Why Buy a Mahindra or Mahindra vs . . . .?
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MtnViewRanch
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I think that it may be best to start a new thread in the attachment forum once you have started. Post lots of pictures, Good pictures can be truly worth a 1000 words.
First give it a go and see how things work for you. Once you try the implement, that will give you a better idea of what you should be asking. It is very common for it to take a lot of hours to be proficient at box blading. So don't get discouraged early on.
Just like everything in life, some people are good at it and others just get it done.
Good luck and please post pictures of delivery day and all the new equipment.
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You will love the 3616. I picked one up last year and have been using it for everything.
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Congratulations on a very good choice of tractors.
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I also think you may not need the extra horses but one of the good things is that the 3616 comes with larger tires at the rears than the 3016 (industrials that is). Larger tires equal more weight when filled which will be helpful. Good luck with your purchase.
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So some of you guys think that with all the grading and heavy chores that this guy has to do, that a 23hp tractor would have been fine?? :confused2: That's all he would have had if he would have gone with the 3016. Remember he is at 6000 feet in elevation. He loses 18% of his power. Yes he would have been fine working the hoe, but for any ground engaging work, and from the looks of it he has a lot of it to do, he would have been very very disappointed.
Just my :2cents:
Just my :2cents:
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I do. I did all of my stuff with a 17 hp tractor. `There were early tractors made with 12 hp but they weighed 4000 lbs. I'd rather have weight than hp for ground engaging stuff. If he bought a geared tractor, I don't think he would have been disappointed at all. Its all moot now anyway. He's happy and that's all that counts.
oldpilgrim
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I've been pushing, digging, scooping and hauling about everything I could imagine with my 3016. Clearing paths thru the woods, , hauling logs and clearing out a section of woods for a new lawn. I have never run it over 1500 rpms, which is a long way from the max hp being created at 2400 rpms. I don't know what the rpm vs hp curve is, but I'm very happy with what I've been able to do with the hp I've been using.
I'm sure he'll be happy.
I'm sure he'll be happy.
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I can't sit here and say I know about tractor engines. I do know about high performance engines however and if these small diesels are like anything as those, then torque is going to peak before hp. For all we know the Mitsu engine put into the 3016 may reach full torque at 23 hp but I can't say for sure. What I do know is torque is what's doing the work and gets a car out of the hole. Hp was for speed. Even with my old 17 hp tractor, I always lost traction before I ran out of hp.
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You don't need to tell me about tractor weight getting things done, my 3215 weighs in at 5000+lbs, my 7520 weighs in at over 12,000lbs. I have these tractors ballasted to get the absolute maximum performance possible out of them for my working conditions. But I don't have those tractors with the smaller HP engines that were available in each of their frame sizes either. I wanted a certain size tractor, I got that tractor with the most HP available at the time and I then ballasted to be able to get the maximum performance out of each machine that was possible.
So, do you feel that 12hp tractor made full use of that 4000lbs? If the tractor would have had 40hp, how much more work could it have done in an 8 hour day? I'm not saying that this stuff can't be done with a smaller HP unit like what you use to have, and if you have all the time in the world then I guess that is fine. But there is a reason for the larger HP tractors and one of the reasons that it is so often recommended even here on TBN, get the most HP in the frame size that you are getting.
My personal opinion is that the OP has too small of a tractor for what he needs to do and get it done in what I consider a reasonable amount of time. I hope that I am wrong for his sake. What he got is all that he could afford and that's fine. At least he got something that should not run out of power for him.
Everyone operates differently, some just poke along and get stuff done at a slow even rate. Other people need to get things done at a faster rate for various reasons, so they need something with a little more power than the guy that can take his time.
Just my :2cents:
