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Congrats on the YT235 purchase. The bank and I have owned one for about 6 months now. I absolutely love the linked go pedal/throttle setup. That feature alone is worth the price of admission. On the flip side. the oil dipstick is hard to get at and harder to get it back into it's tube. Also, beware when changing the fuel filter as the sending unit for the fuel gauge is connected to the bowl that has to be unthreaded to get the filter out. Of course I discovered this the hard way and wrecked the hidden plug that connects the gauge and bowl - easy fix though. The loader control stick takes some getting used to but once you do it becomes easy to be a smooth operator - easy to slow down all the loader functions when necessary. My hydraulic flow rate adjusting threaded rod (knob under seat) was corroded in and would not turn. I e-mailed Yanmar tech support and they sent me the entire assembly (valve and threaded rod) free of charge - problem solved. That's great support. Wish the loader would lift another 500 lbs though. Poked a hole in one of the loaders lines from joystick to loader while messing about in the woods - would recommend some sort of protection for the 4 lines or replace the leakers with higher pressure hose (thicker wall) if you slice one. I have survived 2 regen cycles and am OK. Just not a big deal as you can keep working or park it and let it run about 20 minutes at full throttle to clean it's innards. The operator area is a little cramped for my 250lb bulk but I'm used to it now. All in all this is the most polished, easy to smoothly operate CUT I've ever owned and I've had every color out there over the last 40 years or so. Great tractor - Just wish there was a dealership closer than 150 miles.
