Grading Yanmar Front Blade

Eddie · Nov 16, 2003

Does anyone know if a Yanmar front mounted blade that fits a 2210 will fit a YM1700.

Thanks

Taylortractornut · Nov 16, 2003

Eddie I built one a couple years ago for a fellow that had an electric pump that raised the blade. It fit a 1700 and had a sub frame for a 1501 as well. It also had a low lift bucket. The fellow past away a few months ago and his family may part with it. He was in the horse business and used it for cleaning stables and it had a small light duty root fake for briar removal. Where are you located, Im in Iuka MS.

Eddie · Nov 17, 2003

I'm in Huntsville, Al, but my property and tractor is in Rogersville, Al. A guy on another forum has a Yanmar factory front blade in Knoxville, Tn that he says will fit the 2210. It shouldn't be too much to make it fit my ym1700.

Tractors4u · Nov 17, 2003

I'm right between Rogersville and Huntsville, I'm in Athens. Unless the front blade is a custom built job, it was probably built for the American Yanmars. There is quite a bit of size difference between the 1700 and the 2210.

Eddie · Nov 17, 2003

I go thru Athens quite often. We have bought a lot in Rogersville and are going to start building in the spring, to move back home since retirement.

I bought the YM1700 that sat on highway 72 at East Limestone, he still has a YM1500 for sale.

The blade was made to fit a YM186 which is american made, but the guy thought it would fit a 2210. It is priced right if there would not be too much modification to make it fit mine.

Taylortractornut · Nov 17, 2003

Rogersvile isnt too far from me i think its near Redbay AL. Ive got to go look at a building pad job. Were fixing to build build a blade for dads YM3000 to help backfill septic tanks and leach lines we put in tight spots. We may make a mid mount blade for driveways like my old Farmall Cub has.