Realistic $ for a reliable tractor?

[eolesen]

That treadle pedal is only on the HST models. The geared Kubota's have a notched lever shift for R-N-F.

 

[airbiscuit]

I call it the Disney Treadle because it is either

or

 

[Tractor_Jack]

The salesman did say that the yanmar sa425 had been sitting and it was just the battery. But I should note that then we went to hop on the sa325 instead and it wouldn’t shift between high and low ranges. He was able to pop the tractor up on the bucket and get whatever was stuck free and shift after a second of messing around. Then he tried to demo to how you could get off the seat and it would keep running but if you pressed a pedal forward or reverse it would stop the engine … it did not stop the engine and almost ran him over. Finally, he couldn’t find any pricing info cause something was wrong with his computer.

I’m sure he just had an off day so I’m trying to not let it color my perception of the tractors too much, especially since y’all knowledgeable folks are saying so many good things about the yanmars. But the whole thing really felt like a comedy of errors, and they are the only yanmar dealer anywhere close.

I will definitely ask why the new holland has been sitting so long I’m not sure.

I looked just at the smaller Massey GCs. I didn’t see any of the larger size on the lot, but maybe they were tucked in the back.

The treadle (or Disney haha) pedal felt super weird at first but after a few minutes I actually really liked it. Felt easier when going in reverse

 

[rScotty]

The salesman did say that the yanmar sa425 had been sitting and it was just the battery. But I should note that then we went to hop on the sa325 instead and it wouldn’t shift between high and low ranges. He was able to pop the tractor up on the bucket and get whatever was stuck free and shift after a second of messing around. Then he tried to demo to how you could get off the seat and it would keep running but if you pressed a pedal forward or reverse it would stop the engine … it did not stop the engine and almost ran him over. Finally, he couldn’t find any pricing info cause something was wrong with his computer.

I’m sure he just had an off day so I’m trying to not let it color my perception of the tractors too much, especially since y’all knowledgeable folks are saying so many good things about the yanmars. But the whole thing really felt like a comedy of errors, and they are the only yanmar dealer anywhere close.

I will definitely ask why the new holland has been sitting so long I’m not sure.

I looked just at the smaller Massey GCs. I didn’t see any of the larger size on the lot, but maybe they were tucked in the back.

The treadle (or Disney haha) pedal felt super weird at first but after a few minutes I actually really liked it. Felt easier when going in reverse

Thanks for posting! Your visit to the Yanmar shop made my morning.
Still laughing,
rScotty