YT359c Dealer states insurance from Yanmar will be $10,000.
Carl_NH
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Kromc5 - nice presents and thank letter too!
What ever happened to the $10,000 the dealer / Yanmar wanted for insurance?
What ever happened to the $10,000 the dealer / Yanmar wanted for insurance?
Thankfully, it was easy to remove after talking with the dealer; I sent them my insurance information, and they immediately removed it.
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Jaybr
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I got the same package from Yanmar, was a nice little surprise
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Why do you do business with him??
I spoke with and visited all three of my local dealers and got quotes for the identical tractor; they were about $160 a month in savings.
A few updates made a mount for the wireless camera display. I got the summit side link in. Installation required just a little work with the die grinder. I took some measurements and will test to see if the backhoe can be installed without 3-point removal.
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I had taken measurements earlier and thought I would not need to remove the 3 points. I had some spare wire from the gate supports and used a couple of hooks to crisscross the lower arms so they would bang around. The 3-point is fully raised, and the lower links are tucked into the lower frame out of the way. I need to clean up the excess wire and am delighted not to have to remove them. Super quick, you just put the lower loop on and drop the hook into the top frame.
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Been putting in about 6+ hours a day and still enjoying the tractor. Put the mower on and hit the steepest hill—all tractors in 2nd gear before the Yanmar would stall if you kept it floored. The Yanmar will bog down some, but I can keep it floored. At the top, I'm above the trees, and at the bottom, below them, so steep you can only go down safely on the left side to avoid sliding. All other tractors, including the 4075R, with a +17 hp, could not do it. Today we hit 90°F, the AC works well, and I was comfortable. But I have yet to sit in a tractor that beats the AC in my 4230. Cab noise level is on par with the 4075r; it's louder on startup, but once it's warmed up, it's very quiet at 540pto rpms. No need for ear protection that was required on the Rk55.
tacticalturnip
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Good to hear! I'm glad you're still loving the Yanmar, and I'm impressed with how quiet it sounds- or doesn't sound.
I got out in another field with rolling hills and mowed in 3rd, and it did great. I'm thrilled it can manage that, as it saves quite a bit of time. I dialed down on the rpms and set it to the slowest it would go, 7.0mph. Put the pedal down and set the cruise; the load indicator rarely exceeds the 1/2 mark. It's very quiet in the cab, and there is no need to turn the radio up to enjoy it. I question the merits of the transmission, but it's outperforming the JD and prior tractors with similar hp, though the JD did top out just over 23mph in 3rd.
tacticalturnip
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I've said to myself that when the time comes that I go for a cab tractor it would be a Kioti NS, but the more I learn about the Yanmar YT3 the more I consider them. I enjoy hearing others first-hand accounts.
Considering the many reports on it, I greatly enjoyed my NX and never had any issues. But I moved a lot for my work and sold it. The only dilemma I had was the backhoe cost, but the tractor, so far, has been great. I need to upload some of the trees I have dug around and pushed over. I feel comfortable on larger trees with the BH85 than with prior tractor backhoes. I will be hooking up the double-bottom plow soon and will report back on that.
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You mentioned working on the hills earlier. One of the least talked about things is how the tractor will almost stop when on hills with the accelerator released. I work with all hydrostatic, gear driven shuttle shift, and i-HMT transmissions and the i-HMT has the best control going down a hill of any of them.
I initially thought how great the a/b mode would be for the steeper hills. But it was not needed at all. I'm still shocked at how well it did. I did not test switching to the lower speed setting while going downhill. It would be interesting to see how it does. I'm often in cruise control and adjust the speed via the black rotary control knob, as needed.
The tractor is still running well, and the wife offered to help with mowing. At the same time, I had other work to finish. She had not driven a tractor for some time. The area has roughly 4/5ft weeds and grass. The cool part is that I went out first and set the speed and rpms for the second, so she wouldn't have to worry about bogging or clogging up. Then she showed her where to place the RPMs for the PTO and mash the pedal and go. BuyYanmar was great today. I had ordered some parts and made a mistake, double-ordering the right sides. I called and explained my mistake, and I would pay to return one and get the left side. They said not to worry about it, and they would send the left link at no charge.
Finally get decent temps, 98°F today—six hours of grapple and heavy digging with the buck. The temperature in the dash remained constant throughout the day. Hydraulic cylinders were just at the borderline of being able to keep my hand on them. AC kept me cool and performed just fine; I was impressed with using 2nd gear, dialed down to 2.8mph, when pulling 15-plus trees at a time. Used a large tree in the grapple, which made it easy to tow. So far, no issues have arisen, and I am still very happy with the tractor.
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