Yanmar 3100

cowboy357 · Jun 13, 2009

YM 1300D . I just bought one of these little tractors last nite for the wife for her gardens & had it delivered , I Bought it sight unseen . seems to be a nice little tractor , He said it was 18 hp But I,m not sure thats correct , but noticed the engine is a little bit noisier ( bottom end ) then My bigger tractors . I,m wondering if thats normal for these or should I pull the pan & look into it further ?

Its 4 wd , pto, 3pt . real nice shape & has 400 hours on it . I bought it for 1,350 Delivered from out of town , seemed like a good buy to me .

Can Anyone share any info & attachment limits on it , as it has no manual with it . Thanks in advance . Bob

MJPetersen · Jun 13, 2009

The 2 cylinder yanmars make so much noise that I doubt you could hear a rod knock. The are nice tractors and tough. The 1300 has 13 hp at the pto and 15 engine hp. Did you get it from a dealer? There are lots of parts for the little work horses.

Mike

cowboy357 · Jun 13, 2009

Thanks Mike , Glad to here its normal to be noisy & Parts are available . No Dealer , I Bought it from an individual that out grew it & bought a bigger john dear tractor .

I Didn,t do any research on it & Bought it off of Craigslist a few minutes after it was posted because I thought it sounded fairlly cheap .

Any Idea of how big of a fish mower it could handle ? i have a 5 foot caroni I was going to sell because I upgraded to a 6 footer for My Bigger Iseki . Think that would be to much for it. Also what size tiller should I be looking for. Thanks again. Bob

rhett · Jun 13, 2009

hi Bob, since you already have the 5' finish mower you could give it a try. though i'm sure 13 pto hp would not be enough to tackle thick grass or close cuts, my 16 pto hp struggles in thick stuff with my 5' finish mower. it should work, but mowing would most likely need to be done more frequent. a 4' finish mower would perform the best for the YM1300D i will guess for general lawn care. with the 5' finish mower i again also will asume that the travel speed will need to be slow as not to bog down the tractor and/or make passes cutting 4' or less.

someone will step in that has one, they can give better advice from experience with that model.

EDIT: LMTC is right, safety is an issue not to be overlooked. i never operate my tractor above 7th gear with any implement. usually 6th gear for either finish or rotary cutting.
whenever an implement is raised at or above the rear axle, possible rollover becomes an issue of safety. that is sharp fast turns can become deadly even on flat ground. keeping the 3pt weight below the rear axle is safest if possible, along with never being in a hurry.

LMTC · Jun 13, 2009

It's not a question of HP for the most part, though in some circumstances that will become a limiting factor. The 5' mower is too heavy for an 1100# tractor. Even a 4' mower will cause that unit to fishtail if you make a hard turn. Get a 4' and be aware that your turns need to be moderate. When you turn hard that mower is a 400# tail whipping around and it wants to continue in motion after the turn, thus causing a sliding, or fishtailing, of the rear of the tractor. BTDT with a 1300 and a 5' mower.

Email us if you want a pdf of the aftermarket parts book (if your ISP will allow a 9,000KB download).

cowboy357 · Jun 13, 2009

Hi & Thanks rhett & LMTC , Thats the kind of info I,m lookin for . Safety is My biggest concern as I Bought it for My wife . I,ll scrap the mower idea as I can see where that could be a problem .

We have 2 Lawn tractors for up around the house & gardens & I use My Bigger tractors with a bushhog & finishmower for Mowing the rest of the property , so thats not Really an issue .

She,s Mainlly wanting it for around the house Hauling things around , garden supplys , weedeaters & such & Limb pickup. I Dont really want to install a loader on it . So I,m thinking of a Box of some type for the 3 point & maybe build a little dump trailor to pull behind it .

Also She would like to be able to till with it . any ideas on size or type of tiller .

I Also saved the link to Your website LMTC . So I will send You an email as soon as I check it out a bit more .

The Only problem I have noticed so far is the gear shift seems loose & spins from side to side . Any thoughts on what could be causing that ?

Sorry for all the Questions , but this brand & size is very new to Me. Thanks again to all. Bob

California · Jun 13, 2009

cowboy357 said:
Only problem I have noticed so far is the gear shift seems loose & spins from side to side . Any thoughts

My Yanmar started doing that, and I had to replace the 75 cent rollpin that secures the shift lever into a plastic ball at the top of the transmission. It has to be a metric rollpin - I tried a fractional inch one and it wasn't snug. Just roll the rubber shifter boot up and you can see the rollpin.

Yanmars are near bulletproof. That was my only repair, after owning it five years!

California · Jun 13, 2009

cowboy357 said:
noticed the engine is a little bit noisier ( bottom end ) ...should I pull the pan & look into it further ?

Sounds like six big guys hammering with sledges on a manhole cover? That's the sound of raw power! Everything's normal. They all do that. (All the two-cylinder Yanmars).

Power Service - silver bottle - Cetane improver will tame that racket a little. I don't think American diesel has as high cetane rating as what is sold in Japan.

I'm experimenting running high proportion biodiesel (0.5 gallon petrodiesel + 5 gallons biodiesel, about B90) and this runs like Yanmar probably intended. It's a lot smoother.

cowboy357 · Jun 13, 2009

Thanks California , Sounds like a simple fix & I have an assortment of rollpins . Also good to here You,ve had Great luck with Your,s. I,ll post what I find out , But Makes sense as its not really loose just swivels. thanks again . Bob.

Just Caught the second post, also Great to know as I also have 2 Isekis . Thanks again. Bob

rhett · Jun 13, 2009

hi again Bob, i did a Yanmar subforum search for "YM1300" and there was 44 related threads. some posts have responses the 40" to 48" cutters are no problem. as for tillers again no problem, just get right size.