Recent content by bmaverick

I had a DIY project to add a hiller to my Yanmar, use DirectTV satellite dishes.

Switch to direct wire LED T8 and ditch the ballast. Run both bulbs in parallel. You will have to change the ends in the fixture to math the bulb, but it's easy. I run 4000k or less. There are 3700k and 3000k bulbs. I hate the higher ones over 3700k. I call them fake lights.

A PTO driven rotary tiller can in fact have hillers on their back end. In Asia, they do this. Here, very rarely. Here is a Mitsubishi model from the early 80s. Here is a Kubota demonstrating how these work. This model can move the hiller discs inwards or spin to lock into position. This...

Thanks, that is a great find for the video. Even knowing there is a tool for balancing. I've learn more with this YT vid than many of the others. His mods are very useful too.

Did you click on his Japanese link above, then in the box center near the bottom type in MT266 . . .

About 2-1/4-ish for the metric Yanmar rims.

I've watch 4 YT vids on it, even a H-F review person doing large truck tires. I learned some tricks or home garage extra tools that make the chore less grunt work. I do know the floor legs benefit from longer square tube extensions. I have 8FT of this already to cut to size it. Will this...

Keeping true to Yanmar's YM Series, the next YM generations does just that. Its a Yanmar Red Apple with Tree Frog rims! A machine ready for rotary tilling and more. You loved your classic YM right, then look at the next generation in YM. And the wide YM mirrors keep with tradition too. No...

So many choices, yet can only pick 1 tractor! :LOL:

Yet this one has the POWERSHIFT . . . as SRT :love: Full synchromesh transmission Synchronized Reverser Transmission (SRT) A full syncromesh transmission allows you to smoothly change direction and speed without gear noise, even when the tractor is still moving, just by shifting the...

Anyone changed tractor tires with the H-F tire changer? :unsure: It's bad when replacing a tractor tire inner tube on the front wheels costs $60+tax+disposal fees at your local tire shop or farm store. This is no balancing, no thrills rim. I can buy tubes just about anywhere. Dumb locus...

Personally, I would be geared shuttleshift. The reason being, it works on all terrains vs HST not so good on hills or slight slopes and HST with loaders you go really SLOW.

Well that number doesn't match anything.

Per the Fredricks UTDA agreement with Yanmar, they serialize the tractors on an ID plate riveted to the hood. I see the auction had S/N 2642. Are you saying you now own 2642 then. Here is mine, 3661 I now wonder even more. Your machine has a lower S/N than mine. Did Fredricks do a buy...

I would of not bought the machine if watching the video prior to sale. When the throttle was tapped a few times, thick black soot blew out. :oops: This tells me the engine was not gone over at all during the restore process. Just new paint, seat, hoses, radiator and exhaust pipe. If this...