'20 Max 26xlt has Korean loader, '21 Max 26xlt has USA loader, both have same EXACT specs...why the change...??

[mtsman2]

Thx. The first set of photos shows the Korean made loader. Not manufactured in US.

The second set of photos is the USA made loader. I can only add 10 photos to a post and my 11th photo was the red, white and blue sticker saying "made in usa" but it would not upload.


Little confused by your "not familiar with the Korean loader" so just to clarify, the KMW It is NOT manufactured in the US, says it right on the label that its made in Korea. And, in the next post (#3) you say you actually have the KMW loader so you have a Korean manufactured loader. Hearing that you are happy with it is one of the things I needed to hear, TY.

Donelli 127,
Now I understand your post. You have a KMW loader which I am being told is produced in USA.
The loader in the first series of photos is Made in Korea but produced by Ansung Industries, not KMW, my error, my apologies. The letters were so small that I could not see it was NOT produced by KMW.

So does anyone have the Ansung Industries loader? Any issues with it?

Ed

 

[mtsman2]

I can understand them not wanting to swap loaders. But if they refuse to just swap tires with no reasonable excuse I would say they just aren't customer oriented enough to deserve your business.

Agreed. Have to think how to go about this...

 

[LittleBill21]

ameriquip, made all of my attachments including the mower backhoe and loader, and they won't sell parts to you, you have to go through a dealer....
mine is 15, the plate on the front seems sporadic with the naming, some say xl some say xlt, i saw a 17 with XL, so hard to say

 

[AchingBack]

hey, good catch! Went back to the photo and read the fine print. The loader is Made in Korea, but not produced by KMW, my error. Its made by Ansung industries. See photo. Gosh those letters are small. So thats at least 3, maybe 4 different manufacturers of loaders for the Max 26xlt.

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I will correct my post for doneill.

I didn't know Mahindra used the Angsun loaders on some models.

 

[TractorGuy]

Agreed. Have to think how to go about this...

I can understand them not wanting to swap loaders. But if they refuse to just swap tires with no reasonable excuse I would say they just aren't customer oriented enough to deserve your business.

The loader serial number is most likely married to the tractor package.

 

[s219]

Mahindra does a lot of mixing and matching with their machines, this is not out of the ordinary at all. They have a very large international supply chain. They change up suppliers and models all the time.

 

[SouthernSky]

So does anyone have the Ansung Industries loader? Any issues with it?

Ed

I have an Ansung QB-2545 on my L3200. I was told it was the same as the Kubota. Ansung was $2k cheaper than the Kubota 545. Installed it was $3900 two years ago.

No issues, but …

I wanted to put some of Ken’s Bolt-on Hooks and found I could not because the top of the loader has almost a square tubing under the top lip. Ken said it wouldn’t work with what they sold. I still need to weld some on but not a priority.

I do feel the roll of the bucket at idle is much slower than my L2650 with a Woods FEL but it could be the RPM is lower. And the dealer that installed it put the wrong color coded hose caps on the wrong connection which I didn’t notice until I got home. That was a head scratcher until folks here helped me out.

 

[RickB]

Why the change? Some combination of two reasons. Price and availability.

 

[doneill127]

No need to apologize. The loaders probably can’t be swapped because they likely have different frame designs.
They should easily be able to swap tires. My dealer did that for me because I wanted turf tires.
FWIW KMW, Ameriquip, Ansung etc make loaders backhoes for most of the CUT OEMS. Take a look at their websites.

 

[Ledgemere Farm]

It looks like the sticker in one of your pictures shows the loader was made by KMW. That’s who made mine and I’ve been very happy with it.

Mine too. It’s a good loader