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Read articles →An owner's early-ownership report on a 2018 Mahindra 3540 HST at under 40 hours, focused almost entirely on attachment problems: a backhoe cylinder bent twice after snagging tree roots, blown hydraulic fittings, and a leaking grapple cylinder. The tractor itself gets a cautious pass, but the attachments don't. Useful for anyone weighing Mahindra's loader, grapple, or 65B backhoe package before buying.
Posted by the James Payne channel, apparently an owner-operator sharing firsthand reliability concerns from their own property.
Yes, the owner's backhoe cylinder bent twice after catching on a two inch tree root while digging in muddy conditions, both times with similar damage.
The owner had two fittings leak, one spraying a high pressure jet of hydraulic fluid near the seat, and the grapple cylinder leaked from a fitting too.
At about 39.8 hours the owner says the tractor itself seems pretty solid, though he is withholding judgment on the attachments.
