Middle rung of the 1600 series, and the point where Mahindra stops publishing a price: the series figure belongs to the 1626, so this one is priced off dealer books at about $25,659 for the 8F/8R synchro shuttle. A three-range HST runs roughly $2,500 more, and a heated cab is offered only on the HST.
1.08 PTO hp per $1,000 of list price
As published by the maker
On the price: This maker publishes no price, so the figure comes from dealer listings. Regional dealers price the same machine differently.
Lift figures are the maker's and are quoted at whichever point the maker chose; the about page explains why two loaders with the same number do not lift the same pallet.
Comes with
From owner discussion and long-term write-ups
Gathered from owner reports
The evidence on the 1635 is thin and it leans negative, which is worth saying plainly. Two owners in the same discussion describe their tractors sitting in the shop for two months or more waiting on parts - one for broken front knuckle bolts on a machine used for nothing harder than moving soil, with no loaner offered - and both say the wait is why they would not buy the brand again. A third had a new-ish machine overheat while mowing a four-acre field and stop circulating coolant, and was working through a stuck thermostat himself because instructions were hard to find. A fourth posted a fuel injector circuit fault code. Against four problem reports there is one happy new owner with a rotary cutter, back blade and grapple, and an owner using one to renovate pasture in clay and rock who judged 35 hp enough for a three-shank chisel plow.
One commenter with a strong view of the brand draws a line between Mahindra's own older designs and the models built by TYM, putting the 1635 in the latter group and calling them lighter duty and higher maintenance. That is one person's opinion rather than a finding, but it is the frame the problem reports here fit into. If you are shopping this model, the question to press a dealer on is not the tractor - it is how quickly they can get parts and whether they will lend you something while you wait.
Summarised from public owner discussion, not from testing. Nothing here was measured by this site, and a report that recurs is not the same as a defect rate.
Cross-shopped against
Same brand or same size, nearest in price
Mahindra
A 2.7-litre mCRD engine with no DPF and a 2,646 lb hitch let this punch well past its 37 hp rating. Mahindra has retired the 2600 series in favour of the 2100, leaving the series brochure as the only maker document that still describes it.
Spec sheet & owner notes
Mahindra
At 24.7 hp the 1626 is a compact tractor with a Mahindra 3-cylinder diesel and class-leading loader lift for the money, backed by a long warranty. It targets value buyers who want more loader muscle and coverage than the premium brands offer at the price.
Spec sheet & owner notes
Mahindra
Four cylinders instead of three is the real story at the top of the 1600 series - 166.7 cu in turning slower, for 38.7 hp and 29.9 at the PTO. Dealer books put the base synchro shuttle near $28,885; the HST is about $31,191 and is the only way to get the cab.
Spec sheet & owner notes