Here She Is

daydk1 · Dec 22, 2015

The Mahindra 4530 package deal got delivered today. I off loaded the tractor and bush hog and it seems like the right rear brake is sticking a little. It makes a popping sound after I let off the brakes and the tractor starts to move. Is this normal? I also noticed that it's leaving a track in the wet ground when moving forward. The left one does not.

newbury · Dec 22, 2015

Merry Christmas and a muddy New Year!

Looks GREAT!

RKrodle · Dec 22, 2015

Nice tractor!! I have the same one and it's very interesting that my right brake does the same thing. I was waiting until the 50 hr service to have the dealer check it out.

CCWKen · Dec 22, 2015

Do Mahindra dealers service and inspect tractors before delivery? Sounds like it wasn't done. Call them out and have them check it. It's not right getting a new tractor with problems. And don't fall for the "it's just stiff when new" BS. Have them fix it or return the tractor.

Not sure what you mean by leaving a track. ??? Perhaps the tire is low or the other has too much air. I run my tires at full contact (checked on a hard surface) which is lower than what is suggested in the manuals.

daydk1 · Dec 22, 2015

CCWKen said:
Do Mahindra dealers service and inspect tractors before delivery? Sounds like it wasn't done. Call them out and have them check it. It's not right getting a new tractor with problems. And don't fall for the "it's just stiff when new" BS. Have them fix it or return the tractor.

Not sure what you mean by leaving a track. ??? Perhaps the tire is low or the other has too much air. I run my tires at full contact (checked on a hard surface) which is lower than what is suggested in the manuals.

I went last Friday afternoon and test drove a few tractors. This particular one was one they had used on the lot to move things around. It had six hours on it. I didn't notice it making the braking noise when I test drove it. I went back Saturday to sign the paperwork and they had it pulled in the shop and said they were going over it to make sure everything was squared away on it before delivering it. One thing they were going to do was move the rear wheels out the final two inches to give it a wider stance. The dealer called me yesterday and said they had to move the tires back in one inch to make it fit on the trailer. They promised me a full tank of fuel and I noticed when I drove it this afternoon that it was not topped off. Had just under a half tank. The delivery man was nice enough, but when I asked him if they had any paperwork for me to sign, he said they didn't give him anything. I asked him if there were any manuals with the tractor and he said yes, but they were at the dealership and I could call and have them put them in the mail. I asked for the key and he went and looked in the tractor and there wasn't a key, so he gave me one off his key ring.

It's almost as if once I signed the paperwork on Saturday for the purchase, they just wanted to hurry and get the tractor delivered. I'm going to touch base with them tomorrow and find out where the manuals are, where the keys are, and why the tank wasn't topped off like they promised.

What I mean by leaving a track is it tears the ground up and leaves a tire mark on the right side, but not on the right side. I'm not sure what it's doing that.

Luke'sScreenName · Dec 22, 2015

Nice toy! Congrats!
Hope they didn't trailer it with the brush hog up like that!

daydk1 · Dec 22, 2015

lukestafford said:
Nice toy! Congrats!
Hope they didn't trailer it with the brush hog up like that!

They did. I could have used a trailer a couple of feet longer. The bush hog won't go down all the way because of the ramps.

Luke'sScreenName · Dec 22, 2015

Maybe I'm wrong but that seems like a bad idea.

streamin · Dec 22, 2015

Congrads, nice tractor. sounds like that dealer needs a bit of a kick in the rear!

motownbrowne · Dec 23, 2015

Are the brakes locked together currently, and also, is the parking brake on? Sorry for asking obvious questions, but that's what I'd check first.

BlackOps · Dec 23, 2015

where did you get it from? nice and enjoy!

Thomas · Dec 23, 2015

Congrats on nice setup.
Make list problems after short time give to dealer,easier to have problem fix all at once the little here and there.

BigBoyToys · Dec 23, 2015

Great looking setup!!! :thumbsup:
I saw your original thread when you were deciding on which tractor to buy. Looks like you made a good choice.
I'm sure the dealer will take care of an issues you find. It still amazes me that "brand new stuff", doesn't matter if it's a car, tractor, boat or whatever that we spend some big dollars on, gets delivered with problems!!! You'd think these dealers would ensure that all the basic operational stuff has been checked out.

daydk1 · Dec 23, 2015

motownbrowne said:
Are the brakes locked together currently, and also, is the parking brake on? Sorry for asking obvious questions, but that's what I'd check first.

The brake pedals are linked together. I have not separated them, so both brakes are being applied when I push the pedals. It seems like when I apply the brakes, they grab and then when I let off and start to move, the right one makes a popping sound and you can feel it release. It just seems like the right rear brake is sticking. Parking brake is off.

daydk1 · Dec 23, 2015

BlackOps said:
where did you get it from? nice and enjoy!

Tony Bates Equipment in Murfreesboro, TN. Really nice guys to deal with.

daydk1 · Dec 23, 2015

BigBoyToys said:
Great looking setup!!! :thumbsup:
I saw your original thread when you were deciding on which tractor to buy. Looks like you made a good choice.
I'm sure the dealer will take care of an issues you find. It still amazes me that "brand new stuff", doesn't matter if it's a car, tractor, boat or whatever that we spend some big dollars on, gets delivered with problems!!! You'd think these dealers would ensure that all the basic operational stuff has been checked out.

Salesman called this morning to follow up and see how everything went with the delivery. I filled his ear with the fact that the delivery man came with no keys to the tractor and had to give me one off of his key ring. They had promised to fill the tractor with fuel before delivery and that didn't happen. No manuals delivered and I mentioned the brake problem. He apologized and said they were extremely busy with the Christmas holidays trying to get deliveries out and this was all an oversight. I go back in Monday to sign the paperwork to add Mahindra insurance and he has my manuals and keys. He said they would make filling the tractor with fuel right and he wrote down the problem with the brakes. I feel confident they are going to take care of me. Seem like really good people and they want a good reputation for their dealership.

RollingsFarms · Dec 23, 2015

They were extremely busy this time of year?? That's odd. I recently bought a small L Kubota to do some loader work around the farm and keep around the house and the Kubota dealer went above and beyond to sell me a tractor. Said he had some on his lot he needed gone by the end of the month and what would it take for me to buy one. He said they were extremely slow this time of year (they aren't a big ag dealership like my local Deere dealers are that are big into farming). I got a full tank of fuel, two sets of keys, manuals for tractor and loader, and a yeti cooler!

arrow · Dec 23, 2015

RollingsFarms said:
They were extremely busy this time of year?? That's odd. I recently bought a small L Kubota to do some loader work around the farm and keep around the house and the Kubota dealer went above and beyond to sell me a tractor. Said he had some on his lot he needed gone by the end of the month and what would it take for me to buy one. He said they were extremely slow this time of year (they aren't a big ag dealership like my local Deere dealers are that are big into farming). I got a full tank of fuel, two sets of keys, manuals for tractor and loader, and a yeti cooler!

Much depends on ancillary items the dealership is selling along with how backed up their service dept. is. The Mahindra dealer we have here is absolutely slammed this time of year with sales of weed whackers, chain saws, lawn mowers, generators, hand tools and tractor equipment sales. Even so, this is not really an excuse to use on customers and a poor business practice for a salesman. It would have been much more prudent for the dealer to say "I know we promised to have the tractor for you today but could you give us a couple more days so we can go over it more thoroughly" or something to that effect.
That to me would be a more diplomatic and honest way of handing the situation rather to imply "we were so busy we tried to let things slip because it's easier to say I'm sorry if we have to"?