Proud new owner of YM 2000

[Travis_R]

I agree with California.

Why should someone buy an implement that they couldn't use to the "fullest extent"? If he Ever Needed to use the scarifiers to rip up a hard surface, a YM2000 will be much more productive. In reality, it will not pull a 5' box blade while using the scarifiers.

Now if you plan on selling the tractor later on and upgrading to a larger one with more weight, then go ahead and get a 5' box blade now. If you don't plan to sell the YM2000, then get a 4 foot.

 

[deepNdirt]

I use 5 ft disc harrow and 5 ft pulverizer, But it might have a bit of time getting traction with a 5ft Box planted firmly to the ground loaded with dirt, Plus I've seen how much heavier built the 5 ft box are than the 4 ft ones,
I use a 4 ft'r with my 1700, But my plans are some day to get a 5 or even a 6 ft wide scrap blade for plaining down driveways,
if you do get a 5 ft just get some extra weight planted to the rear tires for better traction:thumbsup:

 

[wabedingfield0]

I use 5 ft disc harrow and 5 ft pulverizer, But it might have a bit of time getting traction with a 5ft Box planted firmly to the ground loaded with dirt, Plus I've seen how much heavier built the 5 ft box are than the 4 ft ones,
I use a 4 ft'r with my 1700, But my plans are some day to get a 5 or even a 6 ft wide scrap blade for plaining down driveways,
if you do get a 5 ft just get some extra weight planted to the rear tires for better traction:thumbsup:

How do I add weight (water) to the tires?

 

[winston1]

You can poor boy it like I did or buy one of the attached or have a tire shop do it. Time not being an issue with me I rigged up a funnel with a hose that would slip over the valve stem. Leaned tire up against work bench at a pretty good angle, built a little stand to hold the funnel in place. I put in a very weak mixture (2 gallons per tire) of antifreeze and completed filling with water. I would pour in about 2 funnels full, remove hose and let air bleed off, repeat process until water came to that level. From my reading you do not want to fill completely full, tire needs a little of an air cushion. Again, this worked fine and probably took 2 hours per tire to fill. Ended up with about 11 gallons in each 8.3-24 rice tires. Should be about 92 lbs per tire. I do know I make a bigger imprint in the ground and do have better traction. Have not opportunity to do enough with it to pass final judgement and won't till spring. My tires have tubes. Here are some adapters. Installing Liquid Ballast in Tires | Gempler's

 

[California]

I cobbled a garden hose coupling onto an air hose.

I had to take the valve stem out of the tire before much water would go through. I also had to stop and bleed off air occasionally because a garden faucet can deliver 60-90 psi which would burst the tire.

I don't need antifreeze here.

There are charts online showing filled weight for various tire sizes. Google for something like Ag Tire Manual. Goodyear, Firestone, Michelin etc all have similar charts.

 

[KFree]

NAPA sells a coupler that goes from the garden hose to the valve stem on the tire. It even has a relief valve so you can let air out of the tire without disconnecting the hose. IIRC, it was about $7 a few years ago. Just take your time and don't get in a hurry.

 

[kenmac]

the N1091 is what I purchased from NAPA. It also comes with 2 other adapters

http://www.haltec.com/webdev/2004Catalog/37.pdf

 

[wabedingfield0]

Thanks for all of your help and support. I can't wait for my water pump and other misc. parts to get here! They're stuck somewhere between here and Texas. Oh well I guess. How is everyone else doing with the cold weather?

 

[Smoody]

We had 8" snow then freezing rain on top of it, like a ghost town here. We don't have resources to deal with this type of weather, kinda rare to get hit like this, road crews only scraping the main roads/highways, secondary roads are still awful and most in-passable. Used the yanmar to scrap the snow off the driveway yesterday, that was fun.

In regards to your questions, I would go with a Heavy Duty 4' BB, you could get by with a 5' economy BB that is light weight but it won't last long. Rotary cutter, stick with 4' as well, rear scrape, landscape rake and light weight implements you can easily go 5'.

Anything ground engaging stay with 4' equipment, but don't expect to much far as major ground breaking goes.

 

[wabedingfield0]

Ok, the parts came. I am itching to get off shift and put them on and test the water pump. Mating surfaces are prepped for new gaskets. It should be ready to go in about an hour after I get off shift!!