Yanmar 2000

[Neat 1500]

you Probably remember I have a VN tractor as well. They must not ship them here with batteries because mine had a battery from the US when I got mine?

Do you have a bulldog loader or V2/3 loader? The refurb company that my tractor was done by used the Bulldog loaders. As that's what was on it when I bought it, I had them pull it off when I bought it since I didn't want the loader. Now I wish I would of just paid that extra and got the loader but I really didn't need it and didn't want to spend that extra cash

I have the Bulldog loader. It has LCM or LTC I think it was belts and hoses on it. No idea who reco'ed it.

 

[winston1]

I have the Bulldog loader. It has LCM or LTC I think it was belts and hoses on it. No idea who reco'ed it.

Might be LCI, all their tractors had Bulldog loaders. My old 2002D came with a Vietnamese or Japanese battery, my mind is not for sure which.

 

[California]

LCI, 'Lucky', in VN still has a website up but I haven't read of anyone getting a reply from them.

Tractors - Yanmar

 

[winston1]

LCI, 'Lucky', in VN still has a website up but I haven't read of anyone getting a reply from them.

Tractors - Yanmar

I have often wondered if there was a connection between them and the "LCI Equipments" that WAS located at Will Point, Tx. I know the defunct LCI at Wills Point was a large importer at one time. They had a yard full of tractors when they were in their prime.

 

[California]

That website shows Bulldog loaders and LCI-branded hoses. If those components appeared on the Wills Point tractors - that's proof to me.

I also noted their website looks real active assuming this footnote there is real:

Online now: 194
Today: 263
In Month: 151,861
Visitors: 2,619,744

If they are no longer selling in the US, does anybody know where their market is now?

 

[Neat 1500]

Yeah that's it, LCI. I remembered it this morning.

 

[clemsonfor]

yep my hoses still have LCI on them, I just Replaced the LCI belt that was 90% cracked through in 3 or 4 spots and missing a small hunk out of the back of it. Served well I guess, not the longest I have had belts last (quality ones easily will last 10-15 years) but it lasted about 8 years, and was replaced with like a $5 replacement and I have like a $3 one from Amazon ready in backup. I ordered the amazon belt to get here at a certain point because I needed it. I replaced the battery, changed the coolant and the hose all at the same time. Amazon dropped the ball on prime shipping and it arrived in almost 2 weeks. That's why I had to buy one from Advance (I think is where I came from) so that I could put it together when I needed it. Called amazon and they told me to keep it, I was going to return it since I told them it was too late and I needed it and had to buy it elsewhere, and while I was on the phone I requested my free month of Prime. They give you a free month whenever you ask when they have a late shipment, which I get all the time.

 

[clemsonfor]

That website shows Bulldog loaders and LCI-branded hoses. If those components appeared on the Wills Point tractors - that's proof to me.

I also noted their website looks real active assuming this footnote there is real:


If they are no longer selling in the US, does anybody know where their market is now?

must be austrailia, or Europe?

 

[Neat 1500]

must be austrailia, or Europe?

Nope, it's in Vietnam. And Wills Point is in Tx.

 

[clemsonfor]

Nope, it's in Vietnam. And Wills Point is in Tx.

NO I know that. But he was asking who was LCI big customers now since its not really the US. I don't see the bulldog loaders on the Craigs list adds for tractors advertisting "YNM tractors" I see V3 loaders on them

 

[Neat 1500]

Maybe they've disappeared too?

Edit: I just googled Bulldog loaders and LCI are still selling them so?

 

[clemsonfor]

Maybe they've disappeared too?

Edit: I just googled Bulldog loaders and LCI are still selling them so?

That's our point. THey also still list them on Lucky Tractor Website out of Vietnam. So since the company still exists and they still use that branded loader where are they selling them too? That is the question we had. Its not the US since they still label the tractors according to their site as "Yanmar" and I do not see the bulldog loaders like I use to on the refurbs, aslo like Winston pointed out the big LCI place in Texas closed up.

 

[Neat 1500]

Maybe that not many Vn refurbs are going all over the world like they were so not many new refurbs showing up with Bulldog loaders on them?

 

[California]

I don't think anything from LCI is entering the US any more.

A few posts up, I Googled 'LCI Yanmar' and most of the hits were the lawsuit by Yanmar-USA against several refurb importers.

The result of the lawsuit was only Fredricks was allowed to continue using Yanmar's logo to promote their refurbs. I think everyone else had to pay damages for unauthorized use of the trademarked logo. If the damages were per tractor, the judgement against LCI must have been substantial.

 

[clemsonfor]

They allow the market of them now under YMN tractor??? I guess those are the other company that was an importer?

Good luck getting them to pay out of VN! They did other tractors like Iseki and Mitsubishi, do they no longer import those

I don't think anything from LCI is entering the US any more.

A few posts up, I Googled 'LCI Yanmar' and most of the hits were the lawsuit by Yanmar-USA against several refurb importers.

The result of the lawsuit was only Fredricks was allowed to continue using Yanmar's logo to promote their refurbs. I think everyone else had to pay damages for unauthorized use of the trademarked logo. If the damages were per tractor, the judgement against LCI must have been substantial.

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

Congratulations. :cool2: Most times the shoes can be turned around and get another 30 years. Inspection would be necessary to know what is needed.

I intend to get into the brakes on the YM2000 I recently bought. Winston1, could you or anyone explain what you meant by "most times shoes can be turned around and get another 30 years." Specifically explain "turned around."

 

[California]

The shoes are symmetrical, you can put them in any way you like - 'upside down', swap leading/trailing shoe, whatever.

A cam rotates to shove the shoe out against the drum. The end of the shoe nearest the cam gets the greatest wear. So re-install each shoe with its opposite end nearest the cam. And if the two shoes on one side have unequal wear, swap them.

Now you're good for another 30 years.

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Added:
The 'live' cam from the brake pedal contacts one end of each shoe. The opposite end of the shoes rests on a fixed cam that can be rotated a quarter turn to move that end of the shoes outward. This might be needed if the adjuster rod from the pedal to the brakes doesn't have much more adjustment left.

 

[clemsonfor]

I think I even include the specs on lining thickness in the later thread and drum thickness. I took it to an ex coworkers shop to have them put it on the lathe. Turned out he couldn't chuck it up no matter what he tried. So he just hit it with a flap disk and got the drum resurfaced good enough to last my lifetime.

 

[California]

... he just hit it with a flap disk and got the drum resurfaced good enough to last my lifetime.

I love it! These really are designed to be maintained with the simple tools a farmer already has.

 

[clemsonfor]

Yep. I was grateful for the time he tried, but in the end I could of done the same thing..but oh well. That guy restores old Cat and JD tractors....to amazing quality! I trust his work.

He takes the tractors down to the bolts any parts not availible after extensive searches he will make in his shop if able, like bronze bushings and stuff.