Recent content by bwym342

You have more than one issue. Welcome to East Texas :) Gophers and moles -- Castor Beans. There is an attachment for a tractor that creates runs and allows gravity feed to place gopher and mole poison - usually based on castor beans. It's normally applied around the edges of fields where...

You could really tell he was an old-school car salesman -- but I liked him and he treated me extremely well in the short time I knew him. How many dealers have you had stop by your house to just to check in to see how the new tractor was working? That shop was by no means modern -- but the...

The YM342 is the first new tractor I have owned, and I already have just over 180 hours in about 6 months. I grew up around open station tractors, and even though it gets hot around here I prefer the open station -- My hearing is bad enough and who knows what I would drive over or how much...

Does Yanmar make a 3rd function valve for the YM series? I have a grapple that I use a lot on my YM, and I just had a couple hydraulic lines made up and use the rear valve as a quick and cheap option. It works, but it's either both hands at once or moving from one lever to the other all the time.

Do you have 359 or a 359c? I bought the YM342, and I'm already at the "I need a bigger tractor" stage. I want an open station tractor and 60hp seems like a good upgrade from 42. I really like the simplicity of the manual/mechanical transmission in the YM, but the A/B mode in the YT has me...

Yea I had to drive over to get filters and they said they were hoping to be in place in February.

I had never heard of a "Harry Ferguson" before. My brother has one that he acquired after the death of a close family friend. The only major difference I see between it and the Ford 8N is that if you let off the clutch while operating, the 3 point lift will drop. That may be an issue with the...

Chambers in Wills Point has shut down since the unexpected death of the owner. It looks like the business will be shut down. I really liked T.L. - He was a really nice guy and I'm sorry to see him go. Has anyone heard anything more than rumors that the dealership in Kerens will take over that...

The one in particular is the downward facing fitting on the rear of the front axle. Pointing downward it has a tendency to accumulate east texas sand, clogging the nipple.

I'm trying to locate parts for my YM342. If you go to yanmar they point you to a dealer search. I need parts my local dealer doesn't carry/have in stock. Anyone have any clue where to find a parts manual online for a YM342 and where I might be able to order? What I'm looking for right now...

Howdy from Ben Wheeler. Thompson Equipment is just north of I-20 on Hwy 64. I just bought a YM342 from him. He's carrying Yanmar and Brinson. Where is the new dealer in Athens going in?