JD or Yanmar?

[Papa D 57]

My neighbor just sold me a JD 3038e with my intention to resale, but now im trying to decide on keeping it and selling my yanmar ym3110d and a ym2610d, both great tractors, no major problems.

These yanmars are great, but they are 40 year old grey market tractors, and that do pretty much any thing I ask. I have noticed that with a heavily loaded trailer, the lift arms aren’t as strong on that JD as on the Yanmars and the front wheels will come off the ground with a heavy trailer.

The JD is a low hour, 2014 model, that has no issues, purrs like a kitten. While in a perfect world I would keep all 3, my agreement with the “boss” is I would sell the John Deere or both of the yanmars!

Any thoughts? I paid 15k for the John Deere, can get about that for the yanmars.

 

[Wagtail]

Have a look at the specifications for the Yanmars on TractorData.com - information on all makes and models of tractors

Both of them are very valuable as they don't have all of the 'pollution' and 'regen' fixtures.

Good luck and welcome to TBN.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Have a look at the specifications for the Yanmars on TractorData.com - information on all makes and models of tractors

Both of them are very valuable as they don't have all of the 'pollution' and 'regen' fixtures.

Good luck and welcome to TBN.

I don't think at that age the 3038E has an DPF either, so that's a positive.

 

[Torvy]

Not my business, but if that was my situation, I'd probably consolidate to one newer Yanmar.

The only reasons I didn't get a Yanmar were dealers proximity and price. They were still a lot cheaper than a similar JD. From my view, a much better machine. The only advantage of the JD is proximity of dealers.

 

[dodge man]

I’d probably keep the JD, just because I think long term it will hold its value more then your gray market tractors.