jgiannini
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Ordered it 5 weeks ago and it's finally here!! 2538 loader, backhoe with manual thumb, tiller, brush cutter, grapple bucket.
2538 getting delivered!!
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dickfoster
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It's always good getting something new to work and play with. A nice shiney red new tractor.
I see some differences between yours and the 1538 I recently got. Your backhoe has it's own seat while mine is a spinner. Are there KMW stickers on your loader and or backhoe? Mine were both made by Kansas Machine Works so I was wondering about the 2500 series attachments. Mahindra ain't sayin.
BTW that's a really cute little operator ya got there but it doesn't look like her feet can reach the pedals. You're gonna have to do all the work yourself but maybe she can pitch in and help on the backhoe.
I see some differences between yours and the 1538 I recently got. Your backhoe has it's own seat while mine is a spinner. Are there KMW stickers on your loader and or backhoe? Mine were both made by Kansas Machine Works so I was wondering about the 2500 series attachments. Mahindra ain't sayin.
BTW that's a really cute little operator ya got there but it doesn't look like her feet can reach the pedals. You're gonna have to do all the work yourself but maybe she can pitch in and help on the backhoe.
Roughshod
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Excellent machine. I have about 50 hours on mine, and I love it. I am a little jealous of the backhoe, I'm sure you're going to love that. I just couldn't justify the backhoe at this time, so I got a stump bucket instead. Yeah, I know, not even the same thing. But it does let me dig a modest hole and it has proven to be very useful.
It looks like you went with the WR Long 3rd function valve on the loader; that is a good choice. I put the same one on mine and it works great. I put originally put on the 3rd function for a root grapple, and the root grapple is great for what it does, but then I bought a tree & post puller. All I can say is wow, that thing is a beast. I find that I use the tree puller so much more than the root grapple. It can often easily grab things that the root grapple can't. In practice the tree puller is great at pulling stuff up and piling it, then the root grapple really excels at moving the piles.
It looks like you went with the WR Long 3rd function valve on the loader; that is a good choice. I put the same one on mine and it works great. I put originally put on the 3rd function for a root grapple, and the root grapple is great for what it does, but then I bought a tree & post puller. All I can say is wow, that thing is a beast. I find that I use the tree puller so much more than the root grapple. It can often easily grab things that the root grapple can't. In practice the tree puller is great at pulling stuff up and piling it, then the root grapple really excels at moving the piles.
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brasco426
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Congratulations on the new machine! Looks to me like your in for a whole lot of fun with that tractor. Enjoy! Donnie
Wild Bill the 2nd
Gold Member
Roughshod, is that a tomahawk or Titan stump bucket? Titan tree puller? I need to clear an acre of young dense forest for a pond. Thinking that they both have their place. Which is the go to attachment?
Sorry to hijack the thread. I'll PM with any other questions.
OP, looks like a nice new toy. I'd love to have a hoe!
Sorry to hijack the thread. I'll PM with any other questions.
OP, looks like a nice new toy. I'd love to have a hoe!
Snowback
Platinum Member
Nice tractor there! That backhoe looks like a clean design with a comfortable operating station. Like Roughshod said, the backhoe sure would be nice from time to time. Enjoy your new machine! They are real workhorses.
200TrueBlue
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Jgiannini
Can you give me the price breakdown for each item you purchased? I'm up here in Canada and looking at the same unit but only want the tractor,loader,Bachoe and 3rd function.
Thanks
TB
Can you give me the price breakdown for each item you purchased? I'm up here in Canada and looking at the same unit but only want the tractor,loader,Bachoe and 3rd function.
Thanks
TB
Snowback
Platinum Member
The 2538 HST loader is badged as a TYM manufactured product built for Mahindra. It looks different from the loaders on the TYM branded tractors I've seen in the US that share the same chassis, so it must be a custom product which Mahindra spec'd and requested. Tough loader for sure. I'm not sure on the backhoe as I do not have one of those. Many of the other implements that Mahindra brands and sells are made by Kodiak/Paladin - pretty good stuff for the price, especially if you can get package deals on initial purchase. Paladin Attachments
dickfoster
Elite Member
Thanks, so now we know. So I guess the TYM built machines get TYM built attachments and the Misu built machines get KMW attachments.
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jgiannini
New member
Soon as get home I'll post it for you.
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jgiannini
New member
The tractor/loader/backhoe-30,100
Third function-1200
Grapple bucket-1875
6 foot tiller-2475
6 foot rotary cutter w chain guards-1800
Third function-1200
Grapple bucket-1875
6 foot tiller-2475
6 foot rotary cutter w chain guards-1800
Roughshod
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You have a good eye, it is a Titan tree puller and a Tomahawk stump bucket. They both definitely have their place, but in my woods the tree puller is definitely the boss. I'm currently using it to clear roads through very dense woods that had been clear cut about 8 years ago and then left to the overgrowth. Most it is saplings and trees 3" or smaller, but some are a good deal larger. Lots of briars. I'll say that the build quality of the Titan tree puller is not the best, but what it lacks in good build execution it makes up for in a simple, strong design. I don't think you could tear it up with a compact tractor, and I would definitely buy it again. Most of the issues are with shady welding practices. Bear in mind though, at $775 shipped it is definitely the cheapest tree puller on the market. I certainly could have gotten superior build quality for a few hundred dollars more, but after running it for around 30 hours or so and pulling literally hundreds of trees and fence posts with it there is no doubt in my mind that I made the right choice. The only thing I would change about it is I wish it had a guard for the hydraulic cylinder, and I will probably fabricate one to add to it some time in the future. Right now it spends more time on my tractor than any other attachment, and far more than my root grapple. I initially thought that the root grapple would be doing the lions share of the work, but I was wrong. I will say though that the stump bucket definitely compliments the tree puller. Every once in a while you'll find a tree that surprises you and you just can't get it out...enter the stump bucket.
