Would you buy again?

[Bozmobile]

I've had my 3535 for 4 months and have put 55 hours on it. I love my tractor. It has performed above my expectations every time I get on it. It has moved 40tons of crush run, hauled many logs out of the woods and I just started using it to clean up some very hard to get to logging roads. 4 months isn't alot of time but I can only base my opinion on the time I have. Sure hope I feel the same way a couple of years from now.

 

[charliepff]

I have had my 2516 for a few months. I had to dig my septic tank with it, a few stumps, grade drainage ditches, and rake the yard with it. I love it. It is unbelievable what it can do. The 3016 would of definately been to big. I am not a fan of the aftermarket back hoe thumb I have. I should have maybe looked for a more experienced dealer too, but all in all, great purchase. Plenty of power. It will break an impliment before the machine stops in most cases, so, I have found out I need to watch when blading and such. The backhoe is nice. I think Kubota might have a slightly better hoe, but it dug a 6ft x 10ft x 20ft hole in the yard just fine.

 

[fauch]

but it dug a 6ft x 10ft x 20ft hole in the yard just fine.

Sounds like a grave to me, :laughing: , anyone in mind.

 

[charliepff]

A few family members came to mind. LOL That hole cost me $6500 at the end so it was an expensive grave.

 

[civesnedfield]

Sounds like a grave to me, :laughing: , anyone in mind.

I thought he was doing the foundation for a mother in law apartment.

 

[scubafc]

Not only would I, but I am about to. Trading in my 2516 with rear snowblower for a 3616 shuttle cab with the new Mahindra front mounted blower. Looking forward (no pun intended) to being warm and dry in January and cool and bug free in August.

 

[charliepff]

My wife would not even approve a mother in law suite. lol They do not get along so I lucked out on that. ha ha ha

scubafc, congrats on the 3616. I looked at the 3016. I wish I had the extra power from time to time.

 

[scubafc]

If you look at the engine specs for the 2516 and the 3016, I believe you will find they are identical. I think they just changed the way they calculate hp.

 

[madmax12]

If you look at the engine specs for the 2516 and the 3016, I believe you will find they are identical. I think they just changed the way they calculate hp.

According to the PDF stats that I have, the 3016 has same motor as Max28XL. So, 28hp. PTO HP is less on 3016, than Max28XL. But I think loader lift and 3pt are a couple hundred lbs stronger. I don't have pdf in front of me now, but think the backhoe specs might be stronger on 3016 also.

That may be what he meant by more power.

I may be mistaken, but I am thinking the 2516 and the Max28XL are sort of twins... That's why I gave the above comparison.

 

[charliepff]

The dealer told me that the Max 28 and the 2516 are pretty much identical. I think he said they were the same motors in fact. I would have liked a little more lifting power in the loader since I have a lot of large rocks around and a little more in the backhoe but I certainly can not complain. I think any bigger than what I have now, I would have had issues getting it thru the woods around the house.