brianNH
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Hi all,
Greetings from New Hampshire. I found this site in a search to find out what HST & PST meant with Mahindra tractor models (I found what I sought).
Looks like lots of good info and topics here.
I just started looking for a new tractor because I'm tired of nursing along my old I-H B-414.
I was going to get a new Kubota Friday, but then I ran aground with issues over not being able to get one with the tires/wheels I want. Now I'm thinking maybe Mahindra. I'm also rather leery of the new Kubotas, with the emissions junk that requires you to race the engine all the time. Seems nutty to me, not to mention counter-intuitive for emissions & fuel economy. The even weirder thing with Kubota is that they apparently never heard of anyone using tire chains, so you can't get any tractors, at least not new ones, with ag tires that will take chains because they build the fender clearance too close. So, if you want chains, you have to go with industrial tires, which aren't going to work as well when it's not winter. I'll check with the Mahindra dealer Monday. For starters, they are heavier per HP than others (and I need weight), and they claim their engines don't need DPF Diesel Particulate Filters, which I understand is the technology behind the need to always be racing the engine. Plus a friend told me today that, when this DPF filter needs replacement, it's like $2000. If a Mahindra will take chains on ag tires, I'll be sold. Otherwise, I may get an older, pre-DPF, used Kubota.
Greetings from New Hampshire. I found this site in a search to find out what HST & PST meant with Mahindra tractor models (I found what I sought).
Looks like lots of good info and topics here.
I just started looking for a new tractor because I'm tired of nursing along my old I-H B-414.
I was going to get a new Kubota Friday, but then I ran aground with issues over not being able to get one with the tires/wheels I want. Now I'm thinking maybe Mahindra. I'm also rather leery of the new Kubotas, with the emissions junk that requires you to race the engine all the time. Seems nutty to me, not to mention counter-intuitive for emissions & fuel economy. The even weirder thing with Kubota is that they apparently never heard of anyone using tire chains, so you can't get any tractors, at least not new ones, with ag tires that will take chains because they build the fender clearance too close. So, if you want chains, you have to go with industrial tires, which aren't going to work as well when it's not winter. I'll check with the Mahindra dealer Monday. For starters, they are heavier per HP than others (and I need weight), and they claim their engines don't need DPF Diesel Particulate Filters, which I understand is the technology behind the need to always be racing the engine. Plus a friend told me today that, when this DPF filter needs replacement, it's like $2000. If a Mahindra will take chains on ag tires, I'll be sold. Otherwise, I may get an older, pre-DPF, used Kubota.
