pulser said:
... if I can get the SN, where do I find out what year it is?
If the seller claimed 1999 he is scamming you.
See the original 1979 sales brochure in my sig files. (Click at the bottom of this post). Mine is Revision level 3 about 1980 and there was then a Revision level 4 that had the air cleaner vertical outside the left side of the hood. All of them were green. Revision levels 3 and 4 had engine model ending with A-X, then some digits. (look by the starter).
Everything I've read says YM240 was last sold new in 1981. (plus maybe a few sat on dealer's lots for a while). I once saw a post saying Serial 10,965 (approximately) was bought new June 1981 but I don't know if the D models (4wd) followed that same number series.
If that thing has headlights alongside the grill then it's prior to about 1977.
I would like to see a link, or info, showing this tractor. How much are they asking for it, and how is the condition?
Added: I just looked at the Tractorhouse "1989 YANMAR YM240D" that Grrrr referenced. That one is early series, maybe mid 70's?? but color is wrong, the headlights are missing, the muffler isn't original (no big problem) and the dashboard (third photo) is off some other unrelated tractor.
And it simply isn't a Yanmar YM240D. It is 2 wheel drive!