I have 20 acres of mountain property in the Sierras.
Mahindra Max 25 is a subcompact tractor, the lightest category of authentic tractor.
Subcompact tractors are mostly used in low stress residential landscaping applications.
With a front tire sized 6 X 12 Max has minimal ground clearance to cross rough ground and downed tree debris. Expect to "high-center" regularly working uneven land.
Altitude reduces engine power output.
This would be an excellent tractor to use as a homeowner learning tool on flat terrain at moderate altitude. Too light for the tasks you list, which indicate a multi-year project requiring stability challenging tasks. It is easy to injure yourself learning to operate any tractor on other than flat ground. Tractor rollover is a life threatening event.
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Mitsubishi produced tractors badged for Mahindra are high quality.
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I recommend a tractor with at least 3,000 pounds bare tractor weight. Four thousand pounds bare tractor weight better.
The fundamental importance of TRACTOR WEIGHT eludes many tractor shoppers. Heavier tractor weight is more important for most tractor operations than increased tractor horsepower. Bare tractor weight is a tractor specification easily found in sales brochures and web sites, readily comparable across tractor brands and tractor models, new and used. The most efficient way to shop for tractors is to list tractor applications first, then determine bare tractor weight needed to safely accomplish your tasks.
Within subcompact and compact tractor categories, bare tractor weight must increase 50% before you notice a significant tractor capability increase. It takes a 100% increase in bare tractor weight to elicit MY-OH-MY!
Most tractors under 3,000 pounds bare weight operate in residential or hobby farm applications on one to ten
flat acres. Subcompact and compact tractors under 3,000 pounds will enter a residential garage with typical 84" door height.
Selling a used tractor is easy. Selling multiple light implements in order to buy heavier, wider implements for a heavier tractor requires a lot of time. Depreciation on implements is generally greater than depreciation on a tractor.
Heavier tractors are built on larger frames with larger wheels/tires. A heavier tractor with large diameter tires has more tractive power pulling ground contact implements, pushing a loader bucket into dirt and pushing snow. Large wheels and tires increase ground clearance, enabling a heavier tractor to bridge holes, ruts and downed tree limbs with less bucking and disturbance operating over rough pasture and woodland.
Safe hillside operation demands more tractor weight than level land operation. Heavier tractors have adjustable rear wheel spreads; wide rear wheel spreads hugely improve tractor stability. Four wheel drive is essential on hillsides. Four wheel drive supplies increased traction. When descending slopes 4-WD augments rear brakes as tractor weight shifts forward, decreasing rear tire grip.
Compact tractors optimized for hill work have liquid installed in the rear tires rather than air. "Loaded" tires are filled 50% to 75% with liquid, which lowers the tractor's center-of-gravity, increasing rollover resistance. "Loading" two compact tractor rear tires will increase tractor weight 300 pounds to 800 pounds over weight of identical two tires inflated with air.
