I guess spinnin' wrenches is metalwork of a sort . And I'll be doing
some over the next few days/weeks . Weather permitting I'll be picking
up a new to me tractor ... It's a Yanmar YM1500D , a 'compact tractor"
that's still small enough to get into the woods to drag logs out for
firewood . It's powered by a 2 cylinder diesel motor and comes equipped
with a Bush Hog branded finish mower deck . It's been sitting for
several years , but the motor turns over by hand and it has compression
so it shouldn't be that hard to get it going . Oil on the dipstick is
clean and shows no sign of water in the crankcase , but the fuel tank
has some water , probably from condensation . Get the fuel system sorted
out and change fluids and filters is where I plan to start .
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On Sun, 18 May 2025 09:08:07 -0500
Snag <[email protected]> wrote:

<snip>

I guess spinnin' wrenches is metalwork of a sort . And I'll be doing
some over the next few days/weeks . Weather permitting I'll be picking
up a new to me tractor ... It's a Yanmar YM1500D , a 'compact tractor" >that's still small enough to get into the woods to drag logs out for >firewood

<snip>

Nice find👍️

Per TractorData it may be 4x4 and only ~1500lbs. Simple machine and
nimble to get around the woods too...

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Grand Rapids MI

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On 5/18/2025 7:08 AM, Snag wrote:

  I guess spinnin' wrenches is metalwork of a sort . And I'll be doing
some over the next few days/weeks . Weather permitting I'll be picking
up a new to me tractor ... It's a Yanmar YM1500D , a 'compact tractor"
that's still small enough to get into the woods to drag logs out for
firewood . It's powered by a 2 cylinder diesel motor and comes equipped
with a Bush Hog branded finish mower deck . It's been sitting for
several years , but the motor turns over by hand and it has compression
so it shouldn't be that hard to get it going . Oil on the dipstick is
clean and shows no sign of water in the crankcase , but the fuel tank
has some water , probably from condensation . Get the fuel system sorted
out and change fluids and filters is where I plan to start .

My little John Deere 3320 uses a Yanmar diesel. Its a 2007 and I do
very very little maintenance. I'm pretty sure its a 3 cylinder, but its
been so long since I looked under the bonnet I am doubting myself. The
only "engine" issue was a cracked bowl on the filter separator. I found
it online from some outfit called Green something. Other issues have
all been Deere related implementation. Leaking wheel seal dumping
hydraulic oil on the ground. I've blown out 3 of the four hydraulic
cylinders on the loader. The cylinders may be Deere exclusive, but seal
kits are available from a number of sources. Took me about two hours to
reseal the last one. This was the first one I did myself. Knowing what
to expect I could probably do it in half that time next time. Its kind
of an odd, but elegant capture in the end cap. You have to "know" how
to take it apart. Fortunately the seal kits come with the disposable
plastic part necessary to do it.

Yanmar actually has a decent reputation. If it turns over and has
compression its likely you can get it running just fine.

I don't know about your implementation, but the Deere/Yanmar hybrid on
my 07 3320 has decent on board diagnostics that are readable by me.
Unlike the big commercial Deere that are explicitly designed to FUCK
farmers into expensive and often incomplete dealer only proprietary
repairs.

Anyway, Yanmar engines used on smaller stuff tends to be well regarded.


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On 5/18/2025 10:12 AM, Leon Fisk wrote:

On Sun, 18 May 2025 09:08:07 -0500
Snag <[email protected]> wrote:

<snip>

I guess spinnin' wrenches is metalwork of a sort . And I'll be doing
some over the next few days/weeks . Weather permitting I'll be picking
up a new to me tractor ... It's a Yanmar YM1500D , a 'compact tractor"
that's still small enough to get into the woods to drag logs out for
firewood

<snip>

Nice find👍️

Per TractorData it may be 4x4 and only ~1500lbs. Simple machine and
nimble to get around the woods too...

It is indeed 4 wheel drive , one of the major selling points . The
terrain here is hilly and the woods are very dense . I don't mind
cutting paths thru the underbrush to get my wood out and the small size
is the other major consideration . A finish mowing deck comes with it ,
and I only paid (actually will pay on pickup and there's an envelope on
my desk) a thousand bucks for it .
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On 5/18/2025 10:14 AM, Bob La Londe wrote:

On 5/18/2025 7:08 AM, Snag wrote:

   I guess spinnin' wrenches is metalwork of a sort . And I'll be
doing some over the next few days/weeks . Weather permitting I'll be
picking up a new to me tractor ... It's a Yanmar YM1500D , a 'compact
tractor" that's still small enough to get into the woods to drag logs
out for firewood . It's powered by a 2 cylinder diesel motor and comes
equipped with a Bush Hog branded finish mower deck . It's been sitting
for several years , but the motor turns over by hand and it has
compression so it shouldn't be that hard to get it going . Oil on the
dipstick is clean and shows no sign of water in the crankcase , but
the fuel tank has some water , probably from condensation . Get the
fuel system sorted out and change fluids and filters is where I plan
to start .

My little John Deere 3320 uses a Yanmar diesel.  Its a 2007 and I do
very very little maintenance.  I'm pretty sure its a 3 cylinder, but its been so long since I looked under the bonnet I am doubting myself.  The
only "engine" issue was a cracked bowl on the filter separator.  I found
it online from some outfit called Green something.  Other issues have
all been Deere related implementation. Leaking wheel seal dumping
hydraulic oil on the ground.  I've blown out 3 of the four hydraulic cylinders on the loader.  The cylinders may be Deere exclusive, but seal kits are available from a number of sources.  Took me about two hours to reseal the last one.  This was the first one I did myself.  Knowing what
to expect I could probably do it in half that time next time.  Its kind
of an odd, but elegant capture in the end cap.  You have to "know" how
to take it apart.  Fortunately the seal kits come with the disposable plastic part necessary to do it.

Yanmar actually has a decent reputation.  If it turns over and has compression its likely you can get it running just fine.

I don't know about your implementation, but the Deere/Yanmar hybrid on
my 07 3320 has decent on board diagnostics that are readable by me.
Unlike the big commercial Deere that are explicitly designed to FUCK
farmers into expensive and often incomplete dealer only proprietary
repairs.

Anyway, Yanmar engines used on smaller stuff tends to be well regarded.

I'd heard good things about Yanmar motors , this one is a 2 cylinder
diesel and makes 17 crankshaft horsepower - same as the Kohler on Rusty
Tractor . Turns out this model was only produced from 1975-79 so totally analog/mechanical , not a chip in sight . There might be some
electronics in the alternator .
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On Sun, 18 May 2025 10:50:24 -0500
Snag <[email protected]> wrote:

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only paid (actually will pay on pickup and there's an envelope on
my desk) a thousand bucks for it .

I think you done real good👍️

It's a REAL tractor too, not a "lawn tractor" which they sell for
eye-watering prices nowadays. New or used...

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Grand Rapids MI

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On Sun, 18 May 2025 14:48:15 -0400, Leon Fisk <[email protected]d>
wrote:

On Sun, 18 May 2025 10:50:24 -0500
Snag <[email protected]> wrote:

<snip>

only paid (actually will pay on pickup and there's an envelope on
my desk) a thousand bucks for it .

I think you done real good??

It's a REAL tractor too, not a "lawn tractor" which they sell for >eye-watering prices nowadays. New or used...

Even in over-valued Yankee Bucks you pretty much stole it for a grand
(about 1400 CanaBucks) Very similar in quality to the Kubota, I
believe it was also sold as a Massey Ferguson? for a couple years in
Canada.

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