Yanmar Deere?

[SailorBob]

I was driving dow the road and saw what I thought was a Yanmar painted JD green. It also had John Deere on the tractor. I could not see the model number. It was not a lime green Yannie. Does anyone know if JD ever just sold Yannies and put Deere paint and decals on them. I swear you could paint it red and it would have been a Yannie...

 

[Whiskey]

SailorBob:

More than likely it was an owner that painted it green and put the stickers on it. One of the fellows from this site painted a Yanmar green and I'll have to say it came out nice.

Anywho...the JD790 and JD990 are completly made over seas and what I would call a Yanmar painted green with JD stickers on it and sold over here.

 

[California]

This guy paints Yanmars green:

http://www.handlersused.com/recondition/index.cfm

Also notice his parts stock. That may be the only known source of parts for the Kukje tractors labelled as Yanmars - F175, F395, F455 etc.

He sells those models and his website notes a "Part dept. to ensure the customer with complete part support to keep your tractor in tip top running condition."

 

[SailorBob]

That guy definitely looks shady. There is a guy in town here that imports grey market Kubotas by the container load and sell them. He claims he reconditions them. However, I looked at his shop and I have my doubts about that.

 

[Tractors4u]

There was a guy on ebay about a month ago that had a Yanmar painted green and yellow with Deere decals on it. John Deere has never sold a Deere that looked just like a red Yanmar. Like one of the other posters mentioned, the 790 and 990 are bumper to bumper Yanmars, but Yanmar has never sold one of those painted red.

 

[jdmar]

My wife said "paint it green" so I said "yes dear" would anyone have dared to do otherwise!?!?

 

[kenmac]

good looking deere/yanmar /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
I also see the person that did all the work on the tractor is also in the picture /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[lens12]

The F175 & F395 are Japanese model Yanmars.

 

[lens12]

I'm not sure Handler's still paints them green. I had heard a couple years ago that JD may have sued them. The website has a 2002 copywrite.

 

[California]

Len, thanks for clarifying those points.