Why I chose the Mahindra Jivo 305 4WD mini tractor among other options

The other three tractors that I had shortlisted were the Kubota B2441, Kubota B2741 and Mahindra OJA 2130.

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With labor shortage reaching critical proportions in villages, hence the reliance on mechanized farming is becoming necessary. for this, I recently bought a small tractor, Mahindra Jivo 305 4WD for personal use.

In the small tractors category, there is good power (27 HP) and max PTO power (approx. 24). The primary use case is for sugarcane crops using the trench method. It has a narrow width of 44 inches will make it suitable for sugarcane crops planted at 60 60-inch gap (line to line). The tractor will be for operations with equipment like a rotavator (42 inch), tiller, harrow, spray machine and ferry sugarcane to the mill (all equipment for small tractor size only).

While choosing the mini tractor, the options were Kubota & Mahindra. All others were not even considered in this specific category.

My shortlist was (4x4 mandatory)

• Kubota B2441 (5.75 Lakhs)
• Kubota B2741 (6.00 Lakhs)
• Mahindra OJA 2130 (6.5 Lakhs)

I was impressed by the OJA but this is a new product and as the tractor will be primarily used by the farming help boy in the village, hence did not want too many electronics in the tractor for now.

• Mahindra Jivo 305 (6 Lakhs but discount of 1.2 Lakhs so final price of 4.8 Lakhs).

I personally was inclined towards Kubota but the discount offered by Mahindra made me choose the Jivo 305. While Kubota & OJA are 3 cylinders and the 305 is 2 cylinders, I can live with that for now and use the money saved on buying equipment for the tractor. The top link, hitch are standard accessories with the tractor and the front bumper and canopy I bargained along with the Tractor.

One of the key decisions in choosing the tractor was also the service support in the village area. Mahindra has a wider network and reach in villages.

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