I had a friend who passed away. He had a 1979 2000BD Yanmar that his widow asked me to get started. It ran two years ago but he never started it again once he got sick. I have a passing familiarity with old tractors (mostly Farmalls from the 1940s and 1950s) but I am not an accomplished mechanic and do not know much of a Yanmar diesel.
I assume the battery is dead but I will take it and try charging it up. Maybe folks would be willing to walk me through what I should do next for a Yanmar 2000BD that has not been started for a couple of years. Will diesel go bad in that period of time like gas??
At minimum, I want to do no harm to the tractor.
Any ideas as to value once it is started. It has a loader out and a small box blade and small regular blade. It is located in central Nebraska. Front tires are new. Rear tires are severely cracked but usable. No ROP so probably a gray market tractor and the tires look like rice tires. Sheet metal and paint pretty good for a 4 year old tractor. The fellow was good about servicing it.
Thanks in advance.
I assume the battery is dead but I will take it and try charging it up. Maybe folks would be willing to walk me through what I should do next for a Yanmar 2000BD that has not been started for a couple of years. Will diesel go bad in that period of time like gas??
At minimum, I want to do no harm to the tractor.
Any ideas as to value once it is started. It has a loader out and a small box blade and small regular blade. It is located in central Nebraska. Front tires are new. Rear tires are severely cracked but usable. No ROP so probably a gray market tractor and the tires look like rice tires. Sheet metal and paint pretty good for a 4 year old tractor. The fellow was good about servicing it.
Thanks in advance.