Our "new" 186D

[winston1]

Here is a parts manual. http://downloads.pfgaustralia.com.au/intranetwebcache/Parts/PARTS LISTINGS/Yanmar/YM186D.pdf

You can get both the operation manual and service manual from Hoyes. Thinking they have them on cd or paper. I imagine other parts vendors will sell them also.

Here is an ebay listing. Yanmar YM186 Operation Manual | eBay

Here is an Amazon listing. [ame=http://www.amazon.com/YANMAR-YM186-Dsl-Service-Manual/dp/B005CQ1RU4]Amazon.com: YANMAR YM186 Dsl ..(FO) SVC Service (SVC) Manual: Everything Else[/ame]

 

[pennwalk]

I'm still wondering why Gary wanted to know the tire sizes.

Chris

 

[buckstar25]

So the first purchase was a 5' finish mower. A couple things I noticed and have questions on....

1.) PTO speed should be at 540, when I push the clutch in after it is engaged I hear a clicking noise. Is this normal? If not what is causing it? If need be I will try an video it happening and see how well you can hear it.

2.) when going up the hill at the side of the house I did notice a little oil smoke....nothing major just enough I could smell it.

3.) was anyone else scared crapless the first time the front end came off the ground on the side of a hill in the middle of a turn??? Holy moly, just rode it out, learned pretty quick without suitcase weights on to turn widely!

4.) oil capacity and type?? Still workin on gettin the owners manual
I can't post the link to ************.com but the site says 3.4 qts??

Here is the mower

 

[Gypsyman]

The clicking is the internal over-running clutch. That's normal.

White smoke or black under load?

I run Delo 400 in all of my tractors including my Cummins powered tow vehicle. I believe the capacity is 3.4 quarts but I'm away from my manuals right now.

 

[buckstar25]

The clicking is the internal over-running clutch. That's normal.

White smoke or black under load?

I run Delo 400 in all of my tractors including my Cummins powered tow vehicle. I believe the capacity is 3.4 quarts but I'm away from my manuals right now.

Thanks Gypsyman, was wandering about the clicking!

As far as the smoke it's not white and not dark grey/black either but it smells like the engine is burning oil, it's a lighter grey color. Can barely see it, now when we spun the mower up the first time at 1000rpms, it was really chugging but it was more blueish grey.

 

[clemsonfor]

Thanks Gypsyman, was wandering about the clicking!

As far as the smoke it's not white and not dark grey/black either but it smells like the engine is burning oil, it's a lighter grey color. Can barely see it, now when we spun the mower up the first time at 1000rpms, it was really chugging but it was more blueish grey.

I will seccond the internal over-run clutch on the ticking noise.

Sounds like oil-burning from the engine. Probly going by the rings a bit. Just run it and check it after a few hours and the day to see if you cna even tell if its burning any. Most likely you wont be able to even tell its brning any each day. May have to add a bit between oil changes but no big deal. I know its a bummer to to as you thought it has 14 hours on it but its the same with buying an older vehicle with the 5 digit odometer. You buy a 1992 truck that says 12000 miles on it your really dont beleive that it only has 12,000 miles you are pretty sure that its 112,000 miles. But anyway it sounds normal and unless its more than a qt every 20 hours or so i would not worry to much about it at all. even a qt every 20 hours is fine just more of a nuicance and you ahve to remember to fill it and check it all the time.

 

[buckstar25]

That's the truth about the hours, but after reading the posts in here and getting the tractor home we realized it was more like 1014 hrs.

Just got a 4' hog today so anxious to see how that goes.

 

[pennwalk]

More weight on the front is pretty necessary if you have something on the three point. I have had the front wheels barely touching the ground when hauling trees and had to steer with the brakes but I don't even want to think about trying to turn on a hill with the wheels off the ground. I remember a thread about a deal to let you hang weight lifting plates on the front which you can find cheap at yard sales.

Chris

 

[clemsonfor]

Ive got about 175lbs on the front of my ym2000 tractor adn when i have the disk harrow its still light in the front when its lifted. My 4ft bush hog made it a little lighter without weight but not very much, only was a problem at top speed going over bumps the front would lift a hair maybe, but never when i was just driving it really.

 

[SailorBob]

My YM1700 runs a 4' bushhog just fine. It is similar HP. I think u will be be fine. As others have said run it at at least 2200 RPM it it will be good. It may not have as much torque as a 2 cyl but it should be able to handle it. These are tough little tractors.