You're asking the wrong guy. While mechanically there is nothing wrong with them, I have never been a fan of the styling of the F/FX series. We're going to have to start to handle some retail as demand increases and eventually supply on YMs does decrease....but I'll take a YM every time. Just a personal preference. We may have an 1802D coming in on trade soon....a unit we sold a few years back that has had immaculate care. An 1802D will outweigh an F18D by 80#, and I like it much better....but that's solely a personal preference, no mechanical reasons.
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It is not a shuttle shift. It is a Powershift, same as the xx10 and xx20 YM series. A shuttle shift allows shifting from F to R in any gear. And most everything is the same on an F and an FX.....the difference is the transmission.
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Hi to all. I'm a new member in the Dallas area that has read countless posts on this site over the past month, all of which have been incredibly informative and helpful. The time everybody devotes to helping and informing other members is really great.
I own a grey Yanmar and just recently purchased a Kubota L2600 with FEL. I bought my F13D VN "reconditioned" four years ago and it has been a great tractor, but used very little.
The tractor was probably not recon'd as the out-of-state dealer advertised, because when I changed the front axle oil, it had obviously not recently (if ever) been changed. Other things suggest more sales pitch than reality, such as worn out rubber in the steering linkage. I think I got lucky because my tractor has performed flawlessly, but I have read several posts where others were not so lucky, and not just with respect to VN recon's.
LMTC is correct about the parts availablity being an issue, more on some F series than others. I would suggest that you get with a dealer you trust and ask their opinion about such things. Don't get focused solely on reconditioned tractors, because there are a lot of relatively low hour tractors for sale by reputable dealers, such as Stan's Tractors is in N. Tx (StansTractors.com). His name is Stan Hoye. You may notice many posts from Hoye Tractor, a very helpful group of individuals who stock many parts for the grey's. Stan sells tractors and implements and Hoye Tractor sells parts. Throughout this site I have seen where numerous people were referred to Stan and utimately purchsed from him and were very pleased.
Also, I have seen a lot of very knowledgeable posts from LMTC. If he is a dealer, I would also believe what he has to say and would trust him to put me in a quality tractor.
Best of luck.
I own a grey Yanmar and just recently purchased a Kubota L2600 with FEL. I bought my F13D VN "reconditioned" four years ago and it has been a great tractor, but used very little.
The tractor was probably not recon'd as the out-of-state dealer advertised, because when I changed the front axle oil, it had obviously not recently (if ever) been changed. Other things suggest more sales pitch than reality, such as worn out rubber in the steering linkage. I think I got lucky because my tractor has performed flawlessly, but I have read several posts where others were not so lucky, and not just with respect to VN recon's.
LMTC is correct about the parts availablity being an issue, more on some F series than others. I would suggest that you get with a dealer you trust and ask their opinion about such things. Don't get focused solely on reconditioned tractors, because there are a lot of relatively low hour tractors for sale by reputable dealers, such as Stan's Tractors is in N. Tx (StansTractors.com). His name is Stan Hoye. You may notice many posts from Hoye Tractor, a very helpful group of individuals who stock many parts for the grey's. Stan sells tractors and implements and Hoye Tractor sells parts. Throughout this site I have seen where numerous people were referred to Stan and utimately purchsed from him and were very pleased.
Also, I have seen a lot of very knowledgeable posts from LMTC. If he is a dealer, I would also believe what he has to say and would trust him to put me in a quality tractor.
Best of luck.
Thank you for the kind comment. LMTC is a dealer, and is very close to being the longest standing dealer in the grey Yanmar market. Maybe we are the longest standing....the vast majority of the original dealers from the late 80s/early 90s are gone. We've got 15 years.
We were also the original voice for some sort of dealer organization, recognizing the benefits to dealers and customers for some sort of consistency in this market. Tom Fredricks was the first strong support to join us, and the UTDA was eventually formed. Most people who own these tractors, even those who visit this and other forums, know little about the history of this market. There are lots of sellers in this market, but very few dealers...businesses that deal with the whole range of customer service from sales to service to long-distance support to whatever it takes.
We were also the original voice for some sort of dealer organization, recognizing the benefits to dealers and customers for some sort of consistency in this market. Tom Fredricks was the first strong support to join us, and the UTDA was eventually formed. Most people who own these tractors, even those who visit this and other forums, know little about the history of this market. There are lots of sellers in this market, but very few dealers...businesses that deal with the whole range of customer service from sales to service to long-distance support to whatever it takes.