VTEK VT1 backhoe attachment

[deezler]

Yanmar is a very well know name. For years they were the contract builder for JD small machines (650,750,850,950,1050, and others in these series). Not sure about the newest release of JD small tractors, but the previous models since Yanmar stopped building the entire tractor, have included tye Yanmar engines.
Yanmar engines are very popular in the Marine world, as well as in the trucking reefer world.
An it is a well established Japanese company.
Now as for the loader and backhoe, I have no ideals. However if it is a 3ph hoe without lots of steel to connect it from the 3ph to the front of the tractor (most compact tractors only have the transmission/transaxle for a frame from the engine back) expect to break the tractor—from lift arm mounts to bell housing and sll points in between.

Yeah for sure, I am very familiar with Yanmar as a brand. But that model is clearly an internationally focused one, it doesn't match their USA offerings whatsoever. Check their website and see.

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[careyo63]

Yeah for sure, I am very familiar with Yanmar as a brand. But that model is clearly an internationally focused one, it doesn't match their USA offerings whatsoever. Check their website and see.

Find Your Tractor | YANMAR Tractor

Find the right-size tractor for any job with our selection of reliable sub-compact YANMAR tractors.

www.yanmartractor.com

Local. BTW. FB. posted they was closed today. Place is Nice!!

 

[CoyPatton]

Yeah for sure, I am very familiar with Yanmar as a brand. But that model is clearly an internationally focused one, it doesn't match their USA offerings whatsoever. Check their website and see.

Find Your Tractor | YANMAR Tractor

Find the right-size tractor for any job with our selection of reliable sub-compact YANMAR tractors.

www.yanmartractor.com

Limited production run of 2 model years, so a lesser number available right from the get go! I’m not saying it is a popular model, but ig is a 20 series tractor so lots of parts from similar 10 series will interchange. As well as parts available from aftermarket sources. But my post was in regards to Yanmar in general being chinese. While I would like to be a hoe owner, I won’t being doing a 3 ph without a whole lot of supporting construction. Cost probably means a separate piece of equipment makes as much sense. If your time has any value to you….

 

[California]

The models that Yanmar sold here when they previously had dealers here, are pretty much orphans ignored by this second generation of US Yanmar dealers that Yanmar set up 20 years later.

My US Yanmar, YM240, is a near twin to the Japan-market YM2000. The modifications are for US safety specs - turn signals, the throttle is pull rather than push to slow down, and an overrun clutch in the PTO. Both of these version were sold worldwide so NAPA-quality replica parts are widely available, they're like old VW or Jeeps in terms of parts support.

My other Yanmar YM186D, still has the dealer decals from when it was sold new locally. Neither of these are listed on the Yanmar-US website. Both have superb quality Owner, Parts, and Overhaul manuals that were issued by Yanmar-US and remain avalable as reprints on Ebay.

If the VN refurbs were properly priced as simply old tractors they would be a good buy for someone who can support it with mailorder parts. But sometimes the nicely painted refurbs are claimed to be recent models and priced accordingly - buyer beware. (There is a single legitimate Yanmar-approved US firm doing legitimate rebuilds, that's another story).

Yanmar-US brochure for my 1980 YM240.