Mahindra Tractor

wiam · August 18, 2004, 08:25:01 PM

Does anybody have any info or experience with them? I am looking at a 6500 4WD. www.mahindrausa.com

Will

ScottAR · August 18, 2004, 09:33:37 PM

www.tractorbynet.com/

Mahindra owners have their own forum over there... HTH

wiam · August 19, 2004, 07:19:47 PM

Thank you Scott

Will

ScottAR · August 19, 2004, 08:28:21 PM

Find whatcha needed?

DanG · August 19, 2004, 08:47:15 PM

Will, I ain't gonna tell ya what to do. I'll just tell you my experience with off-brand tractors. It sucked! I have an IMT, which officially stands for, "Improved Massey Tractor". It looks like a Massey-Ferguson, but NO parts interchange. I have concluded that IMT really means, Ignorant Man's Tractor." That's the only guy that would buy one. I'll never buy another "third world" tractor!! >:(

ScottAR · August 19, 2004, 09:08:20 PM

Mahindra seems to be a little different than IMT so far...

Mahindra seems to be in it for the long haul as all Mahindra dealers are required to stock parts as well as tractors...

The company is based in India. Got it's start after the IH breakup in the 80's. They make the 350 series (the square hood ones) there in an ex IH plant... The newer "00" and "20" series are made in korea I believe...

We'll see I guess... :P

DanG · August 19, 2004, 09:58:11 PM

I have nothing against Mahindra, and know little about them, but I am now extremely wary of expensive equipment that is not backed by companies with roots in the major "stable" nations. IMT was made in Yugoslavia, which doesn't even exist any more. It matters not what the original dealer requirements were, as the manufacturer no longer exists to enforce, or supply those requirements. The IMT is not only plagued by a lack of resupply capability, but they were made of inferior materials, and even those were skimped. The gear case castings are only half as thick as the comparably rated Massey Ferguson.
You gotta ask yourself if you really trust a country that still has a caste system to still be around 10 or 15 years from now, to supply the parts you need to keep your tractor running.

leweee · August 19, 2004, 10:36:58 PM

DanG
I'm with you on this one.
Back when I was farmen I had a weak moment and bought a Belarus 520 ((&*^%&$#)Russian(()&*%$#@)Tractor, It leaked oil everywhere.It had a big wide bench seat (so you could take your mechnic with you)The voltage regulator would stick, over charging the battery under the seat which would over flow. battery acid everywhere.The external hydralic lines were soldered copper(looked like a plumbers nightmare with vodka added)It leaked too..The only positive thing about that tractor is that someone else owns it now. . ;D

P.S.everything on that tractor looked like it was left over from WWII
NEEYET.... NEEYET SOLVEET 8) 8) 8)

Coot · August 20, 2004, 06:46:24 AM

if your goin to get a tractor get one thats gona last , like a john deere , but when we had our farm the guys that rented a parcel of our land used ford 7010s and they seemed to be alright o belive they where 100hp or so

Weekend_Sawyer · August 20, 2004, 09:07:24 AM

Case IH is bringing back the Farmall line, 18 55 Hp.

http://www.caseih.com/products/series.asp?Reg=NA&RL=ENNA&id=2482&mod=tru

I don't know much about them as my newest Farmall is a 1950!

Anyone have any expirence with them?
WS

ScottAR · August 20, 2004, 11:30:46 PM

The new Case compacts are a near exact copy of the new holland "boomers" made by shinbura (sp?) of japan... The only differences besides paint and sheet metal is the lack of "supersteer" steering system on the Case.
I've not heard of too many that missed that option that test drove both. The Case sheet metal looks a lot nicer to me...

Dom · August 21, 2004, 08:56:41 AM

I know in my area Kioti tractors are starting to get popular. They are made in Korea, and seem to work well. They are available with skidplates and whatnot for working in wooded areas. Might be worth a look.

leweee,

My father had a belarus 825, it had good pulling and PTO power, when it worked! :D The front wheel bearings would seize spontanously, and the tranny would get all mixed up. you had to lift the cabin and pry on the shifter forks to get everything lined up again. :

We got the alternator rebuilt once, and found a Russian cigarette butt stuffed inside. :D

Tillaway · August 22, 2004, 11:45:14 AM

QuoteThe new Case compacts are a near exact copy of the new holland "boomers" made by shinbura (sp?) of japan... The only differences besides paint and sheet metal is the lack of "supersteer" steering system on the Case.
I've not heard of too many that missed that option that test drove both. The Case sheet metal looks a lot nicer to me...

New Holland bought Case, Fiat-Allis, and the Ford tractor line. Evidently with the addition of Case they are the third largest construction equipment company in the World. Behind only Cat and Komatsu the last I heard.

I have / had, its for sale, Ford 1710. Its a Shibaru made tractor of 1984 vintage. No problem getting parts for it since all the New Holland dealers support them. It doesn't surprise me that they are selling them under the Case name.

The New Hollands are real popular out here. Not quite as popular as the John Deere but pretty close.

ksu_chainsaw · August 22, 2004, 12:01:16 PM

Im with u on this one DanG. We have an IMT also, and it is the biggest POS that we have. The hydraulic fittings are all metric, and do not work with U.S. couplers. The loader frame was tweaked when we got it, and has stayed that way since. The starter went out, and it took several days of machining to make one that would fit it correctly, and it still doesnt work all the time. The transmission pops out of gear after a few minutes also. If you want a foreign tractor, make sure that you will be able to get parts for it in the future. Although the farmall line was discontinued, the parts are still available, and the tractors are still running strong.

Just my two cents

Charles

Buzz-sawyer · August 22, 2004, 12:51:50 PM

Hey Charles this ones for you ;)love my H 8)

wiam · August 22, 2004, 07:50:27 PM

Mahindra has two assembly plants in the USA. The company is based in India. They have built tractors for others for quite a while (Massey,Cub Cadet). The tractors look well built. I dug on tractorbynet's Mahindra forum and have not found much bad said about them.

Will

ps I read that they are the 3rd largest tractor manufacturer in the world.

ScottAR · August 22, 2004, 08:03:21 PM

Fiat owns New holland, Case, Kobelco, Steyr, and a few others... Type in CNH global in a search engine and you can see their empire... HTH

arj · August 22, 2004, 08:16:45 PM

My sons sell Mahindra tractors. Their selling like hot cakes,there a real nice well built machine, comparable to JD, Massey, IH, or New Holland.I know you have a dealer in VT. My sons are in CT. Mahindrasales@aol.com I think you will like what you see
arj

wiam · October 02, 2004, 07:03:43 PM

6500 4WD with FEL Skidsteer type bucket quick connect with a set of forks. Rear tires loaded with Rimgaurd. Had it for a month and turned 70 hrs this morning. Seems to work well.

Will

ScottAR · October 03, 2004, 12:48:26 AM

Congrats!! Gotta watch those kioti boys over there... They get downright offended if you buy anything else...
I dunno why...

redpowerd · October 03, 2004, 06:40:21 AM

i see the smaller mccormick tractors (under 100hp) are allmost exactly the same as the 44 to 84 series ih made in the 70s and 80s and later the 4200 series made by cih in the 90s. i think the only difference is the perkins diesel :

i think cnh sold that landcaster, england plant after the merger.