Recent content by rbeitz

Stopped at my local Massey dealer to check out the GC2410. This is a very small dealer and he sells mostly farm implements and only had two small tractors on the lot. He has one GC2410 and a GC2400. The GC2410 has been sitting on the lot for 3-4 years. It has 3 hours on the meter just from...

I have a chance to pick up a small kubota backhoe (from the BX series) for a good price. The current owner has converted it to a 3 point hook up and he used it on his John Deere 855 which has remote hydraulic ports on the back of the tractor that powered the backhoe. I am trying to figure out...

Does anyone have a cross reference number for a napa fan belt for my 1500D? Mine broke while tilling the garden and caused the tractor to boil over. I think I got it shut down in time to prevent any damage but now I need a new belt. I know I can order one from Hoye, but I don't want to...

We just got our first snow storm of the season today. I look forward to snow nowadays because I get to clear my driveway with my 1500D and FEL. Works a lot better than a shovel and a whole lot more fun too. Anyhow, when I went out to my pole barn/garage this afternoon to start up the...

I have a 1500D with a Koyker 110 loader. Last week I rented a heavy duty pull behind aerator and was pulling it around my 2 acre yard for a few hours with my 1500D. Every now and then the tractor felt like it 'skipped' a gear in the front end. I noticed that I had it in 4wd so I put the lever...

What\'s a YM350? Anybody know anything about the Yanmar YM350? Was this a US sold model? One is coming up for live auction on Ebay but there are not many details on it. I'm not interested in bidding on it but was just curious on the specs. It does look sharp. Here's a link: YM350

We have a German exchange student that just came in today to live with us for school year. In order to make room for her I had to vacate my home office and refurb the room to make it a bedroom. I laid hardwood flooring, repainted the walls and bought new trim. Last night I needed to install...

I was doing some spring maintenance today on my tractor, changing fluids etc. I decided to check the fluid in the front axle. I have attached a diagram from my manual for reference. If I open plug #32 on the top of and on each side of the axle I can see some fluid in there but, how do I know...

I have a 1500D and a Yanmar tiller. It seems that every time I run the tiller a little too deep or, when the tractor goes over some uneven ground the PTO shaft comes apart. I am using the shaft that came with the tiller, I don't see how I could use one any longer or the tiller would not be...

I have a 1500D with the original rice tires. I can not find any tire pressure numbers on the tires themselves. Can anyone recommend what pressure the front and rear tires should be running? Thanks!

I have noticed that the left brake pedal on my 1500D wants to stick sometimes. I have to pull the pedal back up with my foot. If I lock the brake pedals togethor they both return to the normal position without help. Is this indicative of a problem with a return spring on the left side brakes...

Does anyone know what size grease fittings to use on my YM1500D steering linkage? While I was greasing my tractor I noticed that I am missing one on the right side steering linkage. I assume that they are metric? The TSC has assortmant packs in 6, 8, and 10 MM sizes but I would rather just...

Hello, I am a new member and a new owner of a Yanmar YM 1500 D. I've been lurking on these boards for a couple of months while I researched tractors and shopped for something within the budget my wife set for me. I bought the tractor from a private party about 1 month ago to do some major...