Buying Advice Yanmar YM1700

[normde2001]

Norm are we sure thats not an early one, wernt they green like that sometimes. Maybe thts the puke green and that guy in texas just sells the JD green painted ones. Is that ym 1700 photoshopped in or is that the sticker on it?

No, that's obviously a red Yanmar with a bad green paint job and an aftermarket or homemade sticker. A pressure cleaner might strip that green paint off.

 

[rmully]

Good deal .... I bet everyone on here would have liked to buy it, if it cost a few bucks to get it in top shape you are still far ahead of the game. You will enjoy working on it!! I can never find deals like that... "some people get the peanuts others just get the shells"

 

[California]

are we sure thats not an early one, wernt they green like that sometimes.

His JD green/yellow wheels are just a (bad) repaint over the factory red.

The earliest YM1700/YM2000, with the hood hinged at the rear, were the same (ugly) pale 'leisure suit green' as my US Yanmar.

Then on the Japan-market ones they switched to red when they went to the later hood. The US versions remained pale green after that change.

The difference between Yanmar green / Deere green is visible if you scroll up and compare the color in my avatar photo to his thumbnail.

 

[branman1971]

California is right about temp light, could be the sensor itself is grounded out internally. Remove the wire from sensor and see if light goes out, if not wire is grounded, if so, replace sensor. This ought to make you a good workhorse!

Took out temp sensor, cleaned it up and reinstalled, and temp light still on. Disconnected the wire and light went out, so I will need to get a sensor. Where can I get one of those?

 

[branman1971]

I see what you mean about "ugly". it's a shame about that botched paint job. You might experiment with some paint thinners/ removers/acetone and see if you can remove that green paint and get back to the original Yanmar red, and just touch that up, if need be.

Yeah, you can see the original red under the peeling green paint. Maybe I will try to get it off of the top of the red. I know some of it will come off with the pressure washer on medium blast. My folks say it is Camo...

 

[clemsonfor]

Search Californias posts, i think he has found one that will work from old 70's era datsuns that can be purchased at Stores like advance auto. Other than that Hoye tractor who has an add at the top of the page here (site sponsor) has almost any and everything you cold need. If you order from Hoye i suggest that you look at the brakes and everything else over good to figure out what you need and make on order from Hoye. They are not bad onpricing but their shipping(UPS) makes single small purchases expensive, unless you have to have it then it dont matter. But i would like i said look at the breaks make sure that you dont need new shoes or parts in there figure out what you may need i would change the fluid and look at the screen, you may need a new one if yours is torn or too nasty, and add that to the sensor and then place the order that will reduce shipping cost to just a couple dollars per item in most cases.

 

[branman1971]

I disconnected the mower deck, which has been attached for at least 5 years, and I cannot get the forward most coupler off. It is attached directly to the PTO, has an allen screw on one side that I removed, and a grease fitting on the other side, and you can spin it with your hand and it clicks like a ratchet. I have pushed in, pulled out, turned, tapped, pried, and cant figure it out. If I look through the hole that the allen screw came out of, there is a hole that goes all the way through it seems. I really appreciate the knowledge shared by all you guys.

 

[branman1971]

Search Californias posts, i think he has found one that will work from old 70's era datsuns that can be purchased at Stores like advance auto. Other than that Hoye tractor who has an add at the top of the page here (site sponsor) has almost any and everything you cold need. If you order from Hoye i suggest that you look at the brakes and everything else over good to figure out what you need and make on order from Hoye. They are not bad onpricing but their shipping(UPS) makes single small purchases expensive, unless you have to have it then it dont matter. But i would like i said look at the breaks make sure that you dont need new shoes or parts in there figure out what you may need i would change the fluid and look at the screen, you may need a new one if yours is torn or too nasty, and add that to the sensor and then place the order that will reduce shipping cost to just a couple dollars per item in most cases.

Thanks Clemsonfor for the advice. I plan to check the fluids and screen soon. How do I check the brakes? Do the wheels have to come off?

 

[California]

The oil pressure sender is shared with 70's Japanese cars. I don't know about the water temp sender. Like Clemsonfor said, just order one from Hoyetractor.com next time you place an order with them.

Brake service: The brake drums are on separate little stub axles in front of the drive axles. Follow the brake pedal linkage and note where it goes. Pull that cover to examine brakes, and if needed, to free up the shaft where it passes through that cover. Hoyetractor.com has excellent exploded diagrams online so you can see what is in there.

99% of the time these just need a brake adjustment, not shoes. The anchor at the far side of the shoes can be turned a quarter turn to put taller shoulders next to the shoes which forces the shoes outward. Also the front/rear shoes on each side can be swapped to even out wear.

When I looked at mine I didn't remove the wheels but I did have to loosen the fenders and rotate them back out of the way before I had enough room. I didn't have a safe way to support the tractor with its wheels off.

For replacing the hydraulic fluid, wait until you can afford a week of downtime to order the filter screen, just in case you find yours is damaged. The 'strainer' (filter screen) is behind a triangle plate on the lower front face of the transmission. About $60 as I recall.

That ratcheting pto attachment is an 'overrun clutch', needed so the mower inertia won't push you forward after you put in the clutch. I would leave that on the tractor and detach the driveshaft from it.

 

[deepNdirt]

Great Score:thumbsup: although never understood the need of folks painting any tractor JD colors heck if I owned a JD I'd proly change it to red as I hate that Green & Yellow color combo