TYM 754 (or 654) Owner Experiences

[Iowa Hillbilly]

I'm looking at a TYM 754 or maybe 654 and I'd like to hear from any owners of these tractors on how well they've liked them. Please let me know how many hours you put on them and how you use them. They look pretty appealing to me on paper, but I've never touched one or seen one in person, so please tell me the good, bad, and ugly.

 

[TimberFarm]

I am also looking for a 754.
I found a couple late model used ones and also got some pricing for new models.
Trying to decide on one or the other.
FYI, if you find a used Rural King RK74, they are T754's optioned out and cheaper than TYM. But, Rural King discontinued them.
If Rural King still had it, I would have bought one.

 

[Iowa Hillbilly]

I've been comparing the TYM 754 and 654 to the LS MT573C(PS). I think any of them could pretty much do what I want. I don't have the Rural King stores anywhere near here, so I'm hesitant to try an RK. I'd never heard of any of these brands until a couple of years ago and have never seen one in person much less used one. There is a dealership less than 1/2 hour from me that started carrying TYM a few years back and another less than an hour away that is carrying LS tractors. I need to give them a call and see if they have the models on the lot to test drive. It doesn't seem like they are real common at this point.

 

[TimberFarm]

I also looked at LS and even Mahindra.
One of the dealers I talked to also sold LS along with TYM.
The LS was more expensive. It also seemed like after reading so many reviews of LS, they don't seem too well stocked with parts. Their headquarters is not that far from me. I may drive by it to see what how big of an operation they have since I will be right around the corner from them tomorrow and Saturday.

 

[Iowa Hillbilly]

I'd love to hear what the LS headquarters looks like. I think from their website they said it was in NC. I wasn't sure if they really just had some offices or something more assembly oriented. I emailed them this AM asking for a pdf of the owners manual for the MT573 and they got it out right away, so there is somebody on the ball there.

 

[TimberFarm]

I will report back this afternoon. Heading down that way this morning.

FWIW, looking at both TYM and LS headquarters on satellite map, TYM has bigger facility based on buildings.
LS right above RockyMount, NC
TYM right below Wilson, NC

 

[TimberFarm]

Drove by this morning. They had some parked out back and then also around the corner of the building on the side which isn't too visible, but you could see all the blue through the fence. Had a huge amount of loader buckets and tires sitting in their yard too.

 

[Iowa Hillbilly]

Thanks for posting the pictures! It's good to see they have some inventory on hand. I think I'm leaning a little more towards the MT573C due to the 3pt lift capacity. The manual is showing 4718lbs at 24". That's pretty jaw dropping for a 73hp tractor.

 

[TimberFarm]

The photo on the right was the bigger machines that were in the yard and maybe one right in the middle of the left photo. I couldn't really get any closer or somebody would have wanted to know what i was doing there.
I took the photos from the parking lot of the baking facility for Cheese Cake Factory which is LS's neighbor.

 

[TimberFarm]

I got a call from a TYM dealer that is right by TYM's headquarters. He told me he would have a T754 in two weeks. TYM is about 45mins below LS.