Mahindra vs. Kubota

[MessickFarmEqu]

The smaller Japanese/TYM made Mahindras are great and equal to any other brand.

The mitsubishi ones I thought where fine, never been a fan of what TYM has done myself.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

The mitsubishi ones I thought where fine, never been a fan of what TYM has done myself.

May I ask, what is it that you don't like about the TYM built tractors?

 

[Roady]

The mitsubishi ones I thought where fine, never been a fan of what TYM has done myself.

I'm curious too. I love my TYM 273 and I've put alot of seat time on all of the "big 3". If I had to do it all over again, I would not think twice before buying another.

Roady

 

[crabjoe]

I'm curious too. I love my TYM 273 and I've put alot of seat time on all of the "big 3". If I had to do it all over again, I would not think twice before buying another.

Roady

Maybe he's not talking about the Mitsubishi equipped TYM's.

 

[AchingBack]

To clarify what I know to be fact. The only series of Mahindra, made by Mitsubishi, is the 15, and the tier lll 16 series. I do believe the 10 series was made by TYM of South Korea. The 10 series has been discontinued, and I don't believe any Mahindras are made anywhere; except for, India, Japan, and China.

 

[JoeinTX]

" have a Mahindra 4500 and a guy I work with brought out his Kubota and we moved about 2 acres of firewood and chips into piles separated into wood, ready to split and chips for mulch.
He accomplished almost twice as much with the hydrostat as I did shifting gears!
His Kubota is about the same age as my Mahindra and works great, with over 2500 hours on it.
The Mahindra is dead! Threw a rod with 186 hours, the same month that the warranty expired...."


Jasper, like many others here, one has to think there is something missing. To throw a rod at 186 hours......in today's world considering how easy it is to devise an engine for reliability.......knowing how much bad p.r. can effect a marketer......I personally think something isn't right.


The Mahindras, and I don't even own one, are showing to be wonderful, tough rigs shedding the bells and whistles while doing what they need to do. A Web-wide reputation for service and toughness.


I still worry more about the complainer than the rig and this post......I want serial numbers and bills and documentation of the stituation.

 

[swines]

I still worry more about the complainer than the rig and this post......I want serial numbers and bills and documentation of the stituation.

And someone has to jump through hoops specifically for you -- why?

 

[JoeinTX]

Hoops?!?


So, providing a little proof....documentation.....a little something to back up their case is now "hoops"?

Jeezus. Anybody in the world can get on here and post anything they want....but don't expect just a whole lot sympathy or help if you've got nothing to back up your claim.


First, the fact that the Mahindra with a standard gear tranny got outpaced by a tractor with a hydro is not some indication of a fault with the tractor. They are simply two different kinds of transmissions that work in different ways and do different things. Hook a chisel up to both and watch the geared tranny plow rings around the other. It works both ways.


If jasperab has a legitimate case here, then he should publicize it and do so with the evidence. If he doesn't have any, or any part of the story has been left out, then it will get him nowhere here or with Mahindra.

 

[Dargo]

Hook a chisel up to both and watch the geared tranny plow rings around the other. It works both ways.

Um, I have both type of tractors and have had many more gear drive tractors in the past and I have to say, in my opinion, what you said above simply isn't true. I've pulled heavy plows and disks with both type of tractors and I definitely wouldn't say that the gear drive tractor would plow rings around the hydro tractor. To be quite honest, the hydro tractor pulls ground engaging implements rather well and will do so all day long without any heat issues or other issues. The gear driven tractor may get a bit better fuel economy, but I don't believe that is what you implied.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

Um, I have both type of tractors and have had many more gear drive tractors in the past and I have to say, in my opinion, what you said above simply isn't true.  I've pulled heavy plows and disks with both type of tractors and I definitely wouldn't say that the gear drive tractor would plow rings around the hydro tractor.  To be quite honest, the hydro tractor pulls ground engaging implements rather well and will do so all day long without any heat issues or other issues.  The gear driven tractor may get a bit better fuel economy, but I don't believe that is what you implied.

According to ALL the major manufacturers of big scale agricultural-purposed tractors, it IS true that hydro trannied tractors just don't work very well for heavy tillage use.  You won't find any mass produced farm tractors intended for heavy primary tillage that are hydro drive.  There were a few attemts back in the 70's, mostly by International Harvester, but they didn't pan out as a successful  tillage tractor.  They did make a great all purpose chore tractor.  Great for hay work, planting, cultivating, ect.   Just NOT as a tillage tractor on a continuous basis.   While they may perform adaquately on a limited basis, in occasional use, hydro's just don't hold up in constant day after day heavy drawbar pulling like a gear drive.  The technology  (and ensuing cost) involved in building a hydro equipped farm tractor is POSSIBLE, but so cost prohibitive that it's likely you'll never see such on a mass produced machine.   Now the issue of "plowing rings around one or the other"..... That might be a stretch.  Probably about equal side-by-side performance on a short term basis as a generality.  But longevity in heavy duty pulling goes to the gear tranny tractors by a landslide.  BOTH schools of thought have their distinct advantages AND DISadvantages.