Proud of them yanmars

[kenmac]

Looked at a new yanmar a while back. 47 HP. 35 K !!
Seems to be a nice tractor, but they are allowing a small lawnmower shop to sell these things. I really doubt they could even service this tractor.
Reason I say this is, when I was talking to the guy about the tractor, he said they have only been selling them for a few months.
I ask him if they were able to install a grapple attachment on the tractor. He looked at me kinda funny and said, what is a grapple ?
I just and walked out .

 

[clemsonfor]

Looked at a new yanmar a while back. 47 HP. 35 K !!
Seems to be a nice tractor, but they are allowing a small lawnmower shop to sell these things. I really doubt they could even service this tractor.
Reason I say this is, when I was talking to the guy about the tractor, he said they have only been selling them for a few months.
I ask him if they were able to install a grapple attachment on the tractor. He looked at me kinda funny and said, what is a grapple ?
I just and walked out .

That's not good!!!

 

[careyo63]

Sounds like you were talking to a lawnmower salesman. May have done yanmar a favor and walk out. Curious what all you need to service a new Yanmar tractor?

 

[Gary Fowler]

That is all in the process of selecting a dealer regardless of tractor brand. Some are real tractor dealers while others just have some tractors on their lot. With the prices of Yanmar compared to other brands, I would say that Yanmar is lucky to have anyone willing to sell their brand. While they may be good tractors (older ones were good for sure), if they are priced too high, no one would buy them. There is a limit to how much most folks will spent on brand loyalty.

 

[HoyeTractor]

Kenmac, do you happen to know how long that place has been selling new Yanmars? I'm wondering if that situation might be giving us a little insight into how Yanmar's sales figures are looking? Is Yanmar starting to do the old 'lowering their standards to increase their odds' type of thing? I know most big brands (that are doing well) are fairly picky about who they let become dealers.

 

[California]

When Yanmar announced their return to the US tractor market I looked on Google Street view at the shop they listed as their dealer near here. What I saw was a small saw-sharpening shop at that address. No tractors and no visible mechanic's shop or anything that looked related on that block. I didn't go to visit. They weren't on the list the next time I looked.

Only the T-80 (7500 lb narrow crawler) has been sold in this region, for specialty vineyard use. I think this was their test market.

I see Yanmar now lists a couple of general tractor dealers in the region but only one has a website, his photo shows only a couple of Yanmars parked out front. It doesn't look like a high volume tractor service facility.

I think Yanmar sales in Northern California are on the basis of 'we can order it for you' through a couple of local multi-line dealers. There isn't as much demand here for small utility tractors. Most farming is huge scale agribusiness.

 

[kenmac]

Kenmac, do you happen to know how long that place has been selling new Yanmars? I'm wondering if that situation might be giving us a little insight into how Yanmar's sales figures are looking? Is Yanmar starting to do the old 'lowering their standards to increase their odds' type of thing? I know most big brands (that are doing well) are fairly picky about who they let become dealers.

Aaron,I was there last month ? He said they had only been selling them for a couple months. So I would say they have been selling them for maybe 3-6 months . I haven't seen any move off his lot. He is a toro dealer by trade and took on the yanmar tractors.
I can't see spending top dollar for a tractor and the dealer not even knowing what a grapple is.


I would say yanmar is letting almost anyone sell their tractors just to get them some exposure .

Like this place **New Yanmar Tractors (21, 24, 35, 47 and 59 horspower 4X4)** - farm & garden - by dealer - sale muddy waters autos , marine, and power sports, and now yanmar tractors..
My bet is, If something were to go wrong with the yanmar, they (muddy waters) won't have a clue as to how to make repairs

 

[rScotty]

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Aaron,I was there last month ? He said they had only been selling them for a couple months. So I would say they have been selling them for maybe 3-6 months . I haven't seen any move off his lot. He is a toro dealer by trade and took on the yanmar tractors.
I can't see spending top dollar for a tractor and the dealer not even knowing what a grapple is.


I would say yanmar is letting almost anyone sell their tractors just to get them some exposure .

Like this place **New Yanmar Tractors (21, 24, 35, 47 and 59 horspower 4X4)** - farm & garden - by dealer - sale muddy waters autos , marine, and power sports, and now yanmar tractors..
My bet is, If something were to go wrong with the yanmar, they (muddy waters) won't have a clue as to how to make repairs

It kind of depends on the dealer. Most small time dealers are their own mechanical department....and most the ones I've known are pretty much mechanically smart. It's not rocket science; just a tractor. If he can work on other mechanical machinery then working on tractors is pretty much a matter of getting any specialized tools needed. I had a small repair shop for a few years; we worked on just about anything and I don't recall being stumped by any mechanical system. I know that I was sure amazed a few times, though.
Zetors and their square "O" rings & benilli motorcycles with their crazy flat disc cam.
rSCOTTY

 

[California]

Most small time dealers are their own mechanical department....and most the ones I've known are pretty much mechanically smart. It's not rocket science; just a tractor. If he can work on other mechanical machinery then working on tractors is pretty much a matter of getting any specialized tools needed. ... we worked on just about anything and I don't recall being stumped by any mechanical system.

rSCOTTY

At least on the YM's, Yanmar's shop manuals are so good, and the tractors are so simple, that someone with mechanical sense can fix anything. This would include most farmers.

But I wonder how much specialized test equipment is needed to troubleshoot and calibrate modern electronics-based control systems. These may need more professional dealer support.

I'm thinking how just the electronic 3-point controls introduced 20 ? years ago are a total mystery to anyone who can't read the Japanese language manuals.

 

[clemsonfor]

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It kind of depends on the dealer. Most small time dealers are their own mechanical department....and most the ones I've known are pretty much mechanically smart. It's not rocket science; just a tractor. If he can work on other mechanical machinery then working on tractors is pretty much a matter of getting any specialized tools needed. I had a small repair shop for a few years; we worked on just about anything and I don't recall being stumped by any mechanical system. I know that I was sure amazed a few times, though.
Zetors and their square "O" rings & benilli motorcycles with their crazy flat disc cam.
rSCOTTY

Before the time of computers and $20,000 diagnostics tools and soft ware I'm sure.