Mahindra 6530

[RBiela]

Have a 1966 Case 730 that I love. Bought a Mahindra 6530 a while back and I really like it too. The two tractors rate about the same hp. but the Case is waaay more tractor than the Mahindra. The Case will pull a 4 bottom in thick black soil no problem. The Mahindra not so easily. I want to know if the Mahindra will pull a 3 bottom before I buy one? Does anyone out there have any experience pulling a 3 bottom with a 6530 2 wheel drive or similar? The tractor is well weighted down so that is not an issue.

 

[Texasmark1]

When you say won't pull what do you mean? Traction problems? Engine lugs? What are you rpms before you drop the plow and after? What are your engine hp rated rpms? What gear are you using and what are the total ranges, like B2 in A-C, 1-4?

On a plow, as I recall the early Fords and Massey's were setup to pull a double bottom moldboard. They weren't but 20-25 hp. You are talking about 65 on the Mahindra.

Mark

 

[Bruce SEKs]

I pulled a 3 bottom with mine and had a chance to get a 4 bottom. Pulls the 4 bottom just fine

 

[W_B]

I'd think 65 hp would pull 4 bottom plow, our Ford Commander 6000 (67 hp at the PTO) pulled a mounted 4 14s OK, a semi-mount 5 14s with ease. I don't think we had the mounted plow set up correctly where the neighbors semi-mounted we borrowed on occasion was just right.

 

[RGMartin]

I don't know anything about the Mahindra, but the Case is only 56 horsepower. I suspect the Case has substantially more torque, and outweighs its Indian counterpart by a ton. As such it will have much more lugging ability at plowing speeds, the little high speed engine of the Mahindra will fall on its face.

 

[RBiela]

The 6530 is rated 65hp@2200rpm. I am not running it that high but maybe I need to and just go in a lower gear. I was in low range 3rd gear and seemed like a hard pull. The tractor definitely is not spinning out. Has weights front and rear and water in the tires. It lugs down but doesn't spin.
The four bottom has coulters but I was not using them since there is not much grass. Maybe I should try them.

 

[Mike (WA)]

The modern tractors aren't "luggers" like the old timers (Moline being the best example). Try it at rated engine speed before you make any permanent decisions. Wear ear plugs.

 

[ben there]

my Mahindra 6000 pulls a 3 bottom like its not even there in 3L..its only 62 hp

 

[Texasmark1]

When comparing dead weight on a 2wd to moderate weight and
4wd on a new compact, I think weight is a disadvantage to a
point. I added water to the rears of my compact but it wasn't
because of lost traction. It was counter weighting the FEL so I
could pick up 5x6 rolls with it. Course nothing was mentioned
about the Mahindra being 4wd.

Agree (how can I disagree). The long stroke buckets of
yesteryear were just torque producers. Also some had a falling
torque curve (MF 35 and Perkins 3 cyl diesel) that peaked at 1k
rpm and fell off afterwards so that when you lugged the engine,
the rising torque curve helped to offset the loss in rpms and it
just kept digging. My little 2600 rpm 4 banger peaks at 1600
and is almost flat out to rated rpms. But with that said, when I
drop my plow the rpms stay up.

Mark

 

[Texasmark1]

I don't know what the power band of your engine is, but dropping a gear and keeping the rpms up can make a whopping difference in these new design engines. Just operating between B1 and B2 (range A-C, 1-4) as soil changes can mean the difference between purring right along and the engine wanting to give it up for me.

Mark

 

[Longmeadow farm]

I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but a two wheel drive Mahindra 6530 with a 152 cu in engine and 16.9x28 rubber is not going to pull a semi-mount 4x16 plow in heavy soils at 8-10inch depth at any respectable speed, if at all. A 3 cylinder 152 just doesn't have the torque necessary and may not be engine enough to pull 3x16s, unless it's in sandy loam/stubble ground. In addition, the 6530 is a utility class tractor and doesn't measure up to a typical "tillage" tractor class. Those old heavy engined tractors of yesteryear have deep torque reserves and usually at surprisingly low RPMs. I use a few utility class tractors around my farm... but rely on old heavy iron to pull the chisel and once in awhile semi-mount moldboard. Use the proper tool for the job!