I have been lurking here reading alot of good info on the yanmars, I have been looking for a good compact to buy, my son has a new JD 2305 and has been bugging me to get one but I can't see spending that much for the amount I am going to use it, I borrowed my friends YM270D ( I think) about five years ago, he bought it new in 1982 with all the attachments and it was a joy to use. I have been looking at a YMG1800D and if I get it I plan on using this to work around the yard, and help make some walking trails in our woods, clean our 600 gravel driveway with a large gravel lot near the house but here I am not sure what to use with this tractor, bucket would be too slow, not sure what size rear blade this tractor could push? we get up too 14-18" every so often and I also thought of a rear snow blower but not sure of the size or if the PTO rotation is correct. I have read a few specs on this tractor here and they list it as a 21.5 HP is that PTO HP? thanks for the help
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normde2001
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It has 18, YM(18)00, pto hp, and standard pto rotation, (whatever that is).
Smoody
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As to the size "rear blade" I would say 5' max for a open blade, 4' max on a box scrape....ofcourse you can try bigger as some others but I can tell you that pushing in reverse you will lose traction really fast on a light machine, the 4WD will help alot.
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A 3ph is not designed for pushing, only pulling. You can bend the lower link arms or destroy your axle housings where they are mounted. Assuming the rear blade will pivot on an angle you should get one that will cover your tracks when fully angled, probably 6 or 7'. They are pretty light weight.
Wombat125
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Some of the earliest import tractors had counter rotating PTOs with goofy splines.
My little old Kubota B6000E does.
Smoody
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Good info. however most box scrapes have a blade on both sides making it useful in reverse?? just my observation.
you will lose traction (as in the thread on ag tires don't grip well in reverse, should have stated that in my first post) before anything bends?
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Reading about so many guys, over the years, bending and breaking their 3ph linkage from pushing their boxblades made a believer out of me.
deepNdirt
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I must have been lucky as I spend half my time pushing with the box as i do pulling, maybe no damage because my box scrape does not have the cutting blade on the rear side, when I'm pushing with it it is more like pushing leveling over, not literally pushing digging,
I appreciate all the answers, I can't wait till I get the tractor (I think a YMG1800D, I am still not sure about the winter plowing though, I guess I will have to wait till winter to find out. I will install a loader for some yard work and a rear blade for winter.
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I have read these engines are good for anywhere from 6000-10000 hrs, that would be great but it seems so many are rebuilt before 2000 hrs.?, it could be only people with problems write into forums and trouble free go unnoticed, how many hrs does everyone have on thier tractors?