ArkansasFord1710
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- Ford 1710
Hey folks,
I’ve been reading through the posts here and have been able to glean a lot of good information, so thanks for that!
I just recently picked up a Yanmar 240D (pictures attached). Uncertain of year, but serial number is 169. Seems like a good all around tractor. Up until now I’ve been using my Ford 1710 (without FEL) to maintain our property. I use the 1710 and a 5’ finish mower to mow about 8 acres containing an airstrip at my house and use my zero turn for the 3 acres immediately surrounding my house. The 1710 does a great job spinning that mower and moving at a decent speed, but I have been wanting something in this size range with a front end loader for some time now. I wasn’t aware that Yanmar made tractors until I found this one listed locally. I did a quick Google search, found this forum, and realized they have a pretty good reputation.
I have a few concerns but theres one main one that I was hoping you guys could help me feel better about, or diagnose if it’s a problem.
The exhaust note/engine sounds on this tractor sound very strange to me. It could be because I’m accustomed to 3-cylinder tractors, but when it first started up, I immediately thought “exhaust leak”. I felt around all over the engine and exhaust system while it was running but still cool to the touch and couldn’t feel any leaks, (except out of the upper most exhaust extension pipe, which had been caught on something at some point and pivoted rearward in its clamp, allowing some exhaust to escape. I muffled that joint with a rag but that wasn’t the sound I was looking for). It’s almost a “thump” or a “plunger” sound. I’ll take a video and post it, but I thought I’d describe it as well if the video audio doesn’t come through well.
I purchased this tractor from an older gentlemen who had owned it about two years and used it for bush hogging around his property. Stored under a shed when not in use. He said that it has sounded and performed like this the entire time he’s owned it. He purchased it from a young man and his father, who are both diesel mechanics. It was allegedly purchased by them from the original owner. The man I bought it from said the young man and his father had rebuilt the engine. I asked if he knew why, and he did not. I say all this to tell you the engine has been into fairly recently, in case you would you find that information useful.
I’ve read about the “Yammer Hammer” adages, and since it wasn’t smoking excessively, seemed to be running well, and seemed to be making an amount of power appropriate for a tractor this size, I went ahead and bought it.
I’m about to order the manuals from Hoye to become more familiar with it and change all the filters and fluids, but I’m going to need to put it to work pretty quickly doing some landscaping and spreading a couple dozen yards of river rock around my house. I thought I would put it to you all in hopes you could help me avoid an expensive oversight. Could I be missing a timing or valve issue here?
Thanks in advance!
Jeff in Arkansas
I’ve been reading through the posts here and have been able to glean a lot of good information, so thanks for that!
I just recently picked up a Yanmar 240D (pictures attached). Uncertain of year, but serial number is 169. Seems like a good all around tractor. Up until now I’ve been using my Ford 1710 (without FEL) to maintain our property. I use the 1710 and a 5’ finish mower to mow about 8 acres containing an airstrip at my house and use my zero turn for the 3 acres immediately surrounding my house. The 1710 does a great job spinning that mower and moving at a decent speed, but I have been wanting something in this size range with a front end loader for some time now. I wasn’t aware that Yanmar made tractors until I found this one listed locally. I did a quick Google search, found this forum, and realized they have a pretty good reputation.
I have a few concerns but theres one main one that I was hoping you guys could help me feel better about, or diagnose if it’s a problem.
The exhaust note/engine sounds on this tractor sound very strange to me. It could be because I’m accustomed to 3-cylinder tractors, but when it first started up, I immediately thought “exhaust leak”. I felt around all over the engine and exhaust system while it was running but still cool to the touch and couldn’t feel any leaks, (except out of the upper most exhaust extension pipe, which had been caught on something at some point and pivoted rearward in its clamp, allowing some exhaust to escape. I muffled that joint with a rag but that wasn’t the sound I was looking for). It’s almost a “thump” or a “plunger” sound. I’ll take a video and post it, but I thought I’d describe it as well if the video audio doesn’t come through well.
I purchased this tractor from an older gentlemen who had owned it about two years and used it for bush hogging around his property. Stored under a shed when not in use. He said that it has sounded and performed like this the entire time he’s owned it. He purchased it from a young man and his father, who are both diesel mechanics. It was allegedly purchased by them from the original owner. The man I bought it from said the young man and his father had rebuilt the engine. I asked if he knew why, and he did not. I say all this to tell you the engine has been into fairly recently, in case you would you find that information useful.
I’ve read about the “Yammer Hammer” adages, and since it wasn’t smoking excessively, seemed to be running well, and seemed to be making an amount of power appropriate for a tractor this size, I went ahead and bought it.
I’m about to order the manuals from Hoye to become more familiar with it and change all the filters and fluids, but I’m going to need to put it to work pretty quickly doing some landscaping and spreading a couple dozen yards of river rock around my house. I thought I would put it to you all in hopes you could help me avoid an expensive oversight. Could I be missing a timing or valve issue here?
Thanks in advance!
Jeff in Arkansas
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