Decisions decisions...

J.Mc

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So, I'm considering selling off my old work clan of Fords and purchasing one new utility tractor to replace them. I've enjoyed almost every moment of collecting and repairing these old beasts ( 8n, NAA, 600, 800), however practicality and ease of use is a driving factor.
I haven't been to any local dealers as of yet, since they are pretty sporadic around me, but I've been considering the standards such as Kubota, Mahindra, and possibly something in New Holland.
Kubota kinda speaks for itself.
The Mahindra seems fairly comparable +/-
Haven't seen much in the New Holland line.
Any thoughts or owner opinions would be great.
What I'm looking for is something I can use for general hobby farm maintenance, large garden tilling, tree removal, finish deck mowing of about 5 acres, and possibly large enough to use for bailing hay when the farmer that leases my small fields retires. Preferably around 50hp

Thanks in advance,
Jim
 
If you look at New Holland your also lookin at the LS's. I got a neighbor that owns an LS. Not impressed. Another owned a
Mahindra till he found somebody to buy it. I was raised with Ford tractors but I won't ever buy another New Holland. When
Shibaura quit building for New Holland I went to Kubota. For what it's worth, good luck.
 
All I hear from people that have had to fix/repair or get parts for a Mahindra was to run not walk away from them. And most of the dealers don't seem to be around long either. They may be better than they were a few years ago Though I would not bet on it. I'd keep the ones you already have or just do an upgrade of them to a bit newer and bigger if that is what would work for you. New ones are a lot of Proprietary computer parts along with all the regen and junk. I don't even want to think of what I might have to use in the future.
 
Honestly, one of the only reasons I was considering the Mahindra line is because I've seen them work in some miserable conditions.
I retired from the Army after 23 years, and during my 3 years in Afghanistan, I saw the locals using the crap out of those things over there in areas that would kill most other tractors and they just kept running. Not many tractor repair shops or dealers there. They may not be the same equipment that you find here in the states tho, so that may be the difference.
I've got time to look, so not gonna rush anything.
 
(quoted from post at 13:50:23 05/22/22) Honestly, one of the only reasons I was considering the Mahindra line is because I've seen them work in some miserable conditions.
I retired from the Army after 23 years, and during my 3 years in Afghanistan, I saw the locals using the crap out of those things over there in areas that would kill most other tractors and they just kept running. Not many tractor repair shops or dealers there. They may not be the same equipment that you find here in the states tho, so that may be the difference.
I've got time to look, so not gonna rush anything.

The tractors you have seen working were likely "real" Mahindras from India.

Many of their "consumer-grade" units now are rebadged TYM's from Korea. (Think "Branson.")

A friend has a 55 HP hydro Mahindra/TYM, and tries to use it like a TRACTOR.

Several years ago the front LH outer wheel bearing failed ruining the housing cover, the spindle and a bevel gear, and dinged up another bevel gear.

I repaired that for him, now the same thing happened on the RH side.

https://tractors.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_tractors_built_by_TYM_for_other_companies#Mahindra_Tractors
 
Mahindra is like any other tractor CO. all the small tractor are made by other Co.. A lot of there small ones are made by TYM.The 6500 in the picture is a workhorse I have it since new . The tractor has over 2500 hours with just routine maintenance.
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You may have to sell your tractors privately.....not likely a dealer will take all
four on a trade, unless he prices them very low.

Ben
 
I don't believe in One tractor to do everything..
I also believe in having a backup tractors and mowers.
I retired my Jubilee when I bought a new Kubota,L3560.
It has a loader with forks. I use it as a lawnmower, push snow
and an elevator to list items in my loft that is 8 ft hign.

My neighbor used to till my small garden with his big Massey 5
ft tiller.

I don't think there is a better tiller than a 30 inch tiller on
the back of my old JD GT275.

I bought a second old JD lawn mower for trim work.

I also have an old Farmall C with a 6 ft belly mower.
My Boss has guns. She would shoot me if I got rid of My mom's
1950 Farmall.

I love my terramite for small loader and backhoe work and
landscaping.

So I wouldn't get rid of any tractors to buy just one..

I bought a New Kubota in 2019. Why Kubota? Because Kubota is the
only dealer in Terre Haute that has been in business since 1967.

Only buy what you have dealer support.

I'm getting too old and I don't want to repair a new tractor.
 
I also considered the whole "not getting rid of everything" which is why I'm technically not. I still have 2 other NAAs and another 8n at my dads farm that I've taken over since he passed a couple of years ago. Its only about 3 miles from my place, so I can easily move things back and forth.
 

I kept a Ford to plow with and disk I doubt I would ever be happy using my Bota L4600 HST to work a garden with. All your other chores has bota HST wrote on them. If I had a do over I would have went with a M series 60hp tractor.
 
Love my Kubota BX 1880 with 48 mower deck and 48 rotor tiller. It handles a 5 foot scraper blade for snow removal just fine.
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Honestly looking at a new Massey myself. 57hp 4wd and should do everything I need. Even pull a small square baler. The boy has his 2N we are
redoing and he can use it for raking duty
 
In my 78 years on the farm I cannot remember ever seing a picture of a Mahindra let alone an actual tractor. Would not have been sold in my area of the corn belt
 
I have been a Ford fanatic ever since I was 16 years old. I have owned a bunch of them. Cars, trucks and yes, a bunch of Ford
tractors. The old Ford tractor dealer that taught me a lot of what I know about Fords told me years ago that if you buy a new Ford
tractor, maintain it and take reasonable care of it will never be worth less than you paid for it. I have found that to be very true.
I have sold 2 Ford tractors in the last couple of months for a lot more than they cost new. I don't think that will ever be true of a
Mahindra. A Kubota will come as close as any to holding it's resale value. In my neck of the woods, Orange is the new Blue. Don't get
stuck with a high dollar piece of scrap iron. Look at what it will be worth 5 to 10 years down the road.
 
New, old, wore out, or in top notch shape,
it's always nice to atleast have a second
tractor around.

Tractors are kind of like vehicles, always
nice to have a spare, for when you get
caught up in a jam.
 
Be sure you try them out so you can see which ones are easier to get on and off, easier to see the drawbar from the seat, easier to
reach the controls, and how you like the hydrostat pedal. These things are not equally well designed, and even downright unhandy
in some models.
 
have you looked at newer ford tractors such as 3000 or 3600 or ever 2000 tractors still can find a good one lot cheeper than a new compact and thay will do more work
look at then on tractor house
 

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