Bought a Mahindra 4500 4wd!

Anonymous Poster · Feb 22, 2003

I posted this message in the general buying pricing forum also, I have been browsing this site for some time and just wanted to say thanks to all the posters who led me to Mahindra. I am now the proud owner of a 4500 4wd w/fel and 6'' foot brushhog for $19,595 delivered from 70 miles away. After all the positive comments and o% int financing and 3 yr warr I was sold before I ever sat on/drove the tractor. ruled out Zetor and LongTrac pretty quick, althogh Zetor had a couple of feature that Mahindra would do well to copy, like telescoping lift arms and that nifty little on-board aircompressor! Anyway I had to register and post this to thank all of you for some great reding and ideas! Chet

MossRoad · Feb 22, 2003

Hey, good job on the new tractor and welcome to TBN!

Slippy · Feb 23, 2003

Again...congrats! I saw your post in the general buying section. This is why I have been pushing for a "Mahindra" sub heading. Forum Master says has to be more traffic for Mahindra before it can be justified. Well, we now have another buyer /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif, so keep posting and hopefully soon you won't have to post in different sections to make sure everyone gets info on Mahindra related topics, and its easier to find. I do have a question for you, does your tractor come with draft control?

Woodbeef · Feb 23, 2003

Hey Chet,

Mahindra USA is growing quite quickly these days,so I'm sure they'd like to hear your comments. The two things you bring up are valid options. The telescoping links would not be all that hard to add to them,even as an option. The air compressor might be a bit different though. Zetor has it for trailer brakes in Europe,so they have it engineered in from the begining. Not sure if Mahindra could do it economically or not,but hey it don't hurt to ask,eh.

Anonymous Poster · Feb 24, 2003

Slippy, to answer both at once, yes it does have a draft control and the cutter is a Mohawk brand, Chet

Anonymous Poster · Feb 24, 2003

Woodbeef, it has even crossed my mind to see if the Zetor arms could be fitted to the Mahindra. I may look into that after I get the tractor delivered. I wonder how much those lift arms would cost, HMMM....

Woodbeef · Feb 24, 2003

Hey Chet,

Try emailing Mahindra first,and see what they say about your idea.

Makers_Mark · Feb 26, 2003

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Makers_Mark · Feb 26, 2003

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Makers_Mark · Feb 26, 2003

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19th_VA · Feb 26, 2003

Makers Mark,

Can't say much about your tractor brand but I sure do enjoy your whiskey!

Anonymous Poster · Feb 26, 2003

I sent an e-mail to the Pres of MahindraUSA today, will post with any results. Terribly sorry if I upset anyone I will only post in the correct forum from hence forth!

Woodbeef · Feb 26, 2003

Hey Chet,

Good luck and keep us posted!!

HHmmm......now lets see as Slippy might say.....If there was a Mahindra Forum you would have known where to post it to begin with!! Do not worry you're new around here,and not the first one to post in the wrong spot.

Slippy · Feb 27, 2003

Chet:
My comments were in no way ment to be critical of you. I simply am taking the opportunity to make comments of this nature where I get the chance so we can convince the Forum Master to begin a Mahindra sub heading. By the way, the President of Mahindra USA is Derek Johannes. I have spoken to him a number of times. He is a very busy guy, and you have to stay after him, but I have found him to be a fair guy and is interested in consumer comments.

Anonymous Poster · Feb 27, 2003

Slippy, I did not aim that comment at you. It was in response to the forum masters chastising all of us for various postings in the wrong category, and no I did not take it personnaly, I was just joking for heaven's sake. After 20 years in the USAF and six years as a Junior High teacher, I have skin so thick you couldnt hurt my feelings with mere words. as for my $.02 worth, dump the general buying and pricing forum and post everything in brand specific areas, then no confusuion?
Bonus: Mahindra would get it's own heading!! Well, gotta go home my new tractor is being delivered in about an hour or so!! Think I will bundle up and drive it to school tommorrow, Chet /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Slippy · Feb 28, 2003

Hey Chet:
Great! Lets have a makers mark. You may need it if you drove that tractor to school. Did you get it? Happy with it? Not sure if this is your first tractor, but note that you got FEL and cutter, but did not see you purchased snow blade. Did you get one of those also?

Anonymous Poster · Feb 28, 2003

Yes, it was a little nipply at 6AM his morning, about 38F! But I drove it to school anyhow. The makers mark would have hit the spot, but I will have to save that for when I get home! Did not get a snow blade, we usually only get one or two snowfalls here in Little Dixie, just so happens we got about 6 inches monday evening, but it is all gone now. Never stays cold enough. Slippy, I love the tractor so far, but there are two items I cannot find reference to in the owners manual. One is the little green light in the bottom right corner of the tach guage that winks on & off occassionally and the other is the red light just above the horn button that goes out after it has run for a couple of minutes. Do you have those & know what they indicate? Chet ps This is not my first tractor, I have had a Super C for many years and an IH 404, but this IS my first BRAND NEW TRACTOR(I am still tickled about that)

Slippy · Mar 1, 2003

Chet:
The winking green light below the tach is the indicator that the hour meter is running. It blinks every _ seconds or every minute. Never really timed it. But, it just lets you know it is working.
As for the red light above the horn, that is, I believe, for the glow plug. It tells you it is heating at the start up. Will see that more so in cold weather when it is necessary to heat up ignition system in a diesel engine before and just at the start up of the tractor. I will check and verify to make sure for you. My tractor has both lights and does the same thing. Nothing to worry about as long as you see them working. Glad to see you like the tractor so far. Can't wait to hear how it works for you in the field when putting load on it.

Anonymous Poster · Mar 1, 2003

The dealer mech agreed on the green light, said he has not noticed it before. The red light indicates that the preheater in the intake manifold is warming the air prior to start. Dealer mech said it does not have glowplugs. After scouring the owners manual again, I found reference to said heater in specs and wiring diagram, apparently it heats up to about 1600 degrees for about 20 seconds. Dealer mech said you do not have to wait on it to go out to start above 30 degrees, but it helps if you wait when outside temp is below that value. It will be a few weeks before I work the tractor, got to wait for the grass to grow up to make hay. Might do some brushhogging before then though, and will undoubtedly use the loader some. Mahindra could do a little better job on the owners manual, it also does not explain the "clog switch" or associated warning light, but I would guess it has to do with the air intake filtration system. Forgot to ask Mech when I had him on the phone this morning. Love the tractor so far, it even fits into my tractor shed(barely) with the ROPS up. Chet

yooperdave · Mar 1, 2003

Hi Chet,

Is there a concern not having glow plugs during the winter months? Is a block heater a requirement?

Though I am no expert, I have never heard of a diesel engine not having a glow plug.

Way up North, the temperature gets below zero for several days at a time. Sure starts are not always guaranteed.

Can anybody in the know elaborate on this?

Thanks

Yooper Dave