My First Real Tractor!
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- Yanmar YM240 Yanmar YM186D
Relax. We've all been there.Yeah I dripped into it and stuck a screw in it to get it out. That's how I took the original one out too, it was just WAY in there this time lol! My fault for rushing. I ordered two this time
First thing I did when I got the YM240 home was wash it. The mud-dauber nest under the regulator hid the old-school open air resistors under there and after washing, I soon burned out the regulator then the alternator. After some reading on here I learned those components were same as '72 Datsun so they weren't expensive from Autozone, under $50 total, but still ... that was $50 thrown away to inexperience. I guess the bright side was the replacement alternator was 35 amps compared to Yanmar's 6 amps - from identical appearance alternators - so it wasn't a total loss. Live and learn. At least these things are so simple that an owner can repair near anything, instead of paying a professional mechanic.
Yes, I agree! I'm just impatient and hate that I have to wait two more days for another seal before I can crank this thing! Or can I crank it without the PTO seal? In neutral, would anything be moving in there? I'm assuming that I cannot crank it until full of fluid and a new seal due to the hydraulics circulating for the lift?
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Probably the only sensitive thing is the hydraulic pump. I doubt it likes to be run when dry. I wouldn't start the engine without hydraulic fluid in the system.
currierej
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You definitely want the pto overrun clutch, if you are using the brush hog and you want to stop pushing in the clutch will disconnect the engine but the spinning mass of the brush hog blades will continue to push the tractor forward.
clemsonfor
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If you have a large parts house you can probably have the seal matched up, its just a seal, with the measurements that Hoye gave one could be found local. But it is easier to buy from and support Hoye and pay them and wait the few days as hard as that is. I tired to find o rings once, I drove all over wasting my time and fuel and then called and talked with Aaron and he said that they were Japanese spec o rings some less important ones you can match to metric or SAE and stretch them but the important ones need to be correct. I said that's why I couldn't find the correct ones then. So I ordered the $3 or so worth of the orings and paid to ship them and all was correct and life goes on. I was not trying to be cheap on that deal and buy local to save a few dollars....and I usually am cheap!!! I just wanted the instant gratification of fixing it today, when in all reality it didn't matter? I have just learned the folks at Hoye or so great and knowledgeable and offer a fair price on many things I just support and buy from them. They even go as far as to invest in new equipment to make new parts that are obsolete and stronger than original parts like in the case of the front spindles for these tractors.
clemsonfor
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I think I heard the supplier was not supplying very good quality. And unfortunately that is all that availible now?
I could be wrong but I did read that.
Krustad a tip, you can submit a ticket or like a help request on an item. That's usually just as fast as anything. I am pretty sure aaron answers all those. Its just a quick web based thing and gives you an email to check it when a reply is given. And you can reply and so forth.
I could be wrong but I did read that.
Krustad a tip, you can submit a ticket or like a help request on an item. That's usually just as fast as anything. I am pretty sure aaron answers all those. Its just a quick web based thing and gives you an email to check it when a reply is given. And you can reply and so forth.