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Read articles →A dealership tech walks a new owner named Frank through his just-purchased Mahindra 1635 HST backhoe tractor at delivery. The video covers fluid specs and service intervals (oil, hydraulic, front diff), filter locations, HST operation tips, backhoe controls and travel pins, hydraulic circuit bypass for implement swaps, loader torque schedule, and loader removal. Practical and specific, but framed as a customer handoff rather than a buyer evaluation, no operating demo or pricing discussion.
Posted by the Cliff Jones RV & Tractor channel, which appears to be a dealership, making this a sales/service-oriented delivery walkthrough rather than an independent owner review.
At 50 hours you change the oil first, using 2 gallons of 15W40, and also change the hydraulic filter located beside the axle at the same time.
Disconnect two of the three hoses, then curl the third around and connect it into the matching fitting, completing the hydraulic circuit without the backhoe.
Take the leg out of the torque tube and connect it into the pipe, set the bucket down, tilt the bucket to lift it off the framework, remove the pins, back up, then disconnect the four color-coded quick connects.
Every 50 hours up to 150 hours you should torque the loader lug nuts and loader bolts since paint thins as the tractor is worked and bolts can loosen.
