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Overview
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.