Hoping into the way-back machine, to the time that I first decided to upgrade from my subcompact, I first looked at machines closer to this size. As you folks may remember, my nearest Branson and TYM dealer are on the same street; well, I fell in love with the
Branson 3620h McCormick X1.35H and dragged the wife with me to look them over. On more than one occasion. Over time, I came to realize that a machine of that size would not fit in my garage, so I branched out. Eventually I brought the wife to the TYM dealer, to look at campers, oh and tractors- since we're there. She informed me that we were not buying a TYM, and that she, having been dragged to look at Kioti, Kubota, Branson, LS, McCormick, Massey Ferguson, and Yanmar, did not feel they measured up to the other brands.
She'd been quite patient with me up to that point, plus, that was the day she realized she wanted me to have a grapple. So I wasn't about to argue; frankly my qualm is with my dealer, and I think TYM has come a long way since I started paying attention to them about a decade ago. Of course, all the Korean manufacturers have come leaps and bounds over the last 20 years.
Well, there, there is my rambling contribution to this thread, the only connection I have between these two machines.
