MAC11B2003
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So, after spending a couple weeks searching and reading this forum and a few other places, I pulled the trigger on a new 5570. It was delivered today. A few initial impressions....
I grew up on JD equipment. At age 11 or so, I was raking hay on a B Model, which I still have. The main tractor we had while I was growing up was a 3020, which I also still have. This is a totally different tractor than those older machines, obviously It certainly feels different than the tractor it replaces, a John Deer 2940. The JD is a lot bigger, with quite a bit more HP and several thousand pounds more weight. But, so far I have started the Mahindra a half dozen times, and it worked every time, so that's good.
Initial impression is that there seems to be a LOT of wires and hoses and what not as compared to the 1970's technology. Not necessarily a bad thing, just different. Fort cryin out load, it has brake lights!
I puttered around on it for an hour or so, then parked it on a concrete shop floor. I see a few small oil spots under it, no biggie, I'll check that out tomorrow. I read several times here that it was important to check the loader mounting bolts. Yeah, do that. There were six (count 'em, 6) that were literally finger tight. Does the dealer install the loader or do they come to him already installed? Either way, that should have been done. Again, not a big deal, I'll check everything tomorrow. There are a couple lines hanging down wanting to be snatched off by a stump or brush. I have a tentative ideas as to how to put a belly pan under there if i need to, we'll see.
So, we shall see. My 5 year old daughter loves it because it has a horn she can honk. My wife loves it because (hopefully) it will stop the loud cussing from when I would have to work on the 2940 for 5 hours to run it 1.
I'll know more in a couple years or so. Thanks for all the info I gleaned from here.
I grew up on JD equipment. At age 11 or so, I was raking hay on a B Model, which I still have. The main tractor we had while I was growing up was a 3020, which I also still have. This is a totally different tractor than those older machines, obviously It certainly feels different than the tractor it replaces, a John Deer 2940. The JD is a lot bigger, with quite a bit more HP and several thousand pounds more weight. But, so far I have started the Mahindra a half dozen times, and it worked every time, so that's good.
Initial impression is that there seems to be a LOT of wires and hoses and what not as compared to the 1970's technology. Not necessarily a bad thing, just different. Fort cryin out load, it has brake lights!
I puttered around on it for an hour or so, then parked it on a concrete shop floor. I see a few small oil spots under it, no biggie, I'll check that out tomorrow. I read several times here that it was important to check the loader mounting bolts. Yeah, do that. There were six (count 'em, 6) that were literally finger tight. Does the dealer install the loader or do they come to him already installed? Either way, that should have been done. Again, not a big deal, I'll check everything tomorrow. There are a couple lines hanging down wanting to be snatched off by a stump or brush. I have a tentative ideas as to how to put a belly pan under there if i need to, we'll see.
So, we shall see. My 5 year old daughter loves it because it has a horn she can honk. My wife loves it because (hopefully) it will stop the loud cussing from when I would have to work on the 2940 for 5 hours to run it 1.
I'll know more in a couple years or so. Thanks for all the info I gleaned from here.
