Thank you gentlemen for the feed back. If money was not an issue, I would probably buy brand name. I have owned 3 JD tractors and have owned them, used them, and then sold them for as much if not more than what I paid for them. However, they were compact tractors and the prices were well under the 20k mark. Now I find that a JD or other big color will be close to 30k if not more in the utility line. So, I must necessarily look to the off market. I have done alot of reserach, gone to farm reviews, talked to all who will talk, and as you say, it seems to be a somewhat untested brand in the States. I have sheets of stats, etc. The Mahindra seems to be a fine piece of equipment, although it is not quite as refined as some of the other brands, but then again, the price is much less. The dealer I have been working with tells me the tractors "dyno" (what ever that means) out at about 53 - 54hp pto, but the spec sheet says 60hp engine and 50hp pto. I did find out that Mahindra's backhoes are made by Bradco, and the loaders are made for them by Great Bend. From all I have read on this board, both of these products seem to be top shelf.
So, I certainly would appriciate any other words of wisdom. Otherwise, I will continue on my own, check the sites you have suggested, and report back if I make the plung on the Mahindra. I might just find out if they are the third largest tractor manufacture in the world for good reason.
