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Read articles →An owner-operator who spent a year researching tractors before buying deliberately tests his Mahindra 4550's real-world lift capacity using his own firewood operation as the measuring tool. He hauls a load of green hardwood logs on four-foot forks, processes them into cordwood, measures the stacked volume, and back-calculates the weight at roughly 4,000 pounds, exceeding the rated 3,000-lb spec, without four-wheel drive engaged. Best for prospective buyers wanting an independent real-numbers lift test rather than a dealer claim.
An independent owner-operator who explicitly states he is not sponsored by Mahindra and bought the tractor after a year of personal research, posted by the Matthews Firewood channel.
Yes, the owner calculated about 4,000 pounds of green logs on the forks, exceeding the rated 3,000-pound lift point spec, without four-wheel drive engaged.
No, the owner carried the load up a hill without four-wheel drive engaged, and the tractor handled it with ease, rear tires staying put.
The owner processed the logs into cordwood, stacked and measured the pile dimensions, then used average green hardwood cord weight to back-calculate total weight.
