Looking at two Yanmars

I am ready to buy a Yanmar and wanted your opinions on which to buy.

I"m looking at these:

YM1500D w/ loader and tiller
YM1702D w/ tiller

I won"t be cutting much if any grass with this.. will use strictly for landscape, gardening and construction work. I need something strong and heavy enough to pull a single-shank sub-soiler through hard-baked Georgia red clay without effort.

Another question is how heavy duty are the loaders (I think the brand is bulldog (?)). I was going to use an AMC RC-30 for an upcoming job - could a yanmar with loader do the same job if I allow extra time? There is a pine tree stump I have to dig out - so the loader would need to be strong enough to dig around and pull out a heavy taproot.

I sat on both tractors and the 1500D felt a little cramped. But so does my Sears Suburban SS12 (30+ years old, completely rebuilt but it is just too light for my needs).

How much weight will the 3- point hitch pick up (for either tractor)? Will it lift a two-bottom plow? Gill pulverizer? Gannon rollover box blade? My dad"s old 8N had issues with lifting heavy attachments.

I"ve never owned a diesel anything - how much is required in maintenance?

I looked at this site and will double check the hour meters.. if 0 or a few hours I will keep shopping. http://www.yanmarowners.com/yanmarbuying.htm

Any other sites or guides I want to look at?

Thanks!

If I'm thinking right they are 15 and 17 HP. Better allow a lot of time working them. David.....

Despite the transmission it just ate, this stupid kubota (i now call is job security since i'd like to be a mechanic) struggles with a ford 2-12 in soft soil.

Keep shopping. You're going to run out of tractor quick even if you tied those two Yanmars together.

Forget the yanmar. You won't have enough power, hydraulics, or weight to even scrape the BARK off the pine tree stump.

You definitely need a skid steer loader.

Gotta agree. You are asking for heartache. Really it sounds as though a skidsteer is needed. For a tractor though, I would reccomend hunting around for a proper tractor. Local dealer sells Kubota M5100 and Massey 2805 and the like for $200-$250 a month or in package deals for $250-300 a month, much more tractor. Just something to chew over.

JoshuaGA

I"ve got a Yanmar 1500 with a dealer fabricated loader. The loader is strong but slow as it is plumbed to the pump that operates the 3 point. The bucket is 42 inches at my request. I"ve filled it with wet dirt and had no problem lifting. Don"t know what the limit is.

Depending on how your prospective units have been used, there may be little to almost no maintenance. They are very well built tractors but principally designed for pulling tillers through rice paddies. Consequently, they"re a bit light in the rear for working a loader. My experience is that I will break traction long before the engine bogs down.

I haven"t been on a 1700 but yes, the 1500 deck space is small. I"ve changed seats on mine to get a bit more room.

Here"s a couple of Yanmar forums you can check into:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=45

http://www.external_link/wwwboard/wwwboard.html

HTH

Bob
Central Arizona

thanks Bob.
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I have a couple of Yanmars and they are superior to Kubotas of the same HP rating better hydraulics,more power etc.That said to pull a regular size subsoiler thru tight clay requires a lot more HP than either of the 2 tractors you are looking at.

The last tractor I would buy is a grey market yanmar. NO dealer support, weak hydraulics,
probably no r.o.p.s. and a lot more.

Lanse, when are you gonna get it through your skull you can not pull a 2-12"s with a B3030? If you'd have gone up to a gear drive L series you'd have been fine. Pulling a plow with any small hydro tractor is insane

Use a small grey market yanmar with loader regularly to move manure from stall areas...it's a hydrostat and after 2 years (with us-God only knows how many in China) it's been bullet proof.
Good internet availability on parts...
They are definitely narrow and light, though- the bucket will hold than the tractor can handle!
Think BIG OL WHEEL WEIGHTS AND ROP

the dealer said it could. Now they get to pay for it. Possibly when i get some other 3pt tractor

That is when two fools met. One for saying it, one for believing it. Doesn"t matter what brand of tractor that size with a hydro trans you put in front of a 2-12"s you are going to burn up the trans. I have a really good little Ford about that size with a hydro trans. I use it for pulling a 60" landpride finish mower, which it does quite well, but if I hooked 2-12"s behind it I"d have the hydro burned up in about 20 minutes. For you to continually brand Kubota"s as "junk" because you are not using yours properly is silly. I have a total of five of them now, and with the proper tractor matched to the proper implement they are VERY reliable. My M7040 has been pulling a Bush Hog 2615 15" mower all week and you don"t know it is back there. It has also baled 300 bales just this past 20 or so days pulling a NH 640 4"x5" round baler with ease. You should not let your youthful tongue be so quick to brand something as "junk" as I have heared you do many times.

Loader tractors in general, and little ones in particular, should never be turned loose near a tree stump. You'll break the loader in short order. That stump needs digging out, with a backhoe or excavator, or pushed out with a bulldozer.

Loader tractors in general, and little ones in particular, should never be turned loose near a tree stump. You'll break the loader in short order. That stump needs digging out, with a backhoe or excavator, or pushed out with a bulldozer.

What model do you say has weak hydraulics?You ever used one? Parts on grey Market Yanmars are readily available

Hook a tiller on the 3pt you will get done faster and way easier on the tractor.

Fellow I know had a Yanmar.
He called it a Yawnmar because it seemed tired all the time.
He's a good one for names.
Had a Mahindra before the Yawnmar and called it a Mahindrance.
He has a used JD now. Late model, FWA, about 40 hp.