Mahindra Tractors-Buyers Beware?

In this video, I will tell you what I like...AND HATE about Mahindras

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[chipblocker]

Thank You for your honest opinion. One thing I have noticed about the difference in Kubota and Mahindra is that the Lifting Capacity on the Mahindra tractors are much higher on comparable models. For instance your Max 26XLT has a lift 3 point lift capacity of 2205 lbs and a loader lift capacity of 1402 lbs while a comparable Kubota B2601 series has a 3 point capacity of 1411 lbs and loader lift capacity of 948 lbs. Your Mahindra max 26 will pickup 794 lbs more with the 3 pt lift and 454 lbs more with loader. Your Mahindra 1626 HST has a 2646 lb 3pt lift/1560 lb loader and the comparable Kubota L2501 that has 1389 lb 3pt lift /1144 lb loader lift capacity . Your Mahindra 1626 has 1257 lbs more 3 pt lift capacity and 416 lbs more loader lift capacity. I guess it just depends on what you are doing with your tractors. There is obviously a much larger 3 point and loader lift capacity with Mahindra tractors and the prices are a good bit less on the Mahindra. I guess if someone did not do much lifting and money was not a factor the Kubota would be a reasonable choice. You know some people just like certain colors. I went thru 3 years of Kubota trouble with 3 new hydraulic pumps so I found out the hard way about trying to actually do work with a Kubota. That was 3 Hydraulic Pumps in less than 150 hours Thankfully I still had my old New Holland tractor to use while they continually worked on my NEW Kubota. I PERSONALLY WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER KUBOTA, I learned about Kubota issues the hard way.

[jameshardin]

I was a mechanic at a Mahindra dealership. The higher end actual made by Mahindra tractors are not bad .the rest i would avoid. Especially if you want a tiller .the pto cluthes are way undersized and cant handle the abuse from a tiller .Definitely never put 1 on a max .

[AirplaneDoctor_]

I think you made an excellent point that many owners of smaller tractors don't seem to grasp, they're not bulldozers, they're farm tractors. The majority of issues l've seen on smaller series tractors is people can't quite understand that a 20hp machine isn't even remotely capable of what a 80-100hp tractor is, but they still try to use them for purposes they were never intended or designed for.

I agree that the Japanese built tractors are of a superior quality, but l do have personal experience of what happens when Mitsubishi builds tractors for another brand and then stops, the parts availabilty drops to basically nothing, that's a huge drawback if you decide to keep them for the long term.

[brians]

Hey Tom
I have a 2 year old 4550. Been a great machine so far at 230 hours. The only issue is a short im chasing for my dash lights. I'm going to clean every ground and check all sockets. I came from a Kubota as well and saved $9500

[FarmallFanatic]

Gotta admit, if I didn't like the dealer, they ain't getting my business

[cavalryscout]

The fact that you use your tractors everyday makes your common sense review very credible..
And as you said, a lot of the issues people complain about is because they buy a utility tractor and try to force it to do the job of a bulldozer .
I had pretty much finalized my research to go with a Bad Boy 4025.. but im pretty sure they're made by TYM .. i like its capabilites but i have a Mahindra dealer literally 5 minutes from my homestead.
I guess i heard too many bad reviews of Mahindra early in my research so it planted doubts in my mind.
Like you, my previous tractor was a Kubota.. It was a little beast.. but good grief theyre expensive...

[stanleyconrad]

Your degree of honesty and thoroughness are rare IMO. I am sort of a Farmall nut and have not considered a Mahindra. My nearest tractor dealer is maybe too “set in his ways” to pull the trigger on a new tractor. Plus 20% higher than what I went with. I don’t farm, just messing around and gardening type stuff. I own a number of orphan tractors, you need to be handy and have time to repair/wait. Not wise if your trying to make a living with your equipment. They can/do make for a backup tractor and can be had for cheap however. I agree 200% on the brakes and hydro control on the same side. Stupid is as stupid does!

[rogerringer]

My only complaint about my Mahindra is the dealership dropped them and the closest dealer is 200 miles away.

[kevinwallace]

Appreciate your honest evaluation of the Mahindra Mr. Tom. My uncle loves his . Never heard him say a bad thing about it. And boy, I don't think you like John deer very much😆. Take care buddy👍

[pweimer]

Tom, I appreciate the info and opinion on the Mahindra. I really love my 2020 1626 HST. It has the bucket and backhoe. It works perfect for what I use it for. I haven’t had any issues in the two years that I’ve owned it. I have No experience with John Deere or Kubota tractors. Thanks again for sharing.

[markmccoy]

Almost bought a Mahindra 4540. I thought was a heavy solid Tractor still do but for whatever reason there have been several dealerships in my area, 5 to be exact that quit Mahindra. That told Mahindra to come get their Tractors off their lot. I don’t understand it. They look like a solid Tractor. Had JD and did not like it. Sold it with 100 hours on it. Have 2 LS Tractors. No problems whatsoever. Just my thoughts. Thanks for sharing.

[andrewmargeson]

Really informative video. I agree with you that you are buying the dealership. In my case, the local John Deere dealership seemed to be the best and they have been. I owned a John Deere 855 for 25 years. The tractor was phenomenal and I didn't have a single breakdown in all that time except for 1 tire and 1 hydraulic hose that I punctured. Late last year I bought a John Deere 3033r with the hydrostatic transmission which, as you say, was very expensive because I was expecting the same experience I had with my 855. Unfortunately, the final assembly quality of my new tractor was poor. We had a number of problems that were difficult to diagnose because of all the computers. Two got resolved only by opening cases at John Deere and were assembly errors. The dealership was great and the problems seem to have been resolved; it just took a lot of my time and the dealership's time. The tractor works extremely well and fully meets my needs. It has an array of very sophisticated electronic controls that turn out to be really useful for field work. I like the imatch quick hitch a lot. You are right about the proprietary attachment of the bucket but I do think it is superior. I bought the adapter to use with the other front implements I have so I think I have the best of both worlds. It's a great tractor and, were it not for the assembly problems, I'd be completely happy. I was somewhat puzzled by some of your description of John Deere tractor features because they don't seem to be true of my tractor. Perhaps they are true of other series tractors. Regarding the pollution control system, I don't think anybody likes it but what are you going to do? Sounds like an advantage for Mahindra. I am getting used to the regen process and don't find it as problematic as you do. If you want to, you can do a parked regen at a time and place of your choosing. I have 100 hours on my tractor and have had two regens. As for the hood, my 855 had a hood like that and it was perfect for 25 years, perhaps because I parked it inside.

As for Mahindra, there is no local dealer nearby so I didn't consider it. I would say that my John Deere seems to be a lot more rugged, the hitch being one example. Kubota seems like a great option. My big objection to the Kubota is the foot control for the hydrostatic transmission. I think the John Deere's are vastly superior. This is a big deal to me.

One point I strongly recommend regardless of what brand you buy. Don't get the bar tread high flotation tires that most of them come with. Get the agricultural tires because they have much much more traction. My rear tires are filled with beet juice and I have a rear ballast box but the wheels still spin without testing the engine at all, even in 4 wheel drive. I have one of the smaller engines in the series and I can only imagine what the bigger engines would do.

Would I buy the John Deere again? Yes, probably. It is beautifully designed, comfortable, efficient and fully featured. My one reservation is assembly quality.

[Mark-hech]

No dont buy mahindra. They do not honor their warranty! I had multiple issues and they always have an excuse they their not covering it. 50 hrs bolts backed out of right sude of loader and broke the casting- had to fix it myself. 70 hrs bad glow plugs. fixed myself 120hrs hydraulic leak. fixed myself because they said its not covered. 224 hrs hydraulic pump getting weak, not their responsibility. They will not sell me a pump rebuild kit. Pump $800-$900. kit should be $20. 280hrs shifter not functioning correctly. No help from mahindra. Do not buy mahindra. Engine is good. Hard to get service manuals and parts

[MrChevelle]

as far as the front tie rods on kubota yes they could have designed the behind the axle but the main thing that will get damaged is the rubber boots they are a bit on the expensive end and Ive had to change mine 1 time in right under 1000hrs of normal use, I do not abuse my $32, 000 tractor in any way or use it beyond its design I have a JD 455E loader to push trees down and dig holes with.

[victorbunch]

I am in total agreement about the 2538 i have one and its a POS! BTW that one tractor must have been built by the night shift, As we use to say at north american rockweel in cleveland Ohio, The night shift did it!!! lol

[wildbillc]

26HP and under don't have the DPF, doesn't matter what brand you buy.

A friend of mine has a Mahindra, other than operator error problems they haven't had issues with it, but I wonder in 10-20 years how it'll be to get parts for? That's the trouble I had grasping buying a no-name off-brand tractor. Their biggest issue is hydraulic hoses, but due to them letting their so called friends borrow it, they break stuff all the time on it. Not a fault of the tractor, just the fault of letting people borrow their tractor, huge mistake, never let people borrow your equipment for any reason.

The dealer experience to me is far more important though than what color you buy. If the dealership/salesman are horrible, don't buy there, you'll forever have terrible experience every time you have to visit the dealership. For me the dealer I bought from wasn't that good, luckily another 8 miles down the road is another dealer that was able to hook me up with the stuff my salesman couldn't seem to figure out how to get, yet the 2nd dealer had in stock the whole year I was waiting in limbo for my salesman to follow through on what he sold me a year prior. Wasn't impressed with the sales at the 1st dealership, so if I need to buy attachment and implement stuff I'll go to the 2nd dealership, but for fluids/filters the service side seemed ok.

A lot of people with these smaller tractors end up breaking stuff because they just see the word Tractor and think it'll do anything...they will to a point, but you gotta work within their small limitations due to their light weight and smaller size.

Kubota did that same thing with the treadle pedal & brake pedals on the same side on one series of their tractors or a few I can't remember for sure, but yeah, how the hell would that work, someone wasn't thinking when they designed that....steering brakes are great, but when you have them on the same side as the go forward go backward pedal, what's the point, I guess if you sit sideways in the seat maybe LOL. I don't mind the treadle pedal, my lawn tractor is the same way as most hydrostatic lawn tractors are what seems built the same except JD, and a few that have the hydrostatic forward/reverse on the fender.

I don't go crashing through the woods with my tractor, I don't have any woods to go crashing through, but I see people on Youtube doing it all the time, and I can only imagine all the damage they cause and may have no clue about by doing that.

[alexkaliner]

I bought Mahindra 26XLT back hoo in June 2023. I love it, it’s working beautifully. Price wise it’s the cheapest machine compared to different models. Kubota 4.400 more, Jone Deer almost 5.200, for the same tractor. I’m happy with the
Price of 29.267.00. I’m wrong I don’t think so.

[Aceman]

I've had 2 mahindra tractors. My 26xl with backhoe is tough . I was going to do a new 1635 but it only lifts like another couple hundred lbs more. I can lift half a ton of heating pellets on a pallet. Was hoping 1635 could lift the whole pallet but it cant. Will keep the max 26 as I can fit into my pool area gate if needed.

[jimdaugherty]

I have a Mahindra C35 that I bought new in May 2003. It’s all Mahindra, I believe. Twenty years and not a single problem that wasn’t owner induced, and only a couple of those. Original battery lasted 9 years. I don’t know about the new Mahindras, but my old one has been a hoss. Not a single loose bolt that I can remember.

[matthewtaylor]

I'd like a new tractor, but the old bulletproof B-414 is probably as close to mahindra as I'll get. The dealerships have been all over the place unstable. Seems like nobody carries them for long...not that I'm in the market anyway, I need another tractor like I need a football wrench.