Gasifier
Gold Member
- Joined
- Jan 22, 2012
- Messages
- 447
- Location
- St. Lawrence River Valley, N.Y.
- Tractor
- 2014 KUBOTA L45 T.L.B. SERIES W/3-PT
Hello all. I have been buying used, low hour machines in the past. Working them for 1-2 years and then selling them. Get a lot of work done with them and then get most of my money back out of them.
This time I have decided to go new. Get a warranty and have a local dealer to service it. I've decided on a Mahindra 3550 HST with QA Loader, QA bucket, QA 72" double piston grapple, a 6' medium duty rotary cutter, and a 75B QA backhoe. (Will add forks later.)
I have read mostly good reviews about Mahindras, but have also read about some people having bad experiences with them, to say the least. Including a few guys here on TBN. And a few who had bad experiences with this exact model. This is making me a little worried.
My tractor has not come in yet, but I did order it. A new one from the factory, or distribution center I guess, will be coming in a few weeks.
I decided to go with Mahindra for several reasons. Strength of machine for its size, weight of machine, side by side hydro pedals I like ( I have a lot of woods cleanup work to do with the loader and trail work.)
But the other big reason is the dealer is close by and I have purchased Simplicity, Stihl, Husqvarna equipment from them before and they have a good service department.
In the past I have owned and operated Kubota, Bobcat, and Deere tractors and construction TLBs. Did not have any major problems with them.
Should I be confident in my purchase of a Mahindra? Or reconsider and go with a Kubota? I am spending a lot of money on this package, but a similar package from Kubota would be even more and from Deere would be, well let's just say too much.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.
My plan is to stick with my decision and my dealer, but I think I'm getting cold feet. Ugh!
This time I have decided to go new. Get a warranty and have a local dealer to service it. I've decided on a Mahindra 3550 HST with QA Loader, QA bucket, QA 72" double piston grapple, a 6' medium duty rotary cutter, and a 75B QA backhoe. (Will add forks later.)
I have read mostly good reviews about Mahindras, but have also read about some people having bad experiences with them, to say the least. Including a few guys here on TBN. And a few who had bad experiences with this exact model. This is making me a little worried.
My tractor has not come in yet, but I did order it. A new one from the factory, or distribution center I guess, will be coming in a few weeks.
I decided to go with Mahindra for several reasons. Strength of machine for its size, weight of machine, side by side hydro pedals I like ( I have a lot of woods cleanup work to do with the loader and trail work.)
But the other big reason is the dealer is close by and I have purchased Simplicity, Stihl, Husqvarna equipment from them before and they have a good service department.
In the past I have owned and operated Kubota, Bobcat, and Deere tractors and construction TLBs. Did not have any major problems with them.
Should I be confident in my purchase of a Mahindra? Or reconsider and go with a Kubota? I am spending a lot of money on this package, but a similar package from Kubota would be even more and from Deere would be, well let's just say too much.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.
My plan is to stick with my decision and my dealer, but I think I'm getting cold feet. Ugh!
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