New Yanmars

John47 · Jul 3, 2011

I see Yanmar are being sold in the US again under the Yanmar/Cubcadet Label. Very comparable in price, in fact cheaper than Kubota with far better warranty.

cowdoc · Jul 3, 2011

John47 said:
I see Yanmar are being sold in the US again under the Yanmar/Cubcadet Label. Very comparable in price, in fact cheaper than Kubota with far better warranty.

I own an EX3200 and have been happy with it. Only wish I could get one with a premium cab.

kenmac · Jul 3, 2011

John47 said:
I see Yanmar are being sold in the US again under the Yanmar/Cubcadet Label. Very comparable in price, in fact cheaper than Kubota with far better warranty.

Yes. They have been selling them for a few years now

clemsonfor · Jul 3, 2011

But, thats no more yanmar than a John deere is right, they have been making the JD compact and scut trator engines for more than like 30 years right.

They do sell new yanmars in this country now i beleive. But i think its limited to one or two models of crawler tractors aimed at the vinyard market in California.

bluechip · Jul 4, 2011

clemsonfor said:
But, thats no more yanmar than a John deere is right, they have been making the JD compact and scut trator engines for more than like 30 years right.

They do sell new yanmars in this country now i beleive. But i think its limited to one or two models of crawler tractors aimed at the vinyard market in California.

The Cub Cadet Yanmars are manufactured 100% by Yanmar, distributed by joint venture with Cub. Yanmar also sells their construction equipment here, but through a separate distribution channel.

Neat 1500 · Jul 4, 2011

yep we see newwies sold here too. the excavators are very popular here in the 5 ton and lower range. dont see to many tractors about though, one of the contractors doing some work at our new property has a yanmar 3 tonner and raves about it. he said if he was a bit younger he would buy another new yannie excavator but said he will run this one till he carks it or the excavator does:laughing: i tried my hardest to get him to buy a new one so i could get his old one cheap!

clemsonfor · Jul 4, 2011

bluechip said:
The Cub Cadet Yanmars are manufactured 100% by Yanmar, distributed by joint venture with Cub. Yanmar also sells their construction equipment here, but through a separate distribution channel.

Ohh i did not realize that. I was thinking it was just engines. Why dont they make this more clear in the Ads? Maybe its just im not in the market for a new one?

Neat 1500 said:
carks it or the excavator does:

"Carks" is this a typo or one of those aussie terms i dont know?

Ginormous · Jul 4, 2011

I bet one reason is that most people wouldn't recognize the name "Yanmar." I think brand identification is one of those things that marketing folks get excited about. In Japan of course, Yanmar is well known. I happened to watch a funny YouTube video of one of Japan's professional soccer teams playing 100 kids. The interesting bit is that the pro soccer players had YANMAR prominently displayed on the back of their shirts. They must be their biggest sponsor.

John47 · Jul 4, 2011

Judging by Yanmar USA site, it looks like they have bought out Cub Cadet to use as their brand, probably later they will drop the Cub Cadet brand name and just use their own. If you check out their site, the tractors have Cub Cadet/Yanmar on them. There's a range of CUTS and mid sized tractors all Yanmar made...
There's some specials I found tandem trailer, box blade 5ft bush hog FEL all for a great price, there was also one with loader and backhoe all cheaper than Kubotas.

Dargo · Jul 4, 2011

bluechip said:
The Cub Cadet Yanmars are manufactured 100% by Yanmar, distributed by joint venture with Cub. Yanmar also sells their construction equipment here, but through a separate distribution channel.

I love Yanmar products. IMHO, they are some of the best made anywhere for any price. Being 100% made by Yanmar would, however, be the only possible way I'd ever buy anything with the Cub Cadet name on it. From mowers I've worked on for friends, I've not seen any worse quality product than Cub Cadet. If it were made by Cub Cadet's normal channel of manufacturing, I'd buy a goat first. If it's made by Yanmar, I could put up with the "this means junk" Cub Cadet colors unless Cub has totally screwed up the parts and service aspect.

Dargo · Jul 4, 2011

John47 said:
Judging by Yanmar USA site, it looks like they have bought out Cub Cadet to use as their brand, probably later they will drop the Cub Cadet brand name and just use their own.

As my previous post stated, I think that would be a very, very wise move by Yanmar. There is no chance that anyone can convince me that Cub Cadet has been associated with "quality" in the last 35 years or so.

foggy1111 · Jul 4, 2011

Dargo said:
I love Yanmar products. IMHO, they are some of the best made anywhere for any price. Being 100% made by Yanmar would, however, be the only possible way I'd ever buy anything with the Cub Cadet name on it. From mowers I've worked on for friends, I've not seen any worse quality product than Cub Cadet. If it were made by Cub Cadet's normal channel of manufacturing, I'd buy a goat first. If it's made by Yanmar, I could put up with the "this means junk" Cub Cadet colors unless Cub has totally screwed up the parts and service aspect.

Don't hold back here Dargo.....tell us how you really feel. :laughing: Seriously, I am with you on this one. A few years ago.....the CC name drove me away from buying one of these nice little tractors....even at a very low price. I don't own a Murray lawn mower either.

Still....they appear to be well-built machines for many folks. One has to wonder about the marketing plan.

Dargo · Jul 4, 2011

foggy1111 said:
Don't hold back here Dargo.....tell us how you really feel. :laughing: Seriously, I am with you on this one. A few years ago.....the CC name drove me away from buying one of these nice little tractors....even at a very low price. I don't own a Murray lawn mower either. Still....they appear to be well-built machines for many folks. One has to wonder about the marketing plan.

Can ya tell that my dad had a late '60's CC that I tried to break, but couldn't? I figured that uf it broke, I wouldn't have to mow. Fast forward to the early 80's and guess what I bought, thinking "you just can't tear one up!". What a mistake! Just when I could afford it the least, I got a white and yellow piece of excrement. Having no choice but to constantly fix it, I got friends and relatives bring me theirs to fix until I just couldn't take it anymore.

Marketing off of a (past) good name got me good. Obviously being burned that bad still hurts. However, I don't care what color they paint a Yanmar, I'd bet it will be top notch. As I said, I just hope CC doesn't mess up parts and service for them (since parts will eventually be needed).

Neat 1500 · Jul 5, 2011

clemsonfor said:
"Carks" is this a typo or one of those aussie terms i dont know?

:laughing::laughing: sorry about that,yes it is some aussie slang. it means to die or drop dead.:thumbsup:

clemsonfor · Jul 5, 2011

Neat 1500 said:
:laughing::laughing: sorry about that,yes it is some aussie slang. it means to die or drop dead.:thumbsup:

At first i thought it was then the more i thought about it i thought maybe a typo? :laughing: We have a term, not sure if Aussies use it or not, but it is to "croak". Meaning the same thing and i was thinking maybe this is what he meant to type? :laughing: :thumbsup:

Car Doc · Jul 5, 2011

Just for conversation purposes at one time I read where Yanmar is the largest family owned company in the world.

Interesting how they are not a corporation etc its run by family members a remarkable hierarchy no doubt imho. (I have not verified this info so use at own risk.)

Johndeere3720 · Jul 5, 2011

Yes, Yanmar is making a crawler tractor in the US. I have seen several in person here in Oregon but have yet to see one actually working. We have vineyards all over here. They have an option where you can get narrow tracks or wide tracks. The one in the picture is narrow tracks, it is still sitting down at my local Deere dealer. The cab on them is very nice, if they had a loader model I would love to have one.

Third picture is wide tracks.

Neat 1500 · Jul 6, 2011

clemsonfor said:
At first i thought it was then the more i thought about it i thought maybe a typo? :laughing: We have a term, not sure if Aussies use it or not, but it is to "croak". Meaning the same thing and i was thinking maybe this is what he meant to type? :laughing: :thumbsup:

yep have heard that one too

Johndeere3720 · Jul 6, 2011

I thought Yanmar sold their new red tractors in Australia.

Neat 1500 · Jul 7, 2011

Johndeere3720 said:
I thought Yanmar sold their new red tractors in Australia.

they certainly do but you dont see many around. as for the excavators they are everywhere, i have seen so many new ones over the last couple of months due to the end of the financial year i guess. many of the compact tractors are daedongs,mahindras and the like. the larger units are usually that green and yellow mobs

also i have noticed a far few hitachi excavators as well.