Scam: YM2200 advertised as a YM195

[California]

Buyer beware. This isn't what the seller claims to be selling - a YM195 (US version of YM1700).

With that exhaust on the left and 1L two-cylinder, it is likely the less well supported non-US YM2200. Or possibly some model even more obscure. The YM195 parts manual he shows with it is pure deception, it won't help the next owner.

Reno craigslist:

 

[bcp]

"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."

Robert J. Hanlon

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Easy to be uninformed on old unlabeled tractors. He may only be repeating what he heard when he bought it.

Or it may be a scam.

Bruce

 

[California]

Heck a glance at the cover of his included Parts Manual shows YM195/YM2200 aren't related at all. YM2200 is pretty much an orphan, with its price usually discounted substantially due to difficulty getting parts.

Only thing I can think of is he was told it was a YM195 when he bought it so he's determined to sell it as such.