Max 26 Xl with backhoe

[bigredcustoms]

Pretty happy with my Max, have just over 70hrs on it. Added a thumb for the bucket off the remotes and disabled the seat switch (known issue). Been an excellent machine! I cleared a bunch of 3in to 5in pines in the back of the property (1.5 acres) that had sprung up from lack of care when I bought the place. Lifted things that I never thought I could with it (12in to 24in trees I'd cut up into 9ft sections) but saved me a ton of backache. Even building my HVAC to lift my heat pump onto the pad riser. The latest was digging 140ft at 3ft deep for my electrical service, literally had dug it in about 4hrs, used about a 1/4 tank of fuel working it pretty hard through roots and asphalt chip. It's been a great investment, found out after the 50hrs service, using the rotella hyd/trans (Mahindra approved) oil for all motion fluids was a big difference in response and cold weather performance. Hydro sounds smoother as well! Yes the loader valve is kinda picky, but when that one wears out, maybe I'll change it up. Seems to be getting a little better with hours. It's just a bit notchy for my tastes, but does the job Best of luck!

PS. Sorry bout the pics, they were right-side up originally, must be a bug in the upload box.

 

[linuxman51]

hm, yours has a better seatbelt configuration than my 26. wish they'd stop jacking around with the **** seat. That's a pretty awesome thumb on the FEL there!

 

[bigredcustoms]

Thanks! Yeah the seat is pretty basic but it works. The seat rotation lever can really smart if you fingers are in the way, peeled some skin off of them a few times getting used to the sequence...lol. The thumb is built pretty solid (added the 4x3in 1/4 wall to the back of the bucket for a cantilever so the top doesn't bend), even added a bunch of steel to the backhoe thumb as well after I bent the two fingers at the end uprooting pines. Added some 3/4 angle and channel to stiffin' that up in the process. I may have been overworking the machine a bit, but modified some of the weaker components to bring it to my standards

 

[Navasot]

:thumbsup:

 

[RJI]

what weight rotella... or does it say hyd/trans on the container?
do you use it in the axles as well?

thanks

 

[MAX28HST]

what weight rotella... or does it say hyd/trans on the container?
do you use it in the axles as well?

thanks

Check out page 81... http://www.mahindradispro.com/manuelOperateur/Mahindra/Max28/MAX 28 XL_OM_en.pdf#page80

 

[bigredcustoms]

I used Rotella T 15w-40 for the motor, and Rotella HD Hyd/Trans (550039811) from Tractor Supply for everything else that moves or turns (incl the front axle). Says Mahindra right on the pale. Not listed by name but properties are comparable to the Rotella listed in the manual. No issues after working it very hard, lots better cold weather performance as well, controls are quicker as well as steering response.

 

[mike69440]

The Max28 got the easy job backfilling.

Darn digging in NH is tough!

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/345269-kubota-l48-2.html
See post #11

This is why I have no use for a hoe on my Max.

 

[whizdbiz2]

I used Rotella T 15w-40 for the motor, and Rotella HD Hyd/Trans (550039811) from Tractor Supply for everything else that moves or turns (incl the front axle). Says Mahindra right on the pale. Not listed by name but properties are comparable to the Rotella listed in the manual. No issues after working it very hard, lots better cold weather performance as well, controls are quicker as well as steering response.

Are you sure about the hyd. oil in the front axle? My eMax22 specifies a much heavier gear oil, something like 80W/90 in it (manual is at home so the weight might be off). If that's what they say to use, so be it, just seemed like it would be a bit light for that application.

 

[mike69440]

Are you sure about the hyd. oil in the front axle? My eMax22 specifies a much heavier gear oil, something like 80W/90 in it (manual is at home so the weight might be off). If that's what they say to use, so be it, just seemed like it would be a bit light for that application.

In Moderate Climates Gear oil is fine in a front Axle.

In cold I would use a synethetic gear oil.