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I suggest you write an angry E-mail to Mahindra India and demand an explanation for the rubbish sent out of their China enterprise. My guess is, their response will likely be about the same as the one that I got... "the tractors are sold ex works (to anyone prepared to buy one) packed in a crate, for about US$5,000, which represents remarkable value". You get what you pay for... unfortunately.

Go to Alibaba Manufacturer Directory - Suppliers, Manufacturers, Exporters & Importers or China Wholesale - Buy wholesale products from Chinese wholesalers on MadeInChina.com and have a look-see. There are hundreds of 25/27/30 Hp tractors for sale ex works, about US$5K.

Mahindra India tractors are remarkable tractors, with unremarkable pricing. Any of their tractors out of China, are unfortunately, extremely light duty machines. Maintained to death, you should get reasonable service however.

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The link above is not the one I posted!
I gave two links...

Alibaba Manufacturer Directory - Suppliers, Manufacturers, Exporters & Importers

and

China Wholesale - Buy wholesale products from Chinese wholesalers on MadeInChina.com

bushhog

I have a 2006 FS274.
Guess I am lucky but never had any overheating problems and I worked this baby pretty hard.
I did have some hydrolic seal issues but after they were changed 3 times, it went away.
I had to replace the battery after 1.5 years but a heavy duty WalMart brand fixed that.
I would like to know more about the starter wiring problem you noted. My starter clicks but does not turn the engine over. I suspected the bendix but wonder if the wiring is the issue. Is this the same symtom you had with the small wiring? How did you wire the relay? Which wires were small...the main from the battery?

I can get a new starter for $350 but thats a lot of money for a stater. I tried to match the Lenar part number with a car starter...may have a match with a 1268 2003 Ford Escape. It is $174...much better than paying $350. I will have to take mine to the parts house and see if they match side by side.

I have one other problem that has me worried. Maybe someone has an answer for me. I used some off road fuel and it started knocking pretty loud. It cranks easy with a good push and does not run hot..oil pressure is good but the noise is worring me. Could it be the fuel?

jsass

I have one, and I would never recommend them to anyone but my enemies.

Nickwelder

My only experience with these tractors was following a trail of oil coming from a huge puddle in the road leading to two pieces of tractor dragged into a field. It had completely snapped in half.

The horsey owner was very miffed that I was too incompetent to weld it back together. That was in the UK, maybe those in other countries are stronger.

jsass

Thanks Joe. I installed an ebay Ford 5000 tractor radiator, and the tractor runs fine. I ran it on Tuesday in 103 degree heat for a few hours, and it never ran hot.
Question. My alternator does not charge. I have to use a battery charger every few days. Does anyone have an alternative alternator suggestion?

Patrick Webb

Hello all,
I am still around and not any better off than before, other than I have just accepted the fact that I got duped into buying into the Lenar is just as good as Kabota campaign. I will say that the larger Mahindra tractors are good. My neighbor has one and has used it daily/weekly with out a single breakdown. He bought his just before I got my Lenar. The only thing I can say about the Mahindra dealer here is that he wont even look at the tractor when offered cash to fix it. Maybe he knows something that we all dont????? I do know that he does not and said he will not carry the small Mahindra Tractor that comes from Lenar. So I give him credit to the fact that he will not sell something that he does not have faith in. So buyers beware!!!! The Mahindra dealer here was Schetenhelms Farms, a large family farm that sells tractor parts and used to sell Mahindras.

I have been keeping up with the threads on Lenar Tractors, and I have been keeping track as to where the Lenar dealers are. There are still no Lenar dealers anywhere (300 mile radius) around me. I am proud of that fact, as I have said, there will be none, at least with out me parking mine in front of their dealership as to educate the customers into making the correct purchase, ie, a Lenar Tractor, or leasing 30 migrant workers equipped with shovels.

I still have the Lenar Tractor, the last of 4 replacements, sitting behind my barn. I can attest to all the problems that one could run into when purchasing one of these POS. This one has a problem with engine oil shooting out the power steering pump and of course hydraulic problems. When the tractor was running it was the laziest tractor I have ever seen, it acted very much the same as an unpaid or underpaid migrant worker, forced to work in a field of tomatoes. It would take a 30 minute break after every 15 minutes of half assed work done due to overheating. As far as the charging of the battery goes, LOL. Thank God for jumper cables and a good pickup truck.

The tractor is basically retired after a long life of only 400 and some hours, it is now out doing what it has always done the best. Looking pretty as decoy waiting for a real tractor to come along. It is frequented by the black birds and crows and they have claimed it as the best Chinese bird perch in this here land.

Due to the economy, I am moving my family south, (HINT) and we are selling everything from my welders to the 4 wheelers and boats, the only thing, I am keeping is this tractor. I am taking it along with me in hopes that there might be a Lenar Dealer near by that I can visit with, while the customers ask why the tractor doesn't run and has lemons all over it. It should make for a good conversation piece.

When you really look at my situation, 99% of you can understand my disgust for the Lenar Company. I bought the tractor and implements as a whole, with an additional $500.00 Fail Safe Warranty, and in 6 months, I ended up with 4 broken tractors, broken promises from the North American Lenar Distributor in Bonham Texas, and I am still stuck with the largest frigging paperweight anyone has ever seen. Pet rocks sell better than any Lenar tractor. I don't care what anyone buys, as long as it is not a Lenar. The divorce I went through with my first wife (10 yrs ago)was not as painful as the experience I had with Lenar.

Patrick D. Webb
1 734 934 8760

jsass

THanks, that fixed the overheating. FYI, my 2003 Lenar is now for sale, any offer. The engine works fine, the ignition switch is out. The loader is a Leon Loader, and works fine.

Basically, the tractor should be a good parts tractor at this point. If anyone is interested, email me at sassamanjohn@gmail.com