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Mahindra 6000 Personal Review
My Mahindra 6000 4X4 now has about 70 hours on it. It is equipped with a Front End Loader and it is used here on the ranch to do anything a tractor should be able to do and more. I have pulled portable out buildings and even pulled a friends Chevy 1-ton 4X4 out of a swamp. I have been very impressed with the performance and the quality of the tractor and would have no reservations about recommending it to others. It handles the Kuhn Disc Mower and Vermeer Round Baler with ease as well as the Rake, Tedder, Disc Harrow and other implements that are here. With the Shuttle Shift Transmission stacking and storing the round bales in the barn is a snap. The power steering on this makes maneuvering the machine a piece of cake. I wish the ones on my trucks worked as effortlessly. However there are a few things that I think could be improved on. Being a retired aircraft engineer I always pick at someone else’s design, after the fact. The clutch is very stiff and in shuttle shift mode requires a lot of effort from my left leg. That being said let me add that at 56 I’m not as young as I use to be. Possibly Mahindra might consider a hydraulic clutch to reduce operator fatigue. The Shuttle Leaver in my opinion should be repositioned. By this I mean that FWD should be where neutral is and REV should be located lower. This would reduce the amount of stretching required to operate it and visually one would be able to tell which gear position the lever is in more easily. My biggest problem is determining if it is in neutral or reverse. The PTO Clutch Lever when disengaged makes getting on and off of the tractor difficult, at least for me. When engaging the lever it is in too close a proximity to the rear remote hydraulic handle. This might be a candidate for a foot operated clutch pedal or even a hydraulic unit. Lets talk Seat Suspension. I’m a big boy, 6’2” and 290 Lbs. I have the seat spring tension cranked all the way to the top and I still get my butt pounded when going over small bumps. Possibly an optional spring that could handle about half again as much weight could be made available for us big guys. The rear lift arms should have telescopic ends for easier hookup of equipment. The toolbox leaves a lot to be desired. Once the Mahindra tool pouch is in place there is no room for anything else, not to mention it leaks. I don’t know about anyone else but I don’t like rusty tools. The forward drive shaft skid plate should have holes in it that would be large enough to let the engine oil drain plug when dropped into it, be retrieved without taking the skid plate off. Last but not least the service/owners manual. This really leaves a lot to be desired. Perhaps prior to publication someone knowledgeable of the tractor in question and corrections made prior to publication should review it. The part about the PTO comes to mind. It needs work. The illustrations and descriptions are disjointed and the statement about not using the PTO in High Gear, what’s with that. Just the rants of an old retired engineer that would like to see a very good product made even better without adding a lot of expense to the manufacturing process. How do I really like it? I LOVE IT. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Don D in Arkansas
My Mahindra 6000 4X4 now has about 70 hours on it. It is equipped with a Front End Loader and it is used here on the ranch to do anything a tractor should be able to do and more. I have pulled portable out buildings and even pulled a friends Chevy 1-ton 4X4 out of a swamp. I have been very impressed with the performance and the quality of the tractor and would have no reservations about recommending it to others. It handles the Kuhn Disc Mower and Vermeer Round Baler with ease as well as the Rake, Tedder, Disc Harrow and other implements that are here. With the Shuttle Shift Transmission stacking and storing the round bales in the barn is a snap. The power steering on this makes maneuvering the machine a piece of cake. I wish the ones on my trucks worked as effortlessly. However there are a few things that I think could be improved on. Being a retired aircraft engineer I always pick at someone else’s design, after the fact. The clutch is very stiff and in shuttle shift mode requires a lot of effort from my left leg. That being said let me add that at 56 I’m not as young as I use to be. Possibly Mahindra might consider a hydraulic clutch to reduce operator fatigue. The Shuttle Leaver in my opinion should be repositioned. By this I mean that FWD should be where neutral is and REV should be located lower. This would reduce the amount of stretching required to operate it and visually one would be able to tell which gear position the lever is in more easily. My biggest problem is determining if it is in neutral or reverse. The PTO Clutch Lever when disengaged makes getting on and off of the tractor difficult, at least for me. When engaging the lever it is in too close a proximity to the rear remote hydraulic handle. This might be a candidate for a foot operated clutch pedal or even a hydraulic unit. Lets talk Seat Suspension. I’m a big boy, 6’2” and 290 Lbs. I have the seat spring tension cranked all the way to the top and I still get my butt pounded when going over small bumps. Possibly an optional spring that could handle about half again as much weight could be made available for us big guys. The rear lift arms should have telescopic ends for easier hookup of equipment. The toolbox leaves a lot to be desired. Once the Mahindra tool pouch is in place there is no room for anything else, not to mention it leaks. I don’t know about anyone else but I don’t like rusty tools. The forward drive shaft skid plate should have holes in it that would be large enough to let the engine oil drain plug when dropped into it, be retrieved without taking the skid plate off. Last but not least the service/owners manual. This really leaves a lot to be desired. Perhaps prior to publication someone knowledgeable of the tractor in question and corrections made prior to publication should review it. The part about the PTO comes to mind. It needs work. The illustrations and descriptions are disjointed and the statement about not using the PTO in High Gear, what’s with that. Just the rants of an old retired engineer that would like to see a very good product made even better without adding a lot of expense to the manufacturing process. How do I really like it? I LOVE IT. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Don D in Arkansas