Yanmar - Model Cover Pages

[bmaverick]

YTOG isn't either to get Parts and support for decades........

You missed the reference entirely.

YTOG is a database of all the parts suppliers and parts support site listings for all vintage and into the 2000s machines.

YTOG has a following of over 2,793. When an update happens people are notified too.

 

[rScotty]

I believe that the YM135 was the smallest YM sold in the USA & Canada. In spite of the size it was a real tractor with the same features as the larger ones. There was even a FEL with a full length subframe made for it.

 

[bmaverick]

I believe that the YM135 was the smallest YM sold in the USA & Canada. In spite of the size it was a real tractor with the same features as the larger ones. There was even a FEL with a full length subframe made for it.

Well, you are very close. There are two more YM machines that are smaller,


YM14

YM12
Early YM12A

 

[bmaverick]

oh, and the YM14 did come in Tree Frog green in the 1st offering,

 

[bmaverick]

YM14 and it's tiller

 

[California]

I believe that the YM135 was the smallest YM sold in the USA & Canada. In spite of the size it was a real tractor with the same features as the larger ones. There was even a FEL with a full length subframe made for it.

About 1976 I rented a YM135 with loader, for a weekend project cutting terraces into a too-steep back yard and hauling the dirt out through a gate. Then the following weekend to finish the project, I went back and rented a similar tiny Kubota that had 4wd. The 2wd Yanmar was noticeably the better of the two. I've been impressed by Yanmar ever since.

 

[bmaverick]

I believe that the YM135 was the smallest YM sold in the USA & Canada. In spite of the size it was a real tractor with the same features as the larger ones. There was even a FEL with a full length subframe made for it.

And let's not forget the YM122 & YM126.

MODEL​	GRAY EQUAL​	DRIVE​	JIS ENG HP​	PTO HP​	CYL​	ENG TYPE​	TRANS​	YEARS​	WEIGHT​
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
YM12​	​	2WD​	12​	​	1​	MA10-N​	PSH​	83-89​	830​
YM14 / GT14​	​	2WD​	14​	​	2​	2T75U-N​	PSH​	83-90​	850​
YM122​	​	2WD​	12​	​	1​	MA10-N​	gear​	83-87​	829​
YM126​	​	2WD​	14​	​	1​	MA10-N​	PSH​	83-87​	830​
YM135​	​	2WD​	13​	​	2​	2T73A​	gear​	77-81​	995​
YM135D​	​	4WD​	13​	​	2​	2T73A​	gear​	77-81​	1090​
YM140​	​	2WD​	14​	​	2​	2T75UA​	gear​	84-89​	1406​
YM140D​	​	4WD​	14​	​	2​	2T75UA​	gear​	84-89​	1406​
YM142​	GT14​	2WD​	12​	​	2​	2T75U-N​	gear​	​	844​
YM146​	GT14​	2WD​	14​	​	2​	2T75U-N​	gear​	84-89​	844​
YM147​	​	2WD​	14​	​	2​	2T75UA​	PSH​	84-89​	1421​
YM147D​	​	4WD​	14​	​	2​	2T75UA​	PSH​	84-89​	1522​
YM155​	​	2WD​	15​	​	2​	2TR13A​	gear​	77-81​	1060​
YM155D​	​	4WD​	15​	​	2​	2TR13A​	gear​	77-81​	1145​
YM165​	​	2WD​	16​	​	2​	2TR13A​	gear​	81-88​	1011​
YM165D​	​	4WD​	16​	​	2​	2TR13A​	gear​	81-88​	1216​
YM169​	​	2WD​	16​	​	3​	3T72HA-A​	gear​	81-88​	1190​
YM169D​	​	4WD​	16​	​	3​	3T72HA-A​	gear​	81-88​	1279​
YM180​	​	2WD​	18​	​	3​	3T72HA-N​	gear​	84-89​	1673​
YM180D​	​	4WD​	18​	​	3​	3T72HA-N​	gear​	84-89​	1793​
YM186​	​	2WD​	18​	​	3​	3T72HA​	PSH​	83-88​	1412​
YM186D​	​	4WD​	18​	​	3​	3T72HA​	PSH​	83-88​	1538​
YM187​	​	2WD​	18​	​	3​	3T72HA-N​	PSH​	86-89​	1323​
YM187D​	​	4WD​	18​	​	3​	3T72HA-N​	PSH​	86-89​	1523​
YM195​	​	2WD​	19​	​	2​	2T84A​	gear​	78-80​	1695​
YM195D​	​	4WD​	19​	​	2​	2T84A​	gear​	78-80​	1805​

 

[California]

Was anything smaller than YM135 ever offered by Yanmar dealers here?

 

[bmaverick]

Was anything smaller than YM135 ever offered by Yanmar dealers here?

Yes, see above.

 

[rScotty]

Was anything smaller than YM135 ever offered by Yanmar dealers here?

I believe the 135 was the smallest of Yanmar's ag style 4wd tractors. At least it was the smallest I saw. Apparently Yanmar did build some smaller 2wd garden tractors, but our local Yanmar dealers didn't handle them.

At the time, garden tractor and ag tractor dealers tended to be very different types of business - with the new "compact 4wd tractors" struggling to find a niche in between.

Yanmar sales were slow because they were much more expensive than the competition. The smallest Yanmar seemed overly complicated and expensive compared to similar size garden tractors like the Wheel Horse line. Yanmar advertising emphasized their quality - but in the 1970s, high quality manufacturing from Japan wasn't yet part of the popular perception.

rScotty

 

[careyo63]

Trouble I had and was finding a small 135 etc. That just wasn't going to happen. Esp. with a Yanmar back then.
I used a Sears garden tractor with a 24 Hp. Kohler then. Only had it a few Yrs before The body mower deck and frame was worn beyond and more repairs. I can't recall exactly how it went but I believe the way Sears rated the Eng. wasn't correct either! No way was it 24Hp. Eng. My guess compared to the Yanmar somewhere around 16Hp. LOL!! true.
We had a few V.N importers local but after trying to deal with them and knowing what they was selling there was no way. I could paint one myself a lot cheaper! And look the same.
Finally Spalding showed up on CL. which was a Used Yanmar 2000 cheaper or the same price I would be replacing another lawn mower. His ad matched and I was really just kicking tires so to speak. I left a Chk.. I'm not kidding!! Couldn't get back for a few days which he had no problem with. Ended up were the Ym2500 came from after I went down. Retired Catholic Priests so we set it up for them to use.
Now I have the Ford 2000 with a Fel... And the Ym2000 in my arsenal.
A small little 135-145 may be next. Never see any of them in my area but it would get my Attn. for sure if I did see one for sale. The 2000 works as it should still so I'm in good shape.

 

[California]

... but in the 1970s, high quality manufacturing from Japan wasn't yet part of the popular perception.

Yeah.

Subaru back then was a 16 hp Kei (micro) car, a clown-car joke. Not comparable to VW which was a competent, if small, highway-capable car.

Datsun 521 pickup I bought used was nothing special. I had endless problems with stalling. Finally, much research (pre-internet!) revealed the carburetor casting becomes porous on these. I moved the carb rebuild kit I had installed, over to a filthy junkyard carb, that fixed it. That truck's quality seemed similar to the notorious US cars of the time, not the Japanese quality we admire today.

Yanmar's quality was a whole new world, compared to other imports of the day. Sony TV and tape recorders are the only top quality Japanese imports from then, that I remember now. Honda motorcycles were good, but not extraordinary compared to some European bikes of the time.

 

[careyo63]

Yeah.

Subaru back then was a 16 hp Kei (micro) car, a clown-car joke. Not comparable to VW which was a competent, if small, highway-capable car.

Datsun 521 pickup I bought used was nothing special. I had endless problems with stalling. Finally, much research (pre-internet!) revealed the carburetor casting becomes porous on these. I moved the carb rebuild kit I had installed, over to a filthy junkyard carb, that fixed it. That truck's quality seemed similar to the notorious US cars of the time, not the Japanese quality we admire today.

Yanmar's quality was a whole new world, compared to other imports of the day. Sony TV and tape recorders are the only top quality Japanese imports from then, that I remember now. Honda motorcycles were good, but not extraordinary compared to some European bikes of the time.

Notorious for Cyl. Head problems.73 Owned this model in the early 80's. Trade in with a blown head gasket. Warped the head. Machine shop was barely able to Fix it. And then the overhead Camshaft broke between 2&3. I replaced the Carb with a 2 stage Weber! That may of had something to do with that problem. It did Sound cool! that was about it Though.

 

[bmaverick]

Seems there are still YM machines in good shape in Japan ready for export. The selection is getting smaller.

This is from 2023.

 

[California]

Seems there are still YM machines in good shape in Japan ready for export. The selection is getting smaller.

This is from 2023.

But today can anyone aside from Fredricks, bring them to the US without being sued (or blocked) by Yanmar-USA?

 

[Menagerie-Manor]

Seems there are still YM machines in good shape in Japan ready for export. The selection is getting smaller.

This is from 2023.

Clean YM2500 on the lot too. lol

 

[bmaverick]

But today can anyone aside from Fredricks, bring them to the US without being sued (or blocked) by Yanmar-USA?

There seems to be 3 other outfits bring machines in. One in WA, AZ and TX. How in-depth is their restore process is unknown.

 

[bmaverick]

Upon digging deep into the Yanmar history I believe I found the 12hp 1937 platform engine tractor.
Back in the day of the USA, Toro had a much similar Fairway mower in this same era.
Translating the text below in the image, this pulled a tiller too.

Not until the late 50s and early 60s did Yanmar release the original YM 2-digit series some 20 years later.

 

[ponytug]

That's a pretty wild Toro mower setup. I'd love to see the sharpener jig for it.

All the best, Peter

 

[bmaverick]

That's a pretty wild Toro mower setup. I'd love to see the sharpener jig for it.

All the best, Peter

On the other tractor forum a guy is restoring one of these Toro's built on a Ford Model-A platform.

When I saw the Yanmar tractor, it looked so much of being the same.