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    Early or late Mahindra 4500 tractor

    When looking at Mahindra parts, I see descriptions showing "early" and "late". How do I know if the parts I need are "early" or "late?
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    Rotary Cutter  Lower the cutting height on 6' shredder

    I purchased a used 6' Tractor Supply Company shredder. Without leaving drag lines in the ground from the shredder edges, it will only cut grass as short as about 6". Is there a way to lower the stump-jumper/blade assembly, or replace the blades, to get the grass cut shorter? Regards...
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    3-Point Hitch  3-pt. jumps up and down with Post Hole Driller

    I borrowed a 3-pt post hole driller (phd) this afternoon and attached it to my Mahindra 4500. When lifting the phd, the 3-pt went all the way up and appeared to get stuck there. I pushed the lowering level all the way forward to lower the phd, but it stayed lifted. I eventually found that if...
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    4500 Muffler reroute

    Does anyone know of a production retro-fit exhaust system for the 4500 that brings the muffler down the side of the tractor instead of having it stick straight up? I've had to have my muffler piping brazed together on 3-4 occassions because I accidentally run into a small overhead branch with...
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    4500 muffler

    Has anyone in here moved their muffler on the 00 series so that it doesn't stick straight up? With low tree limbs, I'd prefer to not have to drive so cautiously to avoid low limbs. I want to lower the muffler or make it horizontal instead of vertical. Has anyone done this? I also want to ad...
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    3-Point Hitch  Quick attach for 3-point hitch

    I'm guessing some of you have one of the aftermarket quick attach 3pt hitch attachments. What do you think about them. I attached my shredder yesterday. It took me about 20 minutes with an 8 pound hammer to get it mounted. It was being very stubborn. Regards, TractorNewby
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    Draft Control on 4500

    I'm reading my Operator's Manual for the 4500-6000 tractors. On page 38 is a description of the operation of the draft control. I don't use any ground-engaging equipmet, unless a shredder is considered ground-engaging. When I move the draft control lever all the way forward and all the way...
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    Tractor transportation in Texas

    Is anyone out there a tractor hauler? I need to transport a ~7000 pound tractor about 250 miles, from the Texas coast to West-Central Texas.
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    Mahindra 4110 vs. 4500-2WD w/ FEL

    Howdy all, I'm about to purchase my first tractor. I'm leaning toward either a used 2002 4500-2WD w/FEL or a used 2002 4110 w/FEL. I'm leaning more toward the 4110 because of the lower weight of the tractor w/ FEL, so I can tow it on my 7000# capacity lowboy trailer. My main use will be...
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