Mahindra Owners?

[Newbie]

Anyone here running Mahindra's? I'm pretty close to pulling the trigger on a 4550 with backhoe attachment for work around the house/property. This is kind of an old-school style workhouse model. Few frills, but a big heavy capable machine. I've ran a couple Mahindra's over the years (including backhoe) and always thought they were a solid machine for the price. I'd love to hear if anyone else has any experience.

 

[buckdeer1]

Mine was new and had water leak from hole in casting,They fixed,it always ran hot.Finally traded for a Deere.Last I heard from a guy that had an older model was he couldn't get parts and had been waiting for a month for a sensor so I would check on parts and service.

 

[Victor Van Meter]

Not sure this is true or not, but when I was looking at tractors, I was told that Mahindra changes parts manufacturers every few years to the least expensive choice. Thus, as was mentioned by buckdeer1, parts can be hard to find or, sometimes, impossible. I spent a little more and got a Kubota.