You are right...it sounds like something major internally in the front end.
It was supposed to have been brand new. We were surprised when it showed up with 8 hours on it already, but dealer said they "test them out" before they deliver to make sure they are working properly. He said they put them on a dynameter to check for proper horse power output etc.
Who really knows...people will lie straight to you face and never blink anymore.
I knew it was a lot to hope for a brand new machine to actually be problem free and work out of the gate without any issue the way things are built these days.
Part of me really wanted to just keep the 2006 banson because I was afraid we would get a new machine and it would have problems. We bought that one with 100 hours on it and never had a single issue.
But my dad wanted to get "one new vehicle for once in his life" before he passes on, so I spent weeks researching and trying to make the best decision I could for him. He wanted the climate controlled cab, hydro tranny, integrated 3rd function etc for moving brush and snow...nothing major.
Looks like just driving around the yard is too much to ask from these. kidding...but clearly they don't have much QC at the factory or someone was just having a bad day when they put it together. That does concern me because if they messed this up they probably messed a lot of other things up as well. I have noticed the cab lights are not straight, the buttons on the console are not tight etc...seems like they just kinda slap these things together.
It did seem like a lot of people on here have had good experiences with TYM so I thought we had a chance for a good product. You would think with the thousands that come in country every year your odds would be better than 50/50...but clearly not. We rolled the dice and lost.
I guess there is a reason the green and orange paint units cost so much more. We just could not afford them.