Survey: Reliability and Cost
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DonWorrell
Gold Member
rissacher said:
PLEASE ask someone to show you how to go up and down the hills. Tractors, no matter heavy roll over. 15% grade is an extremely steep grade. I never turned a tractor over but I came close once and it scared me to to death.
Being new to tractors I suggest you do a lot of research on safety. Some folks think a tractor is slow and heavy so they can go place with it they I can't with a truck or car. But they are dangerous. Make sure you get a ROPE for sure especially on older used tractors.
Don
RedRiver
Gold Member
Agreed with Don, be VERY careful on steep hills and around steep ditches. We had a customer of ours a year ago roll his tractor (a Kubota) over in a very deep ditch and he can very close to dying because the tractor had him pinned underneath it but luckily someone saw him after an hour or so of him being pinned under the tractor. That's not a situation you want to be in.
djw250
Silver Member
-Model# 3510
-Current # hours ~110
-$ Spent on Maintenance/Repairs ~$100 (oil and filters)
-# of significant repairs (over 1 hour and/or $50) 0
-briefly list significant repairs N/A
-Price Paid ~$18K
-# of hours at purchase 0
-Attachments included in purchase price FEL
I love my little 3510. It has continually amazed me with the things it can do. We own a 7 acre Mobile Home Park so I have used the tractor for some unusual things from maintaining a 1/4 mile gravel road and drainage, to installing power poles, to trimming trees (don't ask), to building and maintaining pond levees. So far it has been as reliable and tough as an anvil.
-Current # hours ~110
-$ Spent on Maintenance/Repairs ~$100 (oil and filters)
-# of significant repairs (over 1 hour and/or $50) 0
-briefly list significant repairs N/A
-Price Paid ~$18K
-# of hours at purchase 0
-Attachments included in purchase price FEL
I love my little 3510. It has continually amazed me with the things it can do. We own a 7 acre Mobile Home Park so I have used the tractor for some unusual things from maintaining a 1/4 mile gravel road and drainage, to installing power poles, to trimming trees (don't ask), to building and maintaining pond levees. So far it has been as reliable and tough as an anvil.
skipmarcy
Veteran Member
rissacher said:
2001 model 4110
1298 hrs.
approx. $2000 (+/-)(materials only, all labor done myself)
2 major repairs
1) split tractor to replace broken engine mounting bolts(approx. 700 hrs)
2) R&R front axle & repair differential(approx. 1250 hrs.)
$18,500 (in Feb. 2002)
3.2 hrs. at delivery
FEL, canopy, Leinbach PHD w/ 9" & 12" augers, full set of filters for whole tractor, shop manual, full tank of fuel
Even though I've had a couple of fairly major repairs, the tractor has earned it's keep well. Being an early model might explain some of my problems, later 4110's haven't reported any of my weak points. I would probably buy another one assuming these "kinks" have been addressed, it would be an extremely dependable & hard working tractor.
mrpoppy58
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- Mahindra 2810
I have a Mahindra 2810 gear drive T.L.B. Cost 21,000.00. O repairs. Oil and filters is all I have spent on it. T.Y.M. builds these in South Korea. They are put together in the U.S.A.. The loader and B.H. are made in the U.S.A. Hours O. I am a retired heavy equipment operator. IMHO pound for pound this is one of the best Machines I have operated.rissacher said:
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