Alright people.... for the record..... since the inquisition seems to be ongoing....
We (RCO Tractor) did not sell Travis the oversized implements for this YM2000... our understanding was that he was going to run a smaller mower on the YM2000 to get into tight spaces, and the current stuff was staying on the big Mahindra. We've already apologized to Travis for any part we may have played in that miscommunication, but we didn't sell him the implements and had no knowledge of his intention to run them on this tractor.
Those recommending that Travis run the 5' brush mower...... you're giving Travis BAD and DANGEROUS ADVICE. You must consider the variables of mower weight, mower HP requirement, what you're cutting and how thick and tall it is, air temperature, etc etc. In some situations I'm sure you can run a 5' mower on a YM2000. The model of mower Travis is running (Bush Hog SQ600) is rated for tractors with MINIMUM PTO HP of 25 up to 40, just like the Howse mowers that we sell. So, he's running a mower that's 100 lbs heavier, and minimum of 5hp rating TOO BIG for the tractor he bought from us....One trip half way up the ramps of my trailer with a YM2000 & this 5' mower (even with the suitcase weights) would convince you of this REAL FAST. Bush Hog makes a 5' that's rated down to 18 hp, but that's not what he's got. Maybe that's what some of you who are running 5' mowers are using, or something similar. But, the 5' mowers we sell, and the 5' mower Travis already had should not be run on a YM2000.
Regarding overheating... I think I've read every page of this post and to date Travis has seen a temperature ONE TIME that would trigger a properly working temp sensor, and that was when he was (once again against our repeated urging) running the oversized mower. According to Yanmar's service manual, the stock temp sensor is set to activate at 212 deg, +- 5.4 deg.....so the light should come on between 206.6 and 217.4. Travis' was coming on in the 190 range....sending up red flags of trouble, when the only real trouble was the sending unit, and Travis' insistence on running an oversized implement. Apparently the brand new sensor we sent Travis was bad (exact same unit sold by some other dealers frequenting this forum, btw), or the wire is grounding somewhere. But he's got a gauge now, so it's moot. Contrary to what some have said here, 180 degrees IS NOT OVERHEATING.... 195 degrees IS NOT OVERHEATING. And in a pressurized system, like the YM2000, the water will not boil until a signigicantly higher temperature is reached... For this reason, some people in this forum have suggested using sensors that don't activate until a higher temp, like 230. To put this in perspecitve, older Kubotas equipped with thermostats don't even BEGIN to open the thermostat and flow coolant until temp reaches 190, and FULLY open the thermostat at 212. An engine running in the 190 degree range is healthy, with temperature in the desired operating range.
To our critics....How many Yanmar dealers here can honestly say they core every single radiator, even on the tractors that show no evidence of cooling issues???? We've never made that claim...although we do flush them all, pressure test them, and temp test them with an infrared gun.
Even so, Travis is concerned about it.... and we don't want him having trepidation about running his tractor (whether it's founded or not) so we've offered to have the radiator cored at our expense, and try it again with the FINISH MOWER ONLY. We don't like the idea of him running a 6' finish mower (should be a 5), but we've never run an LMC fin mower....so we figure it's worth a shot. I think we've made it clear to Travis that 1) we're glad to have him as a customer, 2) he needs to heed the advice we give him when he asks for it, 3) that we will not support him in running that 5' mower with that tractor, and 4) that he needs to leave a message on the phone if we can't pickup...otherwise we'll never know.
We've also given Travis several other options:
Of course he can bring the tractor back to our shop for us to deal with it.
Or we'll work the shipping end for discounted transportation for him.
Trade it in for full credit toward a YM2500 (or other similar model that is properly matched to his implements) sold at a $300 discount.
Travis is another example of a member looking for objective advice getting confused by the misinformation, and frustrated by the turf war some folks always want to wage on here.
