I have a 1301d that I am a bit disappointed in. It seems too small to scoop up dirt/gravel.
I am looking at a 226d 4x4 that I am hoping will serve this task better as well as field mowing and tilling. I would appreciate any feedback as well as things to look out for. Thanks!
See my sig photo below. I have Yanmars similar to both of those. Loaders on both.
The YM240 will do anything you described but as a manual transmission, its a nuisance to never be in the right gear for the various slopes in my orchard. Full stop, shift, run 100 ft, full stop, shift .....
Then I bought the YM186D for its lower height (orchard) and PowerShift. It's a little underpowered for tilling, and for mowing going up a slope, but I use it 90% of the time and have dedicated the YM240 to carrying the backhoe and occasional heavier lifting.
These aren't perfect comparisons to what you are asking but a 1301 to me seems a little too small for my applications - till, mow, pull a one ton watering trailer, grade the lane, occasionally put forks on the loader bucket to unload something. Seems to me a 1301 is better suited to a big vegetable garden, or grounds maintenance, instead of these heavier tasks. While YM1510D/YM186D is the smallest 'real tractor' that you just use without thinking about it.
I looked at Tractordata .com. Ym226D and YM240D are near identical in specs, maybe 1 hp difference. So essentially identical.
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Hmm. I should get one 226D to replace my fleet.
Good luck in your search.