YMG1800 - YMG2000
Are we there yet? Kids ask that in the car on a really long trip. In this case, the reply is ALMOST.
The new kids in town and the offshoot of the YM2000's is the YMG. What's with the G? G could mean the next generation look or frame or engine sizes going forward. Much of the YMG will be seen on machine going higher in model numbers.
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The YMG1800 and YMG2000 break the traditional mold of keeping with the 2-cly engines. The 3T80 engine series is used. Was this to work out any bugs prior to John Deere accepting the very reliable JD850 into it's fold of compact tractors? And because the plant in Japan would be making both Yanmar and John Deere machines on the SAME assembly line?
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YMG1800, YMG2000, YM2500, YM2610 and John Deere 850 on the assembly line in Japan. 3T80 engine builds.
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The dash of the YM2000B is retained. Just a stronger engine is added.
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The YM2000B eye mask is used along with the 'Yanmar Red' grill logo between the eyes.
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I'm a big fan for safety with tractors. ROPS are just the smartest thing to have on a machine. Next, PTO shields too. I've had the front wheels off the ground by 2 feet with a post hole auger and the machine has ROPS. Didn't flip, but they did come in handy to help climb out of the open cab. In this YMG1800 incident in the USA, I can really understand why it's important to have certified ROPS on our YM gray market machines and NOT to take them off on the Yanmar US YM machines.
The owner was really lucky and wasn't flipped rearward onto the mower. The bailed out. The slope doesn't look that bad right? But the thick brush and the mower just got tied up.
Any UTDA dealer has the ROPS and so does Hoye Tractor Supply. View attachment 693337
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