cstamm81
Gold Member
- Joined
- Aug 10, 2009
- Messages
- 365
- Location
- Leesport, PA
- Tractor
- Kubota L5740, Mahindra 3016HST, Kubota F2880
Hi all. Its been awhile since I've posted here, this place gives me too many ideas on how to spend money. Anyway, I have had a Mahindra 3016 HST for about 4 years. Besides a dealer that stopped carrying the brand, and a leaky oil pan gasket, the machine has been trouble free. It still amazes me at what it can move and pick up, a strong loader for sure. I just moved to a 10 acre property, a mix of hills and turf next to streams and about 7 acres of fields, lots of tree lines. I've been looking into flail mowers, discs, and tillers. I can't see spending a bunch of money on small rear implements, limited by my 21HP at the PTO. I've been kicking around the idea of trading in my 3016 for something 40 plus HP at the PTO. That should allow me to run a 6 plus foot wide rear off-settable flail mower, which would be a huge time saver with my tree lines and stream edges.
I have and admire some Kubota equipment, but I just can't see spending the premium for what they offer in their tractor lineup. Also, most of their loaders are a bit weak spec wise. I have been eyeing the Kitoi NX series, in 55 or 60HP. There are a lot of reviews on here that have been helpful, seems they are well designed machines with a lot of small features not found elsewhere except on Kubota's Grand line. Seeing as I've been happy with my Mahindra, I started looking at what they have to offer as I found a local Mahindra dealer who seems to be top notch. Also, I still have a Mahindra loan on my 3016, hoping it would be easier to deal with that if I stayed in a Mahindra.
Here's what I'm after: Open station (too many trees and I like to be outside while doing tractor work, easier to hear and keep an eye on my kids as well), 40 plus PTO HP, low center of gravity (hills), wide tires to minimize turf damage (actually leaning towards turfs, with chains for plowing snow or dirt), big loader lifting capacity, 2 rear remotes, 1 front remote for a grapple on an electric joystick mounted switch. I always push the limits of my loader lift capacity, so it is a big deal to me. Kioti and the 3550 are rated around 2700lbs, the 2655 is over 3100lbs, which blows me away that a tractor of this size and weight can lift that much. I move a lot of dirt and stone, and will be putting gardens in my field, plowing and tilling the field, moving logs and maintaining tree lines, maintaining the sides of my streams, plowing snow on hills.
There's not too much info on the Mahindras here. The 3550 has some horror stories though. Is it correct that the 3550 is Mahindra made and the 2655 is made by TYM? I know the Kioti is made by Kioti. I chose my 3016 as it was made by Mitsubishi, I've always been a fan of Japanese engineering and manufacturing. Sorry for the long post, and I greatly appreciate any info or advice. I'm hoping to buy the proper machine here, in theory this could be my forever machine if I choose wisely.
I have and admire some Kubota equipment, but I just can't see spending the premium for what they offer in their tractor lineup. Also, most of their loaders are a bit weak spec wise. I have been eyeing the Kitoi NX series, in 55 or 60HP. There are a lot of reviews on here that have been helpful, seems they are well designed machines with a lot of small features not found elsewhere except on Kubota's Grand line. Seeing as I've been happy with my Mahindra, I started looking at what they have to offer as I found a local Mahindra dealer who seems to be top notch. Also, I still have a Mahindra loan on my 3016, hoping it would be easier to deal with that if I stayed in a Mahindra.
Here's what I'm after: Open station (too many trees and I like to be outside while doing tractor work, easier to hear and keep an eye on my kids as well), 40 plus PTO HP, low center of gravity (hills), wide tires to minimize turf damage (actually leaning towards turfs, with chains for plowing snow or dirt), big loader lifting capacity, 2 rear remotes, 1 front remote for a grapple on an electric joystick mounted switch. I always push the limits of my loader lift capacity, so it is a big deal to me. Kioti and the 3550 are rated around 2700lbs, the 2655 is over 3100lbs, which blows me away that a tractor of this size and weight can lift that much. I move a lot of dirt and stone, and will be putting gardens in my field, plowing and tilling the field, moving logs and maintaining tree lines, maintaining the sides of my streams, plowing snow on hills.
There's not too much info on the Mahindras here. The 3550 has some horror stories though. Is it correct that the 3550 is Mahindra made and the 2655 is made by TYM? I know the Kioti is made by Kioti. I chose my 3016 as it was made by Mitsubishi, I've always been a fan of Japanese engineering and manufacturing. Sorry for the long post, and I greatly appreciate any info or advice. I'm hoping to buy the proper machine here, in theory this could be my forever machine if I choose wisely.