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Yanmar with Loader I think it's a early YM240 and the FEL looks like it may be a original Yanmar.

Here is a pic of the underside of the hood on my YM240, it shows the Yanmar green pretty good...and a pic of the 24hp Yanmar Hammer!

Check out the factory side step on this ym240 from 1976.

My YM240 is the one from Illinois. I like the paint, it was part of what attracted me to it, that and the fact that it's a early model, it's always been stored inside, it's as clean as can be, no leaks, every single thing on it works just like it's supposed to, and the price was a steal, all...

Thanks for the great idea, what a difference! I got these seat springs for $8 from a guy who was parting out a near new craftsman rider with a blown engine.

Me and my ''Yan Deere'' YM240 gettin' r done ;)

My YM240 came with a John Deere 260 5ft. Finish Mower that does a great job but every time I press on the clutch while the mower is running I have to throttle down and restart, slowly letting out the clutch or it snaps the shear pin (a nut, lock washer n bolt) and I have to shut it down and put...

The link from Nebraska Tractor Testing Laboratory is from the testing of a 1975 YM240 made for the American market, note the color, the external headlight location and the hood is hinged in the rear. The ad for the American marketing of the YM240 is from 1977 and shows the headlight located...

The 1st pic shows the back field looking west (our house on right for reference) Our land is on a hill top so it's hard to see but it goes all the way to the woods in the distance. The 2nd pic shows it from the other end looking east (house on left). The 3rd pic shows the front area, it runs to...

So I have been looking for a good tractor on and off for years, we have 10 acres of ground with about 6 acres of grass to cut, all open fields. Every time I cut it with my rider it was a 2 day project not to mention all the breakdowns and my beat up body afterwards! Again, this spring after my...