Satoh Beaver

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Im looking for my first tractor! I found a Satoh beaver with a FEL, good shape, 4x4, less than 1000hrs. Year unknown-its white & blue, with a chrome exhaust cover, any ideas? He says its 16 pto hp is that right? Its a 2cyl. engine.Does this tractor have a good rep. And hows the parts availibility?
 
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Chopper,
I cannot provide you with any info on the Beaver. However, I have been offered a Satoh 650 to cut my 6 acres. Have you found any good web sites or info on this manufactor? I have never heard of this brand and I'm unsure of available parts?
Thanks,
 
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Chopper,i used one for awhile on my place bout 4 yrs ago.Not much bigger than a big mower if i remember rite.It was a beaver thow.Darn thing had the heart of a lion for sure.Had a 48 in.boxblade on it and it would get it!But,kinda tippy and i think it was air cooled.For a lifetime investment-i would keep looking.Kerrs 2 cents.
 
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Which Beaver is it... Original, I, II, or II S372...etc.
{assuming original}
Mitsubishi-Satoh Beaver 4WD, Mfr. 1977-81, 15 HP Engine, 41 cid, 1256 lbs., Last fact. price $3,520.

No PTO HP rating was published, but I'd guesstimate between 10-12 PTO HP with a 41 cid, 2 cylinder engine. Seen a few parked along side the roadway for years apparently not running...

When you get below the 15-16 PTO HP range, you are severely limiting yourself to it's usefulness on multiple implements...

The Beaver may actually have been the first sub-compact tractor as we now know the Kubota BX series to be. The difference is Kubota did their homework a little better and sized the engine accordingly.

Bottom line... I feel the Beaver is much too underpowered to be classified as a tractor versus a lawn mower with a 3-pt hitch attached...

Mitsubishi-Satoh Tractor Club


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edkick,

I have a Satoh S650G and it's a can do unit. What kind of price is on it and what area... maybe it's my older Satoh. {picture attached}

I have it at my father's house, and brush hog his property ~ 5 acres of fields with a 4' rotary cutter.

Parts are outrageous... so don't break anything.

Satoh was Mitsubishi's ticket to compact tractors in the US market. Uses a Mazda 4 cylinder gas engine with 22.5 PTO HP.

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Attachment picture of Beaver...

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That looks like the one i got ta play with.It had a 2 cyl.Are they air cooled i dont remember?
 
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That Beaver picture looks the same, what year is that one? Someone asked if its air cooled, not the one I looked at. Do you know anything about a Ford 1100? Theres one of them there also, about the same price & shape. It has a FEL only.840hrs on the clock. He told me its an early 80s with 13 pto hp. 2cyl. engine , which is the better machine?
 
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Ford 1100= rated 11 hp at pto. bore2.95 stroke 3.15 displacement 43.1 cu in [706 cc] 2 cylinder shibura engine model LEK752C2

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John.
Were do you get this stuff??? You are truly THE walking text book of tractor knowledge.

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Paul,
I saw your Used Car buyer up @ Northway's Auction last week and thought of you...

By the way, how has Trevor been lately?

I guess, I just love these things... /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

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Ya, thats all we need is more cars. As it is we have room for about two cars in the parking lot.
I have not been down to the Tractor store in a wile, nothing has broke yet. Plus I have been building a shed, and that has been takeing most of my tractor time.

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They are water cooled,I had one for 17 years.
 
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Parts are exspensive and pretty hard to come buy,there are some salvage yards that deal in them,and there is a place in PA that imports there parts called "Stull enterprises".
 
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I own a Mitsubishi MT372D that is the same as the Satoh you are looking at.It is a 15hp , 2 cylinder deisel that is water cooled . It is the best investment I could have made to help me with my chores . It handles a 48" belly mower great . It handles a 48" brush cutter great . It handles a 48" box blade great . I don't know how it would handle a FEL , but my guess would be it will do fine with in its size limits . I have needed very few parts since I bought mine , but can tell you that parts prices are kind of steep . Most parts are available from many dealers that post on this site and the Yanmar site . I wouldn't hesitate to buy it if it is in good shape and hasn't been abused . It will last you many many years if you give it normal maintenance attention . Get a service and parts manual . They are available thru many dealers here .
Where is it located ? What are they asking for it ? What kind of loader is on it ? What type of tires does it have ? That was a fairly popular tractor in its time and there are quite a few of them around yet . What do you intend to do with the tractor ?
Sorry for the long post , but I am a Mitsubishi tractor fan . Very nice tractors !!
Almost forgot to tell you..........check to be sure it has a standard size pto shaft that turns clockwise . They made the Satoh with a 22mm counter clockwise rotating pto for a few years . I had one of those too but couldn't find any implements that would run backwards . If you only want it for the FEL thats a different story ,but would definately drop the value of that unit . Let me know if you need any more info .
 
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<font color=blue>...Sorry for the long post ...</font color=blue>

Allan...

Speak up... /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Some of the guys write books here.../w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif

Yes... they are nice tractors.../w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

{my Satoh -see attached}
 

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dealer

Parts for the S650 are available ,but pricey. I have 2 S650 parts tractors. I can supply you with parts & manuals. Contact me at sheaftractor@coiinc.com
 
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Re: dealer

Just curious... what is the price of the governor assembly for the S650G...?

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Many of the Beavers had a small shaft, backwards PTO.
 
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water cooled
 

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