Review of 4500
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weldingisfun
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Did brenda initiate the contact? If so, that is good news! Good luck.jasperab said:
Papasmith
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This is definitely scary. I also have a 4500 with 345 hours. Please keep us informed. Also, I would be interested in knowing if anyone else has had any problems with the 4500 or similar Mahindra models.
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Papasmith said:
No....BobG in VA
RedRiver
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Best of luck to you! I still think there are quite a few very important tidbits of information that are missing in the big picture of things.
AchingBack
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Seems like the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is up to.jasperab said:
If I were a Mahindra executive in charge of sales and service, I would be on this site every day. When I saw a problem, I would find out what could be done to fix it, asap.
Isn't it better to put out a fire while it is still a flicker?
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AchingBack said:
Someone at Mahindra USA must be aware of this site since lately I've seen their ad touting their latest quality award, this one from the Japanese.
I have a new Mahindra 5525, so I'm watching this thread closely. Hope we're not seeing a design glitch with the OP's broken 4500. Or a quality assurance problem on the 4500 production line.
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RedRiver said:
I agree...
Of the handful of engines that I've seen that chucked a rod out the side of the block, they were ALL a huge oily mess... oil sprayed out of the hole everywhere...
Those pics look pretty clean... even though it has sat for a little while... not much residue.
I'm not saying that it did get run dry on oil, but those pics make you wonder...
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Papasmith said:
No troubles here. I did have some hydraulic issues early on, but all were covered under warranty. The 6000 has almost 900 hours on it so far and the 7010 has almost 100.
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Good luck dealing with Mahindras customer service dept.I have dealt with them in the past when tryng to buy a new 2008 mahindra 4110,with not very good results.I ended buying a Kioti DK40se instead of the Mahindra because of the way I was treated.coobiejasperab said:
Been mowing with my old MF230 the last few days and haven't been on so here is the update.
Mahindra contacted my dealer and told him to pick up the tractor and assess the problem.
They are very busy in the shop right now ( this is a small dealer in a small town ) but will get to it asap.
As for the oil not showing in the pictures, it had been several weeks and MANY heavy rains and storms before I took the pictures. At first it was flowing out the block and running down the side.
My friends Kubota 3400 ended up pulling the Mahindra back up to the house, should have gotten a picture of that!
Mahindra contacted my dealer and told him to pick up the tractor and assess the problem.
They are very busy in the shop right now ( this is a small dealer in a small town ) but will get to it asap.
As for the oil not showing in the pictures, it had been several weeks and MANY heavy rains and storms before I took the pictures. At first it was flowing out the block and running down the side.
My friends Kubota 3400 ended up pulling the Mahindra back up to the house, should have gotten a picture of that!
Flatheadyoungin
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at 186 hours, there simply isn't an excuse for this.........a buddy of mine was thinking of selling his NH and going with mahindra........
i'll be watching this....
i'll be watching this....
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jasperab said:
From what you describe, there is usually only one way that such a dramatic failure of a rod can happen...that's if the piston has seized...is that the case? BobG in VA
Don't know about seizing, dealer thinks rod cap came off and then the slap of the loose rod broke the shoulders off.
I am no kind of mechanic, that's why I try to use people who know more than I do to work on my equipment.
Rod caps are the problem mentioned by the dealer who sent me the private message and said that there have been some others with the same problem, but not many. Sure hope the new engine Mahindra went to addresses this problem.
I am no kind of mechanic, that's why I try to use people who know more than I do to work on my equipment.
Rod caps are the problem mentioned by the dealer who sent me the private message and said that there have been some others with the same problem, but not many. Sure hope the new engine Mahindra went to addresses this problem.
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