Backhoe California's Yanmar Backhoe

[California]

I've been asked several times about the Yanmar/Kubota backhoe on my YM240.

This was a US-made backhoe originally sold by both Yanmar and Kubota dealers in the late 70's with their own trademarks painted on. Mine has Kubota colors, but I have some photos of the same thing in Yanmar lime green sold with the YM240 (US version YM2000.) I paid $2500 for mine in good working condition.



Here's one in Yanmar colors. The photo is from an old ebay ad.

That photo is in a thread showing a project where I'm using my backhoe to pull berry bush runners out of old trees down in the back of my orchard.

One of the three photos showing mine that I put in this thread:

Here's the thread where I described finding it, and asked if anyone had ever heard of this model backhoe. The thread includes this photo I made after I got it home and put it to use pulling stumps in my orchard.

Post with a photo showing how I used a siphon to replace the hydraulic fluid before installing the backhoe.

Another thread where I asked all the dumb newbie questions before choosing to buy this model backhoe. Here's a photo from that thread, taken the day I brought it home:

One more picture that I have posted elsewhere:

That's all the time I have now to look for my old photos. I'll add to this thread later when I have time.

 

[mikereid]

Thanks for posting that. I am thinking about looking for one. Just was trying to see how it worked out for you.

 

[KubotaSam]

Just for conversation sake. I have a backhoe I that I adapted to my Kubota B7100 that has a Yanmar identification plate. It is a YBH-765. I have the origional Yanmar manual which lists Yanmar as the builder. Upon close examination it was actually built by Woods Mfg co. It is identical to a Woods BH750. I have purchased replacement parts from Woods and the fit with no problem. The origional Yanmar Parts/Operators manual is also identical to the Woods manual except the front cover and the part numbers listed in the book. Almost all print and all ilustrations are the same. Just thought someone might be interested.