Old Grunt
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- Joined
- Feb 28, 2022
- Messages
- 24
- Location
- New Hampshire
- Tractor
- 2016 eMAX 25, with the 25L loader, 25B backhoe, 25M belly mower and, a Bercomac front mount snowblower
I have the eMax25L loader on my 2016 eMax25. Out snow blowing today when the valve assembly literally fell apart. When I took the boot off the lever there's a cast iron metal piece that holds one of the yokes that allows the valve to operate in a 360 degree manner. The cast iron metal broke in two. I know the tractor is 7 years old, but it has less than 300 hours on it (bought it used with 196 hours). I just called my local Mahindra dealer. According to the schematics they have, Mahindra does not sell individual pieces and parts of the valve assembly, you have to buy the entire valve as a single unit. First, it's over $900 for the valve. Second, they confirmed there is no inventory in the US at all! They are going to reach out to see if they can get one sent from India. I might be able to cobble things together with a pair of vice grips but it's not a long-term solution. Anybody have any suggestions on how to repair this?