Mahindra 5155 Anyone?
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Darth_DMack
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Yes Sir, I found this online, now just so find a place to order from... my local dealer acted like they had no idea.
DaBear3428
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no not much at all
DaBear3428
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I have been pleasantly surprised by the price of replacement parts. not cheap but not stupid either. good job Mahindra, even my dealer is not soaking me for replacement parts, other than repair of hydraulic hoses on that they were stupid, and prompted me to go to NAPA for a new hose for 1/2 the price for them to repair one to fix their mistake.
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It is unfortunate you feel a distrust of your dealership.
I know at mine, we go over customers tractors very carefully and in several cases, better than the customer would. We check quite a few things let alone trucking an 8000 lb item that many are not used to trailering nor know transport regulations for or how to manage the nitwits on the road.
It is simply a lot of money l know but the next service for most is like 5 yrs down the road as many ppl won’t put 50 hrs a year on their machines.
Personally, l’d rather have a service than a new phone (did l say that out loud?)
To me, the biggest advantage of doing it yourself beyond the money saved is you always have your tractor.
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Darth_DMack
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I hear you Brother, and I appreciate your input.
I have a 2020 Ram 3500 DRW, Max Tow package, a Class A CDL and a 45' Big Tex 22GN goose neck, no issues towing my tractor.
Here is the deal on my "dealership"... it is a "Powersports" dealership close to me. They sell Suzuki / Yamaha Motorcycles, Can Am / Yamaha side by sides, Gravely and Ariens mowers, and Mahindra tractors.
They are a NEW Mahindra carrier, and the buying process did not give me much confidence.
I may look for a SOLID Mahindra dealer that I can take my tractor to, for you make some very valid points. I just want to make sure what's needed is done because I plan on keeping this thing for a long time.
Hope that lends some visibility on my trepidations.
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I understand your take with utmost clarity. Your trailering skills give you a one up on most people.
There is a huge difference in dealerships from one that’s just been born as opposed to one that’s been here since 1976.
There are many fine dealerships that go by the very simple but deep meaning tenet of treat people as you would want to be
treated.
Darth_DMack
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I hear you... and if you were closer to me, I'd bring it to you! Even searching South Carolina on the Google Box, I'm not finding any dealerships that are strictly "tractor" centric. I'm going to make a trip by the place I bought mine, and speak to the Service Manager there and ask them what they intend to do for the "50 hour service" and see his / her response.
I'm very confident I could do it all, but having it documented in records, with it being this new, means a lot to me.
Thank you for your candor, and your input into this topic. Much appreciated!
DaBear3428
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i agree with almost all of what you are saying especially the bolded part, but I'm having trust issues with my service department, i understand that there has been a employ shake up at my dealer and maybe my mind will change.
but after getting my tractor back from them and finding puddles under the front axel, then crawling under to find ALL of the bolts holding the portals onto the axel to be finger tight, i'm a lot more careful on who works on my tractor.
after talking to the owner i got a response that the service manager did not make that mistake it was a technician issue, i can see that the owner and i do not see eye to eye about what i expect from their service. i still like them and still get my parts from them but just do not trust them to do work on my tractor so i will do my own services if i can. the owner was trying hard to get me to let them do the 50hr but it came up right after my above experience was fresh and there was no way at that time.
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One thing we do is that there is never one tech involved. I or someone else may work on a tractor. If it were me, I'd go over a pre printed check list of duties to perform. After I double check my work, the tractor does not go back to the customer until another set of eyes of another tech or final oversee is completed going over the likes of the very thing you mention.
Not once have we ever had complaints of an error involved that was overlooked.
You either run a business properly or don't bother to open one until you educate yourself on how to run a business.
As an example, you see that screen that covers the engine oil filter on the 51's? The final oversee requires the second set of eyes to remove that screen and check for the proper tightness of the filter. If you're too lazy to do so, you don't work for us.
TREAT PEOPLE AS YOU WOULD WANT TO BE TREATED requires a certain kind of diligence, forthrightness and the desire to make customers happy and confident as someone they can count on.
A business should feel honored and humbled by that kind of given sentiment as that afforded attitude from customers deserves to be cherished and guarded.
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DaBear3428
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all good processes, but some dealers have a more relaxed procedure, and i'm not going to judge their way of doing business, as long as it produces the desired results, but i can judge the results that i have received and it is not acceptable, nothing i have seen from them has improved that assessment. Still not knocking the dealer he is a stand up guy with some really good staff, the receptionist knows me by name over the phone or in person and will always bend over backwards to get me what i need. the service manager was great at answering my questions and giving me straight no BS answers. the owner was quick to steer me into the tractor he thought would best fit me, even at his expense. as close as i can determine the tech staff were the problem and the service manager was not on top of them, then problems arose. so far i have had issues with everything they touched. i still plan to purchase equipment from them and still trust the sales staff, i'm just going to closely evaluate the repair with a thought to do as much as i can myself and allocate the needed time to go over their work with a fine tooth comb.
I'm in no way knocking dealer service departments in general, it is just this one that needs improvement.
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Glad you can compartmentalize and make the adjustments needed to insure the integrity of your machine.
Someone there in a certain department, is not treating you the way you want to be treated.
They may run their own lives in a haphazard manner and acquire the problems inherent to such attitude.
One of my daughters is like that but nonetheless l love her to pieces even though she can drive me nuts.
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DaBear3428
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yea, don't get me started on kids!
Darth_DMack
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Darth_DMack
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@Andy1969
When I bought my 5155, it had the FEL and Bucket attached. I then purchased the Mahindra branded grapple, and Mahindra branded box blade, both Standard Duty. I was also going to purchase the Mahindra branded rotary cutter, but we had not yet moved onto our propery. So, we decided to wait until the rotary cutter was needed.
Fast forward, now we've been on our property for 8 months, new house, and the NEED for a rotary cutter was evident. The Mahindra branded cutter was $3,700 at the dealer, and I chose the County Line brand from Tractor Supply. I got it without sales tax (SCATE) and had a 10% discount code. So, I was able to get the 6' County Line cutter for $1,800 out the door.
Granted, the Mahindra branded cutter is made by Kodiak, and is a MUCH more heavy duty cutter. The County Line / TSC is a 200 series rotary cutter made by Tarter.
Will the County Line hold up? Honesty, we shall see. The County Line has a 45 hp gear box, with a sheer pin set up on the PTO shaft. I've already sheered one bolt, and it worked as designed. So far, cutting with it, has been great.
As for 540 / 540E... I'm just learning about this. I was using it incorrectly, and now I know. This weekend, I have about 4 hours of cutting to finish, and I will try both settings. As it was, I was running the PTO shift lever in the lower position (down), and running the engine RPMs around 1800-2000. Now I know, when in 540, I should keep the engine RPMs at 2300... but in 540E, I should keep the engine RPMs at 1750.
I have front / rear chain guards ordered from Tarter... the chain guards are designed for their 300 series cutter, but will work on the 200 series.
Looking back, I wish I had bought the Mahindra branded Kodiak cutter. It has a 7ga top deck, and an 85 hp gear box with slip clutch. But, it would have been $2,000 more than what I paid for the County Line.
I can buy a lot of sheer pins for $2k!
Cheers!
When I bought my 5155, it had the FEL and Bucket attached. I then purchased the Mahindra branded grapple, and Mahindra branded box blade, both Standard Duty. I was also going to purchase the Mahindra branded rotary cutter, but we had not yet moved onto our propery. So, we decided to wait until the rotary cutter was needed.
Fast forward, now we've been on our property for 8 months, new house, and the NEED for a rotary cutter was evident. The Mahindra branded cutter was $3,700 at the dealer, and I chose the County Line brand from Tractor Supply. I got it without sales tax (SCATE) and had a 10% discount code. So, I was able to get the 6' County Line cutter for $1,800 out the door.
Granted, the Mahindra branded cutter is made by Kodiak, and is a MUCH more heavy duty cutter. The County Line / TSC is a 200 series rotary cutter made by Tarter.
Will the County Line hold up? Honesty, we shall see. The County Line has a 45 hp gear box, with a sheer pin set up on the PTO shaft. I've already sheered one bolt, and it worked as designed. So far, cutting with it, has been great.
As for 540 / 540E... I'm just learning about this. I was using it incorrectly, and now I know. This weekend, I have about 4 hours of cutting to finish, and I will try both settings. As it was, I was running the PTO shift lever in the lower position (down), and running the engine RPMs around 1800-2000. Now I know, when in 540, I should keep the engine RPMs at 2300... but in 540E, I should keep the engine RPMs at 1750.
I have front / rear chain guards ordered from Tarter... the chain guards are designed for their 300 series cutter, but will work on the 200 series.
Looking back, I wish I had bought the Mahindra branded Kodiak cutter. It has a 7ga top deck, and an 85 hp gear box with slip clutch. But, it would have been $2,000 more than what I paid for the County Line.
I can buy a lot of sheer pins for $2k!
Cheers!
DaBear3428
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or add a slip clutch for a few 100, nice cutter but the tractor is too clean, get some dirt on it lol.
Darth_DMack
Platinum Member
I'm working on that one Sir... got some mud on the tires yesterday!
As for the slip clutch, TSC has a new drive shaft on the shelf, with the Slip Clutch installed, they had $390 or so priced on it.
Definitely will make that upgrade!
