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    yanmar 186 d

    i've been looking at tractors and came across a 186 d recently. it looks like a good workhorse and everything i've read here and elsewhere seems to confirm this. it comes from a decent dealer who took it in on trade for larger machine or so he says. he has rebuilt the clutch and hydraulics. it...
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    Buying Advice  subcompact

    i live in central oregon and need a tractor to care for 5 acres of property. it is on a bit of knoll, partially wooded, with some pasture down below. i'll be doing some mowing, building of burn piles, firewood gathering, and spreading some rock. the previous owner lent me his 155d to try out...
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    newbie

    i spent my teenage years mowing our lawn on an old international now i find myself on five acres in oregon. the previous owner offered to sell me his yanmar 155d and i spent a few hours on it and decided it just didn't do the job. there is a bit of hill here and it couldn't really make it up. so...
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