but decided I didn't want to buy somebody else's problems. On the used market, the old JD's seemed to have the highest asking prices. Whether they got that or not, I'll never know. Most of what I saw in what I considered to be my price range used were junk (all brands) and that's only a reflection on the seller, not necessarily the brand. I really only had stats and price to go on for new tractors, and Mahindra won out by a long shot at my time of purchase. I had wanted to go american-made if I bought new, but in the less-than-100 HP market, there is no such thing.
Quality on my tractor seems to be OK. It is very simple and has nothing of what I would consider to be the latest and greatest in technology. My car and truck are diesel and both are turbocharged. I am curious about why the tractor wouldn't be. There are too many advantages for turbo on a diesel to omit it. It appears to be very stout in comparison to other major brands in the same HP category. If I recall correctly, the Mahindras have a lot more steel and road hugging weight to them than the competitors, as a rule. It has an archaic fuel injection system and no glow plugs, but does have an intake heater to make up for it. The first few minutes of run time in warm weather can be pretty rough and smoky, to which I believe the heater is the cause. It has, however, always started just fine in cold weather, also owed to the intake heater. The paint job is fairly sloppy, i.e. nuts and bolts that are removed and replaced frequently were just painted over with gray paint in thick layers. Comfort and user friendly controls are OK, no complaints. Ease of removing and replacing the FEL is outstanding. Access for normal maintenance is fine, but aren't all tractors? The screen in front of the radiator is a a good idea, but maybe all tractors have that (I just don't know), and you really have to keep it clean or the coolant temp guage will be talking to you. I'm more than pleased with the tractor.
Reliability remains to be seen. I wish I could answer this better, as this was a major concern of mine as well when buying. My only problem in the first 200 hours was a sheared roll pin that holds the PTO engage lever to the linkage. Everything else has been just fine. I think we need a few more years of hard working tractors to formulate a valid opinion on Mahindra in this respect.
I didn't consider resale value any whatsoever. I intend to farm until I can't and certainly don't want to have to buy any more tractors. I can't wait to get this one paid off and don't want another payment.
Good luck with your buying decision.
My cut on my CUT: I did a lot of research and pricing. Originally looked at used tractors, but decided I didn't want to buy somebody else's problems. On the used market, the old JD's seemed to have the highest asking prices. Whether they got that or not, I'll never know. Most of what I saw in what I considered to be my price range used were junk (all brands) and that's only a reflection on the seller, not necessarily the brand. I really only had stats and price to go on for new tractors, and Mahindra won out by a long shot at my time of purchase. I had wanted to go american-made if I bought new, but in the less-than-100 HP market, there is no such thing.
Quality on my tractor seems to be OK. It is very simple and has nothing of what I would consider to be the latest and greatest in technology. My car and truck are diesel and both are turbocharged. I am curious about why the tractor wouldn't be. There are too many advantages for turbo on a diesel to omit it. It appears to be very stout in comparison to other major brands in the same HP category. If I recall correctly, the Mahindras have a lot more steel and road hugging weight to them than the competitors, as a rule. It has an archaic fuel injection system and no glow plugs, but does have an intake heater to make up for it. The first few minutes of run time in warm weather can be pretty rough and smoky, to which I believe the heater is the cause. It has, however, always started just fine in cold weather, also owed to the intake heater. The paint job is fairly sloppy, i.e. nuts and bolts that are removed and replaced frequently were just painted over with gray paint in thick layers. Comfort and user friendly controls are OK, no complaints. Ease of removing and replacing the FEL is outstanding. Access for normal maintenance is fine, but aren't all tractors? The screen in front of the radiator is a a good idea, but maybe all tractors have that (I just don't know), and you really have to keep it clean or the coolant temp guage will be talking to you. I'm more than pleased with the tractor.
Reliability remains to be seen. I wish I could answer this better, as this was a major concern of mine as well when buying. My only problem in the first 200 hours was a sheared roll pin that holds the PTO engage lever to the linkage. Everything else has been just fine. I think we need a few more years of hard working tractors to formulate a valid opinion on Mahindra in this respect.
I didn't consider resale value any whatsoever. I intend to farm until I can't and certainly don't want to have to buy any more tractors. I can't wait to get this one paid off and don't want another payment.
Good luck with your buying decision.
