FX24D recon, a real little cracker!

Hans1536 · Jul 16, 2009

G'day all. I live Aldgate, in the Adelaide Hills, Australia. Full of dairy farms, market gardens and vineyards, paradise! I have just bought my first tractor, Yanmar fans will be happy to know I have bought a... Yanmar! FX24D, VN recon (that'll raise some eyebrows I'm sure). I am not certain but the dealer (reputable) says it's a 27hp but the manual (thanks to Hoye Tractors for sending them out) and many other sources say its a 28hp. Doesn't really make a difference as it has plenty of pulling power and being 4WD with diff lock it goes everywhere. I have collected and restored many classic cars and bikes, my most recent restoration (just about done) is my 1968 Land Rover Series 2a SWB petrol, fully optioned. I use to think that was unstoppable but the FX24D has blown my sox off (if found please return to Aldgate). It is a gray market job, but over here in Australia that doesn't seem to bother anyone that much, at the end of the day a machine is a machine and I can generally fix most simple machines it's just the time it takes and the money it costs. So far 24hrs use in the middle of winter and it's a beaut, a little cracker. My lads (7 & 9) will soon have a name picked out for it I'm sure. I am looking forward to any advice anyone has on this machine of mine and opinions welcome, good or bad. Thanks for reading. Regards to all, Hans.

Greenmountain Farmer · Jul 16, 2009

Welcome to the TBN "Neighborhood"

Tom in Vermont

Mickey_Fx · Jul 16, 2009

From another FX24D owner, welcome to the forum.

Hope you get as much good out of your machine as I do mine. Hope the VN refurb doesn't let you down.

If you look back through the Yanmar forum you should see some old post I made where I've hooked up my UFO controls to automatically control depth and tilt of my Yanmar tiller. Don't know of any one else that has put the UFO controls to use.