Oil & Fuel Where is engine oil drain on 7520?

[Blu 82]

7520 owners or Mahindra dealers--I do not know where the engine oil drain is and it does not show it in the manual (or I missed it). Can someone send a pic showing the drain plug/bolt and/or explain the location? I have about 14 hrs on my tractor in about 3.5 days and will come up quickly on the 50 hr oil change. thanks

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Blu 82, look at page 78 in your operators manual for your service schedule. Mahindra has the 1st engine oil and filter change at 100 hrs. So you still have some time to find the drain plug.

Did you get your backhoe adjustments taken care of ?

 

[Blu 82]

Brian--thanks, for some reason, I thought the eng oil ch was at 50hrs---prob since that is what other tractor dealers talked about. Most of the other brands dealers ch all fluids and filters at 50 hrs--must have gotten confused.

My manual is different though in that the service schedule is on pg 84 (and yes it shows oil ch at 100 hrs).

As for the backhoe, no resolution on the problem. I haven't used it since the dealer delivered it on Mon and had all kinds of trouble w/disconnects. I figured if he was having all that trouble, then I don't even need to mess w/it. I have emailed Mahindra and they have replied and said they will call. It seems like a simple engineering fix w/either the seat mount or the hyd connectors.

So far, I have cleared several acres of Yaupon bushes--they grow like weeds here and some of the bushes are probably 15-20 ft tall. The FEL seems to take care of them fairly well but the roots are all over the place and some of them I can't even get up. I will burn the property off once I get most of it cleared and I get some loggers to harvest/thin some of my pines.

So far, so good except for the BH.

Thanks for the help.

rob

 

[Blu 82]

Oh yea, and Mahindra forgot to deliver a Backhoe manual when they sent the tractor to the dealer so I don't have the manual.

Also asked Mahindra for hat and T-shirt. I spent a goodly sum for everything and sure seems like they could spring for a hat/t-shirt. Seems like it would be good "almost free" advertising and us new owners could proudly display the brand. Will see.

I have about 14 hrs on it in 3 days. Would have had more but got rained out on Wed.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Rob, did you ever get a grapple? It sure sounds like you could use one. I know that I sure do like mine.

Sorry to here about your backhoe problems. Did you try what Dave suggested so that the connections would not hit? I sure hope that your dealer & Mahindra get it taken care of soon.

Good luck

 

[Blu 82]

Brian--no grapple yet, I am doing ok w/the FEL and there is a lot of clearing to do. Yes a grapple prob would help but I am doing ok just pushing the brush into piles w/FEL. Not sure if grapple would help getting the roots up--they are tough and all over. It is good practical experience for me. My local Kubota dealer has a grapple made here in FL but it costs over $2300. It looks strong but not sure what it will hold up to. It has 2 "thumbs" (is that the right word??) which I like. When I looked at them the second time (before I bought a tractor), I noticed that the hyd actuators were made in India--I took that as a sign to buy the Mahindra. It was kind of funny being at the Kubota/Deere dealer and seeing the grapple w/parts from India.

No fix on BH yet, we will see what Mahindra says. The dealer is going to see if he can find some shorter hyd connectors. Also, his maintenance man said we could raise the seat by putting something between the seat and the top of the seat mount (that the seat attaches too).

I have read Dave's post but the seat is mounted as far away from the hyd remotes as possible (again unless we all aren't seeing what Dave is talking about). In any case, if the seat were moved farther away (toward the back of the tractor) from the remotes and closer to the BH controls, I think it would be uncomfortable and difficult to work the controls because u would be too close to them. I think for my size (about 5'11"), it would be ok to raise the seat a couple of inches which may take care of the problem. We need to get some square metal bars to put between the seat and the seat mount which is something we are looking at.

In any case, it is a design flaw between the tractor and the BH. But it seems easy to fix. I just hope Mahindra takes this on and engineers a smart fix so that everyone is not making their own fixes. This is really a company issue that I hope they will address. The quicker and better they address it, the more they will earn the respect and reputation of a quality tractor brand. BTW, Spyderlk (Larry) has the same prob and he made his own fixes.

If I remember and my digital camera has batteries, I will take some pics today and post.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Blu 82, I checked and it turns out I did not move my seat on its bracket as far from the hyd connects as it would go. Take a look under the seat where it bolts to the bracket. There is a series of holes in the bracket. You may be able to get it to work by moving the seat on the bracket. Trouble is I think the seat will be awkwardly angled and not comfortable. My mods gave me a comfortable perch. Give that adjustment a try tho. BTW the engine drain is between the driveshaft guard and the guard for the steering cylinder hydraulic hoses.
How do you like the tractor. Have you set the rears out to a wider width and loaded them yet. If your land is flat I guess you wont have to widen the stance tho. Mine is at next to the widest option to give side stability on my hills.
Larry

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Blu 82, I'm not sure how tuff the root systems are that you need to remove, but I have this root grapple, it is an 81" heavy duty grapple. When I need to take out roots of some of the plants that we have out here, I set the grapple at about 15 degrees, which is actually level at the teeth, get the teeth about 6-8 inches below ground level and go. For me, I need to do this in 2nd gear mid-range to be able to tear the roots out. If I use 1st gear, when I hit the roots, a lot of the time it will stop the tractor. As you can see in the link, they are very reasonable in cost and mine has been strong enough to hold up with my 7520.

 

[Blu 82]

Brian--thanks, I looked at the grapple on web, looks good. Now to find out how much to ship. Also thanks for grapple technique--will try it when I get grapple. Some of the roots are tough for the FEL to get up so I just leave them. Hope they will die when I burn the property off. If they come back, I will have to figure out a better way to control them.


Larry--I will check the seat a 3rd time. Will probably take it off just to make sure but I think it is currently as far away from the connects as possible. Even if it can be adjusted more away from the remotes (don't believe it can), then the seat is fairly close to the controls which presents a problem in comfortably using the controls. And for larger folks may end up being downright difficult. I think the real fix is to prob move the seat up a few inches or shorten the hyd remotes (if it can be done) on the tractor or combination of both. I am 5' 11" and the seat height is about right now but I could prob deal with 1-2 inches higher so that the angled seat back clears the hyd connections. Just sitting there I don't think it makes contact but when someone is sitting in the seat, it leans back into the connectors and a jolt or two and they disconnect.

Mahindra called me on the phone yesterday. I am going to send them some pics and see what they say. I must say that they have been very quick to act so far and I think they will resolve the issue. So far I am very happy with their response and that is from the company. You don't get this kind of response from very many other companies.

Thanks for the info on the oil drain. I will see if I can find it. Sure would be nice if they color coded the drains for easy identification (red for hyd, black for oil or something)--everything underneath is all gray. I noticed the eng oil dipstick is really yellow but when they painted the eng it got painted gray also. If they color coordinated the dipsticks w/the drain bolt that would be great for us new owners--kind of like they did w/computer connections. Of course this would cost more $.

So far, I like the tractor and hopefully will get the BH issue fixed soonest. I have been clearing land of these Yaupon bushes and getting used to FEL. I am learning as I go. I never thought the tractor would feel so "tippy" and got a good scare. I probably wasn't close to tipping but don't know--felt scary though. Had to get off the tractor for about 5 min. Good thing my land is mostly flat, can't imagine working these in hilly areas. Just uneven ground can give me a thrill. Also, working around trees I have seen that u have to be careful about limbs falling and such. The tractor has been fun but I can't really compare it to another tractor since this is my first. Since I am so unexperienced, I have taken it fairly easy and it would be nice if I really knew the tractor limits. Guess I will learn that as I learn my own limits.

The tires were loaded w/water at the dealer (it doesn't get below freezing too often here and hardly ever sustains below 32* long). I am not sure what the width of the wheels are. I guess I need to learn that eventually since if I put in crops, they may need to be adjusted. BTW, do u have to jack the tractor to adjust the wheels or do folks use the FEL to hold the front wheels up? What about rears, since we have BH can u use the support feet? What do folks use to support the tractor when the wheels are off the ground? I have something for my autos but they aren't even close to being rated for the weight of the tractor.

Again, I will try to get some pics out and will write a report when I get more time on it. So far about 15 hrs. If I am lucky, will get some seat time this weekend too. I am off to Troy State U to take my boys to a college--part of the college intro process and visiting different schools. Troy also is giving us tickets to the AR game tonight so my two football players can see a college game again. Only other one they have seen is Air Force.

Keep the info coming. I am having fun reading and getting practical experience. This morn my wife scolded me for spending so much time on this. Any techniques for getting out of the doghouse??

rob

 

[BobG_in_VA]

Blu, if you want to work smarter, not harder (and since your loader costs over $4500), you might want to try finding a used ag ripper with about 5 teeth. Use the 3pt to pull thru the roots rather than take a chance on bending the FEL or a tilt piston. Once you rip up a bunch of roots, it will be rather easy to "push" them aside into a pile for burning. Oh and (grin) the oil drain should be that big hex bolt on the bottom of the engine....BobG in VA