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Read articles →An owner's critical four-year, 350-hour verdict on the Mahindra 1635, not a sales pitch. Tom catalogs specific failures he personally dealt with: backhoe pins breaking within five hours, three separate hydraulic leaks, a persistent shuttle-shift binding issue, and chronic overheating. He also notes a few genuine positives. Best suited for anyone seriously considering a Mahindra compact and wanting a candid, problem-by-problem account from a careful owner.
An owner-operator channel, apparently run by a retired military farmer raising cattle and sheep, sharing a personal long-term experience rather than a dealership or sponsored perspective.
About 350 hours over four years, bought new in July 2020. It was 100% dealer maintained with initial, 100 hour, and 200 hour services, plus greasing every 10 hours.
Three separate issues: a quick-connect O-ring leak fixed free by the dealer, a hydraulic hose that broke on the road losing about a gallon and a half of fluid, and ongoing slight weeping.
Yes, the grade eight bolts holding the ram and piston pins broke within five hours of light use. The owner replaced them with grade N bolts from McMaster-Carr, which have held up so far.
Yes, it sometimes binds shifting into reverse and needs a hard snap or rocking forward and back. The dealer lubricated the linkage but the problem returned after about a week.
