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On 5/18/2025 10:14 AM, Bob La Londe wrote:
> On 5/18/2025 7:08 AM, Snag wrote:
>>    I guess spinnin' wrenches is metalwork of a sort . And I'll be 
>> doing some over the next few days/weeks . Weather permitting I'll be 
>> picking up a new to me tractor ... It's a Yanmar YM1500D , a 'compact 
>> tractor" that's still small enough to get into the woods to drag logs 
>> out for firewood . It's powered by a 2 cylinder diesel motor and comes 
>> equipped with a Bush Hog branded finish mower deck . It's been sitting 
>> for several years , but the motor turns over by hand and it has 
>> compression so it shouldn't be that hard to get it going . Oil on the 
>> dipstick is clean and shows no sign of water in the crankcase , but 
>> the fuel tank has some water , probably from condensation . Get the 
>> fuel system sorted out and change fluids and filters is where I plan 
>> to start .
> 
> My little John Deere 3320 uses a Yanmar diesel.  Its a 2007 and I do 
> very very little maintenance.  I'm pretty sure its a 3 cylinder, but its 
> been so long since I looked under the bonnet I am doubting myself.  The 
> only "engine" issue was a cracked bowl on the filter separator.  I found 
> it online from some outfit called Green something.  Other issues have 
> all been Deere related implementation. Leaking wheel seal dumping 
> hydraulic oil on the ground.  I've blown out 3 of the four hydraulic 
> cylinders on the loader.  The cylinders may be Deere exclusive, but seal 
> kits are available from a number of sources.  Took me about two hours to 
> reseal the last one.  This was the first one I did myself.  Knowing what 
> to expect I could probably do it in half that time next time.  Its kind 
> of an odd, but elegant capture in the end cap.  You have to "know" how 
> to take it apart.  Fortunately the seal kits come with the disposable 
> plastic part necessary to do it.
> 
> Yanmar actually has a decent reputation.  If it turns over and has 
> compression its likely you can get it running just fine.
> 
> I don't know about your implementation, but the Deere/Yanmar hybrid on 
> my 07 3320 has decent on board diagnostics that are readable by me. 
> Unlike the big commercial Deere that are explicitly designed to FUCK 
> farmers into expensive and often incomplete dealer only proprietary 
> repairs.
> 
> Anyway, Yanmar engines used on smaller stuff tends to be well regarded.
> 
> 

   I'd heard good things about Yanmar motors , this one is a 2 cylinder 
diesel and makes 17 crankshaft horsepower - same as the Kohler on Rusty 
Tractor . Turns out this model was only produced from 1975-79 so totally 
analog/mechanical , not a chip in sight . There might be some 
electronics in the alternator .
-- 
Snag
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