New to Me, T293

[jigs_n_fixtures]

Was perusing Craigs List, and came across a T293, with just over 500-hours, heated cab, TX2000 FEL, rear blade, and the rarer than hen’s teeth factory front mount snow blower. I’ve been keeping my eyes open for a T233, T273 or T293 with a cab for a few years now. The guy I bought my T233 from and I mounted a sheet of lexan on the front of the operator station to cut down wind a bit when he plowed with it, but an enclosed cab with heater will be really nice. (According to Tractor Data, the T233 is the smallest tractor to ever be offered with a factory enclosed cab.). Price was a bit higher than I wanted but the seller was negotiable. So, I now own it..

A couple of questions: First, Does anyone know if the “Factory TYM snow blower” was actually theirs, or manufactured by someone else and rebranded as a TYM? I looked online and found a bit of information about TYM starting to offer them in 2007-2008 for $4000 installed on the smaller tractors. Cost was dependent on whether you already had the mid-PTO to drive it. Second, does anyone know if the snow blower mount, and the FEL mount can coexist on the tractor? Would be much more convenient if they can.

The TYM subcompacts with the heated cab and the snow blower seem to be fairly common in the Idaho Panhandle region. My guess is that Jordan Sales marketed them hard for that purpose.

 

[TractorTYMe]

My guess is that Bercomac made them. And no is the answer if FEL and front snowblower can co-exist. A cab is almost a must when using a front snowblower, all the drizzle will make you shiver quickly on a ROPS machine.