Bought a Yamaha Terrapro

[The kid]

That's possible. I have about ahalf acre that needs bush hogged. I'm curious to see how it does myself.

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[Terrapro88]

Any chance of getting a video of these things in use?

When I get mine back I can get a video. I have 5 acres of mainly weeds....lol that I cut with it and by the end of the week part of it should be really tall.

 

[Terrapro88]

I prefer the RC42 bush hog to the FM48 finish mower. At least for what I do, the cut quality is pretty much the same. I don't really have grass that needs to look like a manicured lawn, but what I do cut looks the same whether it is cut with the RC42 or the FM48.

 

[Terrapro88]

I would like to see it with a bigger engine also. I know some people have said the 10hp PTO wasn't strong enough, but I have never had any trouble with it. However, 5 or 10hp more would always be better...lol It's not like having a 35hp diesel tractor but does a great for smaller jobs. I have went through some pretty high grass and never had a problem.

I have read a couple reasons why the Terrapro was only made one year. I think maybe it was just the price. I've never seen anything in writing, but I think the Terrapro was expensive for when they were made. I think you could have gotten a nice size tractor for what you could get a Terrapro and some equipment for. With what some of these bigger ATV's cost these days, I can only imagine what a setup like the Terrapro would cost now...lol

 

[blue83ranger]

I have a Terrapro too. I guy brought it to me to work on and I ended up buying it from him but had to put in new rings, piston, both valves, petcock, battery, and a carb kit. It runs great but it didn't come with any attachments. I've been looking for the rough cut mower for a few years now with no luck. If anyone knows of one for sale close enough to me that the shipping wouldn't be a killer I'm very interested in getting one. I did manage to get the non terrapro version of the finishing mower (RM48) at an auction. I'll probably have to mod it to get it to fit but I'm not real sure the easiest way to do that. Or I would gladly trade my mower plus money for the rough cut. If anyone has any leads please let me know.

 

[The kid]

Welcome to TractorByNet and greetings from Tennessee. I see mowers Yamaha FM48 finish mowers for sale all the time. In fact one just sold on ebay at a really good price. Now the RC42 brush cutter seems to be more in demand than the finish mower and are harding to find. Woods made a similar mower to the RC42 which didn't have the high box type cover. But only seen pictures of those.

If your speaking of the Woods three point hitch FM48 you would have to made the entire leveling frame for it to work. The easiest way that I would take would be to put high adjustable eight inch wheels on every corner to allow it to some what float behind the Terrapro. DR makes a brush cutter and a finish mower that pulls behind an ATV. You would be modifying it to a similar setup.

 

[Rod in Forfar]

The works of this mower are very similar to my old Woods 48" 3pt hitch mower. It seems in pretty good condition, but you'll go through a lot of belts if you don't replace the rusted main pulleys (greaves). They're a standard size and Princess Auto sells them for about $15 each.

I put a link below to an article which explains how to install the new belt. It also lists the best source for belts I have found. From the look of this machine it will use a Woods belt, but the guys at this Belarus dealership know their stuff.


How to change the belt on Woods mower #RM48YM-2 | Walnut Diary

 

[The kid]

This is good info Rod. i'm sure all the Terrapro owners with FM48's will certainly appreciate this. At that price it would worth having a few spares on the shelf. I had someone contact me in New York that read about mine. He bought his Terrapro new and still uses it regularly. He broke the shift lever on the side of the transfer case that the reverse cable attaches. i happen to have a spare and mailed it to him. He told me the FM48 cost him new over $1200. I was amazed he uses it every summer and cuts five acres with it.

 

[dfkrug]

I used to sell these things, and I preferred the RF mower to the available brush
cutter.

Then you may recall another very unusual quad made by Yamaha, the Pro-Hauler, in 1989, I believe.

 

[The kid]

Dave, I've seen pictures of the ProHauler but never seen one for sale anywhere. There was the Moto4 350 too. The Moto4 was made with different engine sizes.

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