Recent content by Hulaballoo

I hear ya. Called the closest dealer a number of weeks back to ask questions. Super grumpy and unhelpful. I tried to order a number of parts from him, and basically was discouraged from doing so because "the freight would be more than the part". When I pressed, he said that he couldn't price...

Definitely a "SA24". There are dozens listed on auction sites; all that I have seen came from Home Depot and are ex-rental machines. The larger rear wheels would make this based off the 424 I believe.

Fantastic! Mine is the 424, as I have the larger wheel/tires. Makes sense that HD would eliminate the ability for a rental customer to abuse the tractor. Thanks for the parts info. I'd love to know where you got them. I have a small leak from the transmission, and eventually will need to...

I wish it did. That site (nor any publication from Yanmar) has no info about the SA24 at all, and parts info is pretty much non-existent. Basically just a sales brochure.

I do like fixing my own stuff and sometimes even fabricating my own parts, but I wasn't quite prepared for how hard finding manuals or parts would be. Having the dealer suggest I make my parts was definitely not expected.

Hi, I've been watching the used market for Yanmar (and others) sub-compact tractors for some time, and noticed that there are a lot of ex-rental machines that come up for auction at around 5 years old. Home Depot machines are common, and vary widely in condition and wear. Specifically, I...