Its up and running!!!!

[Goldchaser]

Thanks to all the help from everyone here and all the advice, my little YM155D is up and running good and strong. Took it down the road to my neighbor and back, a total of 2 miles and it ran great the whole way. The only problem noted was that the radiator light came on once and I throttled it down, let it idle a couple of minutes and then shut it off and let it sit for a few minutes, then started it back up and it ran fine the rest of the time and the light stayed off. I dont like the light. I think I would prefer a gauge so I can see just how the temp is doing. Has anyone bypassed the light and installed a temp gauge?

Havent gotten the FEL back on it yet. Still have to replace two hoses on it before I do that but if I get time, should be able to do that tomorrow.

And just to say it again. This critter sat unused outside in the weather for 8 long years. Its taken me about 4 weeks total to get it back into running condition but didnt take anything major.

Thats a YANMAR for you!!!

Dennis

 

[swedish-fish]

Congratulations Dennis!
I wish you many happy hears of tractoring. I had a lot of fun pulling the kids last night on a hay ride with my 155.
Craig

 

[jimmer2880]

Good to hear. You are going to love that little, powerful tractor. I loved mine.

 

[Goldchaser]

Congratulations Dennis!
I wish you many happy hears of tractoring. I had a lot of fun pulling the kids last night on a hay ride with my 155.
Craig

Well, didnt get mine going in time to do that, but there is always next year.
Am looking forward to using it this winter to help dig us out of the snow. My neighbor got the one driveway dug out but wasnt able to dig out the garage and my shop so we had to do it by the shovel full. Having this will make it alot easier.

Liked you photo of the hayride. Looked like some happy folks.

Dennis

 

[dieselfuelonly]

Glad to hear its working good!

Enjoy your tractor!

 

[jimmer2880]

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Am looking forward to using it this winter to help dig us out of the snow. My neighbor got the one driveway dug out but wasnt able to dig out the garage and my shop so we had to do it by the shovel full. Having this will make it alot easier.
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Work up some weight for the rear & you won't be able to stop it. I have about 500 lbs of 2" thick plate steel scrap from a machine stop welded on a 3pt hookup. In addition, the rear tires were also filled. My 155 only had a blade on the front, but I was pushing 6' wide snow, 3' deep and not breaking a sweat (as long as I kept 2 wheels off of the blacktop).

My neighbor with a larger Deere with a FEL couldn't hold a candle to the 155. The 155 literally plowed 3 - 4 times as much snow as his JD in the same amt of time.

 

[California]

...up and running good and strong. ... radiator light came on once... I think I would prefer a gauge

That's great to hear it's running!!!!

I didn't have any doubt. Mine was similar, it sat semi-abandoned for about that long. Flushing the fuel system and all fresh fuel made it run like new.

My advice is spend the money to get the radiator rodded out, instead of a gauge to show you it is running hot. These were designed to run at full rated power driving a rototiller for the life of the tractor without overheating. If it overheats at lesser load, then something doesn't meet spec - most likely internal blockage in the radiator.

Enjoy your new tractor!

 

[tony123]

Glad to hear you've got it running! Have fun.

 

[YanmarFever]

Great to hear another yanmar was resurrected from the elements.
I just testored a 155 back top life last week.

I sold it the next day to someone who will take good care of it (I hope)

Do as california says and have that radiator fixed.
The correct mixture is 70% water 30% antifreze.

best wishes on your project
Ernie

 

[Goldchaser]

That's great to hear it's running!!!!

I didn't have any doubt. Mine was similar, it sat semi-abandoned for about that long. Flushing the fuel system and all fresh fuel made it run like new.

My advice is spend the money to get the radiator rodded out, instead of a gauge to show you it is running hot. These were designed to run at full rated power driving a rototiller for the life of the tractor without overheating. If it overheats at lesser load, then something doesn't meet spec - most likely internal blockage in the radiator.

Enjoy your new tractor!

Let me tell you...at the beginning I figured I had an all winter project on my hands. 2 weeks in, I was beginning to wonder. Last week, i was thinking, hmmmm, it just might not take even a few more weeks. This week. Well, I drove it. I think my friend was even more surprised. He really didnt think I would get it running without some major overhaul.

I am going to try flushing the radiator one more time. If it gets hot then I will pull the radiator and take down to the local radiator shop and have him core it. Didnt have time to work on it today. WAs in town all day.
I might have time tomorrow, dont know. Sunday no way..I have a hog to hang that afternoon so that will pretty much take up most of my time. And then Monday I will be processing it. Then clean up. <sigh> So am hoping tomorrow otherwise, wont be doing anything with it till Tuesday at the earliest.

Dennis

 

[Goldchaser]

Great to hear another yanmar was resurrected from the elements.
I just testored a 155 back top life last week.

I sold it the next day to someone who will take good care of it (I hope)

Do as california says and have that radiator fixed.
The correct mixture is 70% water 30% antifreze.

best wishes on your project
Ernie

I always hate selling something I rebuilt or restored. Cause you KNOW you would take care of it. But that person you are selling to...well, you just dont know.

What do 155D's in good shape sell for now? Average. I need to add it onto my policy.

Yea...going to fix that radiator. Told CA I am going to flush it again just to make sure and if it gets hot again then will take it and have it cored. Had to do that on my other tractor last year. But that took alot more work considering the top of the engine sits a foot higher than my head and I aint as spry as I useta be. And this one I can sit on a stool and work on it.

I have read in several spots about it being 40/60 but the 30/70 sounds more like what it should be like you said. Especially since there is no pump to move it around.

Dennis

 

[mark777]

...... What do 155D's in good shape sell for now? Average. I need to add it onto my policy......Dennis

Depending on hours and condition $3000-$3800 for a clean, low hour YM1300D. Yours being a domestic Yanmar, and especially equipped with the FEL, will bring considerably more ($5500. ??).

I find it strange that homeowners with 2+ acres will spend twice that for a box-store garden tractor. Even well maintained they seldom last for more that 6-7 years before a major overhaul, engine and deck replacement or replaced with another new GT. Your tractor, with simple scheduled maintenance, WILL go for decades.

Mark

 

[reb]

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I have read in several spots about it being 40/60 but the 30/70 sounds more like what it should be like you said. Especially since there is no pump to move it around.

Dennis

If you park it in an unheated area, just watch the temperatures in the winter. As I recall, a 30/70 mixture is good to about 7 deg F. NE Colorado got colder than that when I lived up there. Maybe global warming has changed that, though.

 

[Goldchaser]

If you park it in an unheated area, just watch the temperatures in the winter. As I recall, a 30/70 mixture is good to about 7 deg F. NE Colorado got colder than that when I lived up there. Maybe global warming has changed that, though.

Nope....I think gorebal worming has skipped our area. Last winter we had an average of about 20 degrees from Dec through Feb. It dipped into the -teens a few times but mostly stuck between 0 and 25 most of the winter. The winter before that was alot colder. We saw temps more than a few times down to the minus 30's And this year the cold weather came alot earlier than usual though the last week or so has been indian summer conditions with a few days up into the 70's. I am fully expecting a major snow storm by the end of the month, if not sooner. Last winter we had a blizzard thanksgiving day and the snow from that and subsequent blizzards stayed on the ground until I think April before the last of it finally melted. Normally we would have planted our millet in March but had to wait till near the end of April because of the melting snow and the ground staying too wet. We had geese living in our fields because of all the melt water so late in the spring.

I figure the 30/70 will be ok till about mid december. Then I will increase it to maybe 40/60, but I think I will get a block warmer and put it in. That way I can keep that in along with battery topoff charger and it will be ready to go anytime I need it. Plus, the garage where I will keep it can be heated if need be. It has its own furnace. So on snowy days I can also just kick the furnace on and it will stay nice and toasty. It will be warmer than our critters.

 

[Goldchaser]

Depending on hours and condition $3000-$3800 for a clean, low hour YM1300D. Yours being a domestic Yanmar, and especially equipped with the FEL, will bring considerably more ($5500. ??).

I find it strange that homeowners with 2+ acres will spend twice that for a box-store garden tractor. Even well maintained they seldom last for more that 6-7 years before a major overhaul, engine and deck replacement or replaced with another new GT. Your tractor, with simple scheduled maintenance, WILL go for decades.

Mark

Thanks for giving me that figure. And plus it has the towed finish mower for it and a 3pt boom pole and I plan on getting another box blade and a grading blade for it. The box blade I have right now is for cat2 or bigger tractors. I dont think it will run my rough cut mower. I think that would be pushing it. Its a 72 inch.

WEll, i guess you can put me among those strange homeowners. I bought a craftsman yard tractor when we first bought this place. <sigh> I think we paid something like 1800.00 for it. And its been a problem ever since. We had to take it in 3 or 4 times for different things to be fixed. Right now its sitting by the back door with a flat tire and I just cant be bothered to mess with it any more. I think come spring I will get it all looking nice and running good and then sell it. Since I have my 155 and the finish mower, it would sit anyway.