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  1. Tom_Veatch

    Tires  9.5-22 rear tires on YM2220D

    I've had a YM2220D for several years and want to replace severely checked/cracked 9.5-22 rice tires (R2's ?) with a less aggressive tread (Hopefully to smooth the ride and reduce wifely complaints about tractor tracks across the yard.). The mounted wheels are 22" rims and tires that were on...
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    Rims  9.5-22 rims on YM2220D

    I've had a YM2220D for several years and want to replace severely checked/cracked 9.5-22 rice tires (R2's ?) with a less aggressive tread (Hopefully to smooth the ride and reduce wifely complaints about tractor tracks across the yard.). The mounted wheels are 22" rims and tires that were on the...
  3. Tom_Veatch

    Forum Numbers?

    Any way of getting a list of the ID numbers of the forums on TBN? Reason for asking is that I'd like to set up a search routine to get new posts in several of the forums, such as: "http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/search.php?do=getnew&include=n1,n2,n3,n4,..." where the n1,..., etc., are...
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    Oil & Fuel  YM2220D Front Oil Leak

    Looks like there's an oil leak at the right front wheel that appears to be between items 1 and 3 in the attached image. At least the inboard side of #3 is wet and oil collects and drips off the bottom. Doesn't appear to be a steady drip, more like a slow ooze. This is the first repair job I've...
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    Don't drop the bucket in road gear

    These pictures came to me in an email with the above title. I know nothing about the incident although the title implies that the operator dropped the bucket while moving forward at high speed. Don't know if that's true or not, but if true, he surely had a wild ride for a short period. The...
  6. Tom_Veatch

    Bad Regulator -- Again!

    Are the regulators on these machines a weak link? I'm replacing the one on my YM2220D for the second time in a year (with less than 20 hours on the last one). Symptoms were/are: Alternator light is on constantly for any engine RPM from 0 to red line. Voltage across the battery terminals is...
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    Portable Generator CO Emission

    While checking something else, this caught my attention. (Has to do with warning label required on new portable gen.). One of the statements in that article: I'm not trying to minimize the dangers of CO, but it seems perposterous that an IC engine of the size needed to run a 15KW generator...
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    Quick Release ORC Pin retention

    I don't know if it's a permanent solution or not, but here's what I did about the problem of the spring retention on the release plunger. I got a replacement kit from LMTC for the plunger and spring, but even on that, it doesn't look like the spring retention design is very robust. So, I took...
  9. Tom_Veatch

    Great Looking Welds

    ...seem to be totally beyond me! :( Unless I grind them flush, smear bondo all over them, sand them smooth, and paint 'em. Then they look pretty good. Bought a used Miller Thunderbolt XL 235/160 AC/DC box for less than half list price (about what I would have paid for a new Lincoln 225 AC...
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    FEL Hydraulic Line Routing

    When the FEL on my tractor was installed, the line from the pump was cut, bent outward away from the chassis, and plumbing for the FEL was inserted. Straight fittings were used and all seems to work well. However, there is an interference that correcting will require replacing the straight...
  11. Tom_Veatch

    Charge Light Staying On - Redux

    I've been following the similarly named thread and followed the advice therein, to wit, voltage measurements, etc. So, for the Yanmar doctors/diagnosticians in the audience, the patient is a YM2220D with about 625 hours on the meter. To the untrained observer's eye, all the electrical...
  12. Tom_Veatch

    Grading  Steering Box Lubrication/Maintenance

    What lubricant should be used in the steering box on these tractors (YM2220D with a little over 600 hrs on the tach)? Nothing in the operator's manual about maintenance schedule, lubricant, or capacity of the box. So if you have any ideas, opinions, or even facts, I'd like to hear them. Some...
  13. Tom_Veatch

    Fuel Line

    What's a good material to use for a diesel fuel line? My limited research is pointing to ether formulated polyurethane tubing. Any comments, pro or con? Or recommendations for a different material? Was replacing the fuel filter and noticed that the fuel line from the tank to the filter housing...
  14. Tom_Veatch

    Chop Saw

    Does anyone have any comments/suggestions/recommendations/etc. about the use of a metal cutting blade in a Sliding Compound Miter Saw (SCMS) for cutting metal shapes (channels, angles, etc.)? To this point, a hacksaw is the only metal cutting saw I've used. Now, I'm looking at a project that...
  15. Tom_Veatch

    '20 Series Owners Manual - errata

    MC# YM-20Series-A Copyright 2003 Murray Publishing & HoyeTractor.com Here are some obvious errors and omissions I've noted in the manual. Any of you folks care to mention any other examples you may have noted? Hydraulic System (p. 16): The manual specs the hydraulic system as constant...
  16. Tom_Veatch

    To All US Yanmar Owners!

    Does your tractor have a "rate control lever" to regulate the drop speed of your 3pt hitch? If not, what model do you have and what does your US operator's manual say about setting the drop rate? Apparently the English translations of the grey market manuals say to use the rate control...
  17. Tom_Veatch

    Pre-Dug Post Holes on eBay

    eBay: POST HOLES, POST HOLE DIGGER, FENCE, FENCING, TRACTOR (item 180020261786 end time Aug-27-06 08:29:10 PDT) Now that is an imaginative fund raising idea. I wish him lots of luck. (No affiliation, involvement, etc.)
  18. Tom_Veatch

    RSB1500 Tiller

    I have an RSB1500 Tiller which came with my YM2220D tractor. I've had it a couple of years and have never used it. Was poking around it today, marvelling at all the things on it that I have absolutely no idea about how they work. Noticed one diagram that shows gauge wheels. I have the attachment...
  19. Tom_Veatch

    Yet another FEL Joystick Question

    Out mowing the other day and after a couple of hours, happened to lay my arm on the housing for the FEL joystick. Wow, was it HOT! And it's in a convenient place to rest the forearm. The FEL is an aftermarket addon package installed by the dealer when I bought my grey-market Yanmar. Looks like...
  20. Tom_Veatch

    Electrical Idiot Light Question and other comments

    Used my YM2220D to bush hog about 8 acres today. It was a wheat/milo field that has lain fallow for a couple of seasons. Weeds, native grasses, and volunteer wheat had just about taken over. Some were higher than my head as I sat on the tractor. Along about dusk, I noticed that the alternator...
  21. Tom_Veatch

    Lost Key YM2220

    Searched previous posts for any discussion of lost/replacement tractor keys and found one thread that recommended getting a JD 850 key to replace a YM1700 key. I've got the same problem with a YM2220. Will the same approach work here? If so, what JD model is appropriate? TIA to any kind folk...
  22. Tom_Veatch

    Electrical Power in the North 40

    Occassionally I find a need for some electrical power out in the boonies and, as an alternative to hauling around a portable generator, was thinking about installing a Power Inverter - something like a Coleman PMP2000 (2kw, modified sine wave) - in the electrical system of my Yanmar 2220D...
  23. Tom_Veatch

    New (to me) Tractor and New Great Bend Loader????

    First, I confess to being completely new to this whole tractor scene. So don't worry about "talking down" to me. I don't think you can. I'm buying a grey Yanmar YM2220D from a dealer in a neighboring state and he is installing a Great Bend Model 220 FEL prior to delivery. My question to the...
  24. Tom_Veatch

    Buying Advice  Newbie Question: Advice sought on Posthole Digger

    Greetings all! I am brand new to this, having not quite closed a deal on my first tractor larger than a lawn/garden mowing machine. It's a YM2220D with loader, blade, and a used roto-tiller, and assuming no big surprises, should be in my front yard in a week or two. But, the dealer can't fill...
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