coosa
Silver Member
Hello to all the Yanmar folks! 
I've read a good bit in this forum lately as I researched the Fredricks rebuilt Yanmars. I'm just a couple of hours south of them, so I rode up there last week and wound up buying a 2210BD with a 120 loader. They are still working on it and I hope they can deliver it next week. I have 21 acres where I live that I have been keeping up with 1952 model Super C, and this tractor will replace the Super C. Its been in my family since my dad bought it in 1965, so I'm gonna pass it on to my son-in-law to use now with the understanding that it eventually becomes my grandson's tractor someday. I expect the old Super C to still be working when I'm long gone, but it is difficult for an old man like me to hook up the equipment on a Super C and keep it running. I'm hopeful that the Yanmar will be a lot easier on me.
I have a farm that is 90 miles from my home and I have a JD5075E with a 553 loader that I keep there. Its going to be an adjustment for me to go from running it to running the little Yanmar, but I think it will be a lot of fun to use it. I stopped at the tractor implements dealer in Cullman on the way home and bought a 6' blade that has adjustments for both angle and tilt. I have a half mile long driveway that I've been keeping up with the Super C, and I'm hopeful that the Yanmar will do a much better job of pulling the ditches and keeping it smooth. I've got a couple of acres of open land that I either garden or use for wildlife plots, so that will be the other main use of the tractor. I also have a hunting club about 30 miles away and I may use it to plant some of the wildlife patches on it. One reason I wanted a smaller tractor was so I could easily haul it with my half-ton pickup.
I've got some other equipment that might fit it and might not. I have a very old Sidewinder 5' drag type rotary cutter that I believe it should pull without an issue. The Super C is only 24 hp and had no trouble pulling it, so I can't see why this 26 hp tractor shouldn't. But if I am gonna be hauling it around it would be a lot easier with a 3 point hitch cutter. I have a Bush Hog 305 that is built like a tank, and I thought about giving it a try. Its only a 5' cutter, but this thing weighs about 1000 lbs. Nobody at Fredricks could tell me what the 3 point lift rating is, but I'm thinking this little tractor might struggle with lifting the 305. I'm sure it would turn it ok, but wonder if it can lift it. Anyone got an idea on that?
I've got a heavy duty Atlas 16x20 6' disc that weighs about 900 lbs. I know that is way too much disc for this tractor, but if it will just pick it up I think I can use it by shortening the top link enough that the rear gangs don't even touch the ground. That way I'm only discing with the front 8 discs, and I'm thinking that might work. If the tractor won't pick up 900 lbs, I can actually remove the rear gangs and probably reduce the total weight to less than 600. Anyone have an opinion on that?
I suspect I'll eventually buy a light 4' disc and a 4' rotary cutter of some sort and have something better suited to the tractor, but I'd like to put it to work immediately and see what it will do. I have a 3 point hitch cultivator that I'm planning to use with it for gardening. I have a cultivator for the Super C, but taking it on and off by myself was becoming too much.
I've already got several jobs planned for the front bucket, and wanta do some things that I couldn't do for years because I didn't have a loader. I'll let everyone know how things go with it. Thanks for all the info that's already on this forum, and I welcome any comments!
I've read a good bit in this forum lately as I researched the Fredricks rebuilt Yanmars. I'm just a couple of hours south of them, so I rode up there last week and wound up buying a 2210BD with a 120 loader. They are still working on it and I hope they can deliver it next week. I have 21 acres where I live that I have been keeping up with 1952 model Super C, and this tractor will replace the Super C. Its been in my family since my dad bought it in 1965, so I'm gonna pass it on to my son-in-law to use now with the understanding that it eventually becomes my grandson's tractor someday. I expect the old Super C to still be working when I'm long gone, but it is difficult for an old man like me to hook up the equipment on a Super C and keep it running. I'm hopeful that the Yanmar will be a lot easier on me.
I have a farm that is 90 miles from my home and I have a JD5075E with a 553 loader that I keep there. Its going to be an adjustment for me to go from running it to running the little Yanmar, but I think it will be a lot of fun to use it. I stopped at the tractor implements dealer in Cullman on the way home and bought a 6' blade that has adjustments for both angle and tilt. I have a half mile long driveway that I've been keeping up with the Super C, and I'm hopeful that the Yanmar will do a much better job of pulling the ditches and keeping it smooth. I've got a couple of acres of open land that I either garden or use for wildlife plots, so that will be the other main use of the tractor. I also have a hunting club about 30 miles away and I may use it to plant some of the wildlife patches on it. One reason I wanted a smaller tractor was so I could easily haul it with my half-ton pickup.
I've got some other equipment that might fit it and might not. I have a very old Sidewinder 5' drag type rotary cutter that I believe it should pull without an issue. The Super C is only 24 hp and had no trouble pulling it, so I can't see why this 26 hp tractor shouldn't. But if I am gonna be hauling it around it would be a lot easier with a 3 point hitch cutter. I have a Bush Hog 305 that is built like a tank, and I thought about giving it a try. Its only a 5' cutter, but this thing weighs about 1000 lbs. Nobody at Fredricks could tell me what the 3 point lift rating is, but I'm thinking this little tractor might struggle with lifting the 305. I'm sure it would turn it ok, but wonder if it can lift it. Anyone got an idea on that?
I've got a heavy duty Atlas 16x20 6' disc that weighs about 900 lbs. I know that is way too much disc for this tractor, but if it will just pick it up I think I can use it by shortening the top link enough that the rear gangs don't even touch the ground. That way I'm only discing with the front 8 discs, and I'm thinking that might work. If the tractor won't pick up 900 lbs, I can actually remove the rear gangs and probably reduce the total weight to less than 600. Anyone have an opinion on that?
I suspect I'll eventually buy a light 4' disc and a 4' rotary cutter of some sort and have something better suited to the tractor, but I'd like to put it to work immediately and see what it will do. I have a 3 point hitch cultivator that I'm planning to use with it for gardening. I have a cultivator for the Super C, but taking it on and off by myself was becoming too much.
I've already got several jobs planned for the front bucket, and wanta do some things that I couldn't do for years because I didn't have a loader. I'll let everyone know how things go with it. Thanks for all the info that's already on this forum, and I welcome any comments!