What's this Mahindra worth?

[seaneastok]

npalen..careful now,Ol Ernie and the rest of em at Carrico will be giving you crap for a red tractor

 

[npalen]

The turbo may have been in place from day one of production. Could have been a case where they had established the model numbers with horsepower ratings and then discovered, prior to production release, that a turbo was needed to meet EPA emissions. At that point it probably would have been messy to change the specs after the new model promotions were in place. This is all pure guess on my part.
Haven't seen the turbo but bet it's a cute little guy.

 

[npalen]

npalen..careful now,Ol Ernie and the rest of em at Carrico will be giving you crap for a red tractor

Haha--They see an occasional red or blue come thru but I doubt that they get too excited. The Carrico folks are nice hometown people and have always treated me well and have expanded to other locations as you can see. It's now in the third generation of ownership.

I remember going into Carrico's store with my Dad back in the fifties. It was just a small quonset along U.S. 24 back in those days with Paul Carrico selling New Idea and Minneapolis Moline. Used to see a lot of MinnieMo G's out in the fields back in the day. They weren't all bad in the fact that you could operate them standing up if you got tired of sitting and still grab the hand clutch.
I recall moldboard plowing at night with one of my uncles G's running LP with the exhaust manifold glowing red. They always ran better at night or so I'm told.

Carrico Implement

 

[The Fred]

It looks identical to the Cub Cadet 26 HP. I had a new one in the year 2000 it was a great machine. I just traded it for 6 grand with a front loader. It ran as good as day one. Mine was gear and I loved it.

It was made by Mitsibishi. My loader was made by Great Bend but they went out around the great depression of 08 or so. It was a rugged loader.

Regards, Fred

 

[npalen]

Planning to go take a look at the 3015. Any known electrical problems on this model/series? Any EPA stuff? Other things to look for?

 

[The Fred]

Parts prices are stupid and if the Hydro went bad then $$$$$$$$$$

Like I said mine was gear drive.

I believe they had issues breaking the engine block if you used a front loader with high hours. You might peek at the way the FEL mounts or consider adding a subframe.

Good luck, Fred

 

[npalen]

I hear you on the subframe and don't believe I would want to mount a loader without one. Need to keep the front and rear of the tractor connected for sure. This 3015 doesn't have a loader so looking around for what might be available.
The Mahindra dealer priced one at $4300.00 if available which is ridiculous. Might have to adapt an aftermarket loader.

 

[npalen]

Also wondering about the overall width on the 5030. Tractordata shows just under 54" while I've seen some other place showing it at 60" I suspect they are measurements with different types of tires but not sure. Looking to use a 5'x9' Uhaul trailer that is 57" inside width so the reason for concern.

 

[CincyFlyer]

Also wondering about the overall width on the 5030. Tractordata shows just under 54" while I've seen some other place showing it at 60" I suspect they are measurements with different types of tires but not sure. Looking to use a 5'x9' Uhaul trailer that is 57" inside width so the reason for concern.

I'd worry about the length in that little trailer, as well. Oh, and the weight; the U-Haul site shows the 5x9 utility trailer rated for a 1,650 lbs. load.