Yanmar experiance

pennwalk · Jun 14, 2002

MikeinPA moved my post about hearing protection over to safety. I realized in my mind I was trying to talk about my experiance using my Yanmar. I should have said I have some hearing loss so I usually wear ear plugs but the other day I forgot to put them on/in and I realized that I could hear the 186D better. I was mowing tall grass and weeds with the bush hog. Because I could hear the rig better I was using the powershift to keep it cutting smoothly as I went from thin weeds to thick grass and back. I was mowing in secone range/third gear. As it started to bog down I would pop it down a gear and when we were through the thick stuff pop it back up a gear. It really worked well. Somtimes I wonder if I wouldn't get along just as well with a gear shift but that time I was glad to have powershift. Now I have to see if I pay attention when I use the ear plugs if I can hear the tractor well enough to keep it cutting smoothly using powershift.

Chris

rockyridgefarm · Jun 14, 2002

I have found the very same thing when mowing with my 186D, I found that it let me mow much faster, because I could downshift so quickly.

Sorry about your hearing, I have lost some, and also try to be careful to hang on to what I've got...

clifst2310 · Jun 15, 2002

I use my powershift as you described and to "downshift" for rough ground and tricky corners. It is really handy, Icould live without it but am glad I don't have to.

gbirky · Jun 24, 2002

Since you specifically meantion bush hogging with a YM186D - how big a bush hog do you use? I have a friend with a YM1500D, and an F15D, and would like to use either to bush hog. He has found a 5' bush hog, but I'm afraid that might be a bit too large for this size tractor. The YM1500D and F15D are the same hp as the YM1510D, and I think the YM1510D is very close to the YM186.

Is a 5' bush hog too much for a YM1500D or an F15D?

Greg

Tractors4u · Jun 24, 2002

Is a 5' bush hog too much for a YM1500D or an F15D?

That would definately be a case of the tail wagging the dog. They need to stay with a 4ft bush hog.

pennwalk · Jun 25, 2002

I am running a 4 foot King Kutter. 4 foot is about right but I definitly wouldn't want anything larger or heavier. I have something like 150 lbs of steel slabs bolted to the front bumper. If you click on a members blue name you will get to the members profile sometimes they will have a list of the implements they are using.

Chris

gbirky · Jun 25, 2002

Chris,
Thanks for the info. It is as I thought - a 5ft bush hog is probably too much for a tractor of this size (YM15xx, F15)

Greg

WACO · Jun 25, 2002

Sorry I do not agree. I have a 5 ft King Kutter finish mower on the back of my YM1510D and it works GGGGGREAT. Dont cut your self short.

Tractors4u · Jun 25, 2002

Actually you aren't disagreeing either. We were talking about Bush hogs/rotary cutters, not finish mowers. King Kutter also makes rotary cutters. A YM15XX will handle a 5ft finish mower but a 5ft hog is too much.