Mcfly89 said:
difficult to visualize what needs to be done to make it available for sale....somewhere i read that this is a 20hp engine, but the side of the hood has a badge that says "16". any of you yanmar gurus got any input.
Nice looking rig! I can't comprehend how someone could run expensive equipment with no fuel filter at all. A cheap inline filter is under $5 anywhere. I guess that's the sort of person who doesn't pay his bills either. Oh well - his loss, your gain.
You probably know that 'gray market' means it was imported in used condition by someone other than the manufacturer or his authorized dealers. Yanmar Corp would like to prohibit this, but can't.
The HP translation used in the world of gray yanmars goes like this: As noted, the first two digits of model # are the PTO HP because they are used over there to run a tiller, and PTO HP is what the customer needs to know. For YM2000, its identical engine is used on the US version. The serial number plate on that identical engine reads '24 HP @ 2400 rpm' - because that's what a US customer wants to know. Everyone assumes this conversion ratio will be about the same for other models.
If possible I would replace that missing grab handle. It's all you have for emergency escape if the thing starts to go over. But even on a tractor that size, I don't think that's much of a plan. If you intend to keep it, get a ROPS. If you sell it, inform the customer where to get one.
For selling: a local EquipmentTrader type magazine, newspaper classified, Craigslist or Ebay. Be aware Yanmar Corp is enforcing its trademark on ebay and will kill your auction if they see a gray-market model # that can be located via search. One workaround is call it 'popular Japanese tractor' with an obvious thumbnail picture and the hood logo showing in your full size pix.
