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INTRODUCTION 03 PART I 05

Ready to work your land? Tractor Basics

Count on a tractor for a helping hand. What you need to know before
buying a tractor.

PART II 18

Put Your Tractor to Work

What do you want to get
done around your property?

PART III 32

Easy Maintenance
Keeping your tractor in good condition
should be convenient and straightforward

PART IV 34

Warranties
What repairs and services are covered?

PART V 36

Utility Task Vehicles (UTVs)

Extra set of wheels when you need to
move people, tools and supplies

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 INTRODUCTION
You’re considering buying land. Maybe it’s five to

READY TO WORK YOUR LAND? 10 acres. Maybe it’s 15 to 20 acres. For some of
you, it’s a lot more. Or, you’ve already achieved

COUNT ON A
your dream of owning property in the country.
Congratulations, and welcome to rural living.

TRACTOR FOR You might be planning to grow fruits and

vegetables or raise animals for your family’s use
and enjoyment. Maybe you’re thinking about

A HELPING HAND
how to grow your land into a business, selling to
customers who shop for healthy, locally sourced
products at nearby markets, grocery stores and
restaurants. And like your neighbors, you also
share this ideal: It’s important to maintain the
land for your family today and to conserve it for
future generations.

Regardless of how many acres you own or plan

to purchase, there’s a lot of work needed to make
your rural lifestyle a reality. To get started and
successfully manage your property, you’ll need
the right tools to help you mow, plow, harvest,
dig, build, and haul equipment and supplies.

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 Before you visit
INTRODUCTION

a tractor dealer,
read this:
Selecting the right tractor and Unless you grew up on a farm, deciding which
tractor and attachments to buy can be confusing.
attachments can be daunting, but it That’s why we’ve prepared this buyer’s guide.
doesn’t have to be a chore. This You’ll learn how:

buyer’s guide will prepare you to talk • Compact tractors, fueled by efficient and
environmentally friendly diesel engines, provide
with a nearby tractor dealer. After the horsepower and versatility to handle almost
reading this, you’ll be ready to any tractor job on your property.

comfortably make the best purchase • Attachments engineered to match your tractor’s
decisions based on the types of jobs size and capabilities can help you do more work
faster so you have more time to enjoy your
you plan to do, the size of your property.
property and the conditions in which • Utility task vehicles (UTVs) enable you to move
you’ll be working. more people, tools and materials to wherever
work or play needs to be done on your property.

LET’S GET STARTED.

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 PART I

TRACTOR
BASICS
What you need to know before buying a tractor
Compact tractors, fueled by efficient but powerful diesel engines, provide
the versatility to handle almost any job around your property. Here’s a quick
look at tractor features that will help you get the most work done.

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How much horsepower

will you need?
Tractors come equipped with a wide Yanmar engines have three or four
variety of engine types (gasoline cylinders, depending on size, which
and diesel) and sizes (rated in is measured in horsepower. The
horsepower). Garden tractors and amount of horsepower you should
older, used tractors typically have buy depends on the type of work you
gasoline engines. New subcompact, need to do, as well as the terrain,
compact and large farming tractors acreage and other land conditions.
are equipped with more powerful
diesel engines. Here’s our best advice: It’s better to
buy a tractor with more horsepower
Consider liquid-cooled diesel engines than to try to get by with the minimum
with advanced fuel-injection systems engine size. Jobs take longer with a
that deliver added power to take smaller engine.
on the heaviest loads, and greater
efficiency to get every job done on
less fuel.

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What engine size

should you buy?
Talk with your Yanmar dealer about how many acres you plan
to actively manage, and how you expect to use your tractor.

The knowledgeable dealer will help you determine the exact

engine size you need.

Recommended
Number of Acres Diesel Engine Size Possible Uses for Your Tractor

2-25 20 to 25 horsepower Mowing, gardening, landscaping, snow removal

10-50 30 to 40 horsepower For-profit farming: All of the above plus tilling,

subcompact hay harvesting

25 or more 40 to 60 horsepower Farming large plots for profit: All of the above plus
digging for construction, handling hilly terrain

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How can a tractor help you

protect the environment?
Many rural property owners believe it’s diesel engine certified as meeting U.S.
important to farm and maintain their land Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
in environmentally responsible ways. standards. That was 1996. Emissions
High-performance diesel engines in modern requirements are much more rigorous now,
compact tractors burn less fuel than older and the engines in our YT2 and YT3 Series
diesel- or gasoline-engine designs found tractors far surpass Tier 4 EPA mandates.
on used tractors. Today’s compact tractors
and their diesel engines provide the power Our founder, Magokichi Yamaoka, believed
needed to sustainably work your land. that “to conserve fuel is to serve mankind.”
That’s why we offer only diesel engines
We encourage you to look for a tractor that with innovative fuel-injection systems and
meets or exceeds standards for emissions combustion chambers. They efficiently create
while also delivering fuel efficiency. Yanmar more power to take on the heaviest loads.
was the first manufacturer to have a

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How will you

drive your tractor?
A true tractor is basically a machine with a relatively large engine
designed to survive work that might include pulling a plow
through tough soil for 10, 12 or more hours a day. A machine
with that kind of reserve power can be put to work in countless
other ways to push, pull or lift.

Moving the tractor forward or backward happens when a

transmission built just as ruggedly as the engine transfers
power from the engine to the rear wheels or to all four wheels.

That’s the simple explanation. Here’s where your choices

become complicated. Tractors come with various types of
transmissions, but these are the most common:

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1 Manual 3 i-HMT
Manual transmissions require stopping There’s a third transmission option. Yanmar
and clutching to change mechanical gears YT3 Series tractors have an integrated
using a system of levers and pedals. This is hydraulic mechanical transmission (i-HMT)
a standard tractor design typically found in that combines the efficiency of a standard
older, used tractors that transfers the most mechanical gear transmission with the high
engine power; but manual transmissions usability of a hydrostatic transmission. If you
require an experienced operator to run plan to be behind the wheel of your tractor
smoothly and can be tiring to control. for several hours at a time, especially to use
a front loader, an i-HMT transmission is
not only easier to operate but also

2 Hydrostatic more comfortable.

Hydrostatic transmissions use simple pedals In addition, Yanmar SA Series and YT2 Series
to control the hydraulic pressure that propels tractors deliver low fuel consumption by
the tractor. This transmission design makes increasing the efficiency of the transmissions,
operating a tractor more like driving a car and which feature:
therefore easier for users of any skill level.
Yanmar SA Series and YT2 Series tractors • Twin, side-by-side control pedals for a
have hydrostatic transmissions. more precise and intuitive operation
• Clutch-less shifting
• The ability to change speed and direction of
travel with a touch of the operator’s toe to a
floor pedal
• Pedals positioned to reduce operator strain
so you can stay comfortable for long
work periods

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Two-wheel drive
or four-wheel drive?
If you are going to use your tractor If you’re wondering whether you
primarily for mowing, two-wheel should save money by purchasing
drive will likely meet your needs. a tractor with two-wheel drive,
Two-wheel drive is typically found consider this: Four-wheel drive
on small garden tractors and many increases the capability of a tractor
older, used farm tractors. without having to buy a larger
engine in a larger tractor. The
If you plan to use your tractor with extra traction of four-wheel drive
a front loader to dig, to pull heavy improves the tractor’s capability
loads or to plow large fields, four- to work in slippery or muddy
wheel drive will provide the extra conditions and to safely and
traction needed for bigger jobs. efficiently move heavier loads.
New compact tractors usually are
equipped with four-wheel drive In addition, while four-wheel
and a selector to switch between drive indeed is a more expensive
two-wheel drive with power going option, the resale value of a tractor
to the rear wheels or with all four equipped with it is typically higher
wheels engaged. than that of a comparable two-
wheel-drive tractor.

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A/B Mode

Auto throttle

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What other tractor features do
you need?
Modern controls Auto throttle
• Consider a tractor with an operator station that makes the • On the Yanmar YT3 Series tractors, you can turn on the Auto
machine and attachments easy to operate for firsttime owners Throttle switch and drive the tractor using the right-hand foot
and more comfortable for drivers who plan to spend long hours pedal just like driving a car or truck equipped with an automatic
behind the wheel. transmission.
• Look for whether the loader control is at your fingertips,
integrated into the side console.
- This design is comfortable because you can sit with your
arms on the armrests and easily reach the loader
A/B Mode
• Control engine speed and ground speed of Yanmar YT3 Series
control.
tractors with A/B Mode, which lets you preset two combinations
- You can exit either side of the tractor without
of maximum engine RPM and ground speeds.
interference from the loader control.
• The conveniently located switch on the same right-hand lever
• Tractors can have numerous controls. Choose designs that
that controls the loader enables you to quickly change between
color-code levers for fast and easy recognition.
how you’re using your tractor. For example, you can quickly
• Assess your skill level. Tractors with fewer controls are simpler
switch between high RPM/low ground speed for scooping from a
to operate.
pile with the front-end loader and medium RPM/higher ground
speed to transport the material in the loader bucket to the place
where you want to dump it.

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How do attachments
connect to your tractor?
The three-point hitch at the rear of the • The Quick Hitch option from Yanmar
tractor connects and adjusts attachments enables you to spend less time changing
such as rotary cutters, finish mowers, rear from one three-point hitch attachment to
IMAGE PLACE blades, rotary tillers and sprayers. another attachment.
HOLDER
• Two lower arms lift the attachment. • True Position Control is a feature on
• An upper arm stabilizes the attachment Yanmar YT3 Series tractors that ensures
and adjusts the angle at which it’s used. your rear attachments operate in a
position that’s always repeatable, so
Look for a quick-hitch system that lets you you can finish your tasks quickly and
connect an attachment without having to more accurately. Without this feature, it
adjust the three-point hitch. takes more frequent operator attention
and adjustment to keep three-point
attachments working the way that is
needed to accomplish the task efficiently.

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How does your

tractor provide power
to attachments?
Mowers, rotary cutters, snowblowers, hay tools
and other attachments connect to your tractor’s
power takeoff (PTO), which transfers horsepower.

• The PTO is a rotating shaft at the rear of

the tractor that connects to the engine.

• Some tractor models also have a mid-mount

PTO on the bottom of the tractor. The mid-mount
PTO can power belly mowers and some
front-mounted attachments, like a snowblower.
PTO power needed to run popular attachments
• A PTO has its own horsepower rating, which
Yanmar attachment PTO horsepower required indicates how much power is available for
Rotary cutters 5 to 90 attachments such as mowers or snowblowers.
Specifications for each attachment indicate how
Finish mowers 15 to 40 much PTO power is needed to operate them.
Snowblowers 15 to 50
Post hole diggers 15 to 65

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What gives your tractor

the power to lift and dig?
A hydraulic system powers everything from a compact tractor’s
steering and brakes to the front loader and other attachments.

Many tractor attachments connect to the hydraulic system

using selective control valves (SCV), also known as spool
valves or remotes. For example, the Yanmar flexwing rotary
cutters and similar implements typically require two SCVs:
one to lift the cutter and one to fold the wings. On Yanmar
YT3 tractors the necessary two SCVs are standard equipment.

Be sure to determine the hydraulic pump capacity of the tractor

you want to purchase. The capacity is measured in gallons
per minute (GPM). Compare the tractor’s hydraulic pump
capacity with the GPM required by the attachments you’re
also considering, to determine whether the tractor has
enough power to run the attachments.

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What kind of tires do you need?

Tractors come with tires in a variety of sizes. Larger tires provide more
ground clearance. Talk with your Yanmar dealer about how you plan to
use your tractor and the type of terrain on your property. Your dealer will
recommend the appropriate tire size and tread style.

You also will choose from among the three commonly available selections
for tire tread for subcompact and compact tractors:

Ag tread tires may be the best R-3 turf tread has the least traction Industrial tread provides excellent
choice for tractors frequently used but protects the ground and is traction in many tractor operating
for tillage, cultivation, carrying feed ideally suited for lawn mowing and conditions and is gentler on turf
to animals, and cleaning livestock other turf care tractor applications. than R-1 tread tires. R-4 is a
R-1 ag tread R-3 turf tread R-4 industrial tread barns and pens. popular

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aggressiveness of ag tires and the

lower traction of turf tires.

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How much comfort and

convenience do you want?
You’ll be alert and comfortable when riding and working in a spacious, climate-controlled
tractor cab. Optional, enclosed operator stations provide additional protection from the
weather, noise, dust and stinging insects.

If your property is in a cold, snowy region, or in an area with a long, hot growing season,
a cab makes it possible for you to keep working no matter the conditions. Optional,
factory-installed cabs from Yanmar enclose the operator station and deliver comfort
with heating and air conditioning to keep you productive regardless of the weather.

Other features to consider:

• A cab equipped with an air filtration

system will keep the dust out.
• Look for a cab with large glass windows.
Excellent visibility is critical. Optional cabs on
the Yanmar YT3 Series tractors are designed
with an innovative, curved-glass windshield.
• An isolated operator platform reduces
vibrations from the engine and rough terrain.
That means the vibrations are decreased even
to the operator’s seat.

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 PART II

PUT YOUR
TRACTOR
TO WORK
What do you want to get done around your property?

There’s an attachment, tool or implement for nearly every job you will want
to perform with your tractor. Your next step is to decide how you want to
use your tractor and what tasks you need to complete.

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Jobs you want to do Attachments Learn

with your tractor to consider more

Move dirt, gravel, hay bales, silage, Front-end loader with: Page 20
muck, snow, logs, other material • Bucket
or supplies • Pallet forks
• Log or pole grapple
• Bale spear
• Plow blade

Mow brush, lawns, orchards, pastures, • Rotary cutters Page 21, 22

around ponds and along roads • Finish mowers

Grade and level driveways, pastures, • Box scrapers Page 23

fields, animal pens, animal exercise • Grading scrapers
areas, prepare landscaping • Landscape rakes
• Rear blades

Remove snow from driveways, parking • Snowblowers Page 24, 25

areas and roads on your property • Front-end loader with
bucket or plow blade
• Rear blade
• Rotary broom

Prepare soil for gardening, • Rotary tillers Page 26

farming, landscaping • Disc harrows
• Raised-bed shaper

Dig holes for planting trees • Post hole digger Page 27

or building fences • Backhoe

Seed gardens and crop fields • Food-plot seeders Page 28

• Precision seeders

Harvest hay for animal feed • Drum disc mower Page 29, 30
• Tedder/rake
• Round baler

Dig and excavate for drainage, pipelines, • Backhoe Page 31

electrical lines or building construction

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Dig, lift and move

A front-end loader is one of the most versatile Yanmar designs and manufactures its front
and popular attachments. It enables your tractor loaders to fit each of its tractor models and to
to dig, scoop, scrape and lift dirt, animal waste, smoothly integrate with the tractor controls.
logs, silage, gravel, snow, hay bales, supplies When needed for maintenance, or to switch
and building materials. A hydraulic system between different tractor applications, the entire
powers the front loader to make easy work front loader from Yanmar is easy for one adult to
of heavy loads. remove and reattach.
Yanmar’s quick attachment system enables
you to easily remove and connect a wide array Ask whether the tractor you’re considering can
of front-loader attachments: be purchased with a factory-installed front loader.
Third-party front loaders may have to be modified
to work with another manufacturer’s tractors.
• Bucket
• Pallet forks
• Log or pole grapples
(requires optional hydraulics)
• Bale spears
• Plow blade

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Mow grass and control

weeds and brush
Nearly every landowner buys a tractor to mow the lawn or trim grass and
weeds in pastures. They’re very different jobs, however, and you’ll need
attachments specially designed for each.

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Finish mowers Rotary cutters

Mowers can turn acres of grass into a well- Single-spindle rotary cutters sized for compact
groomed lawn. Belly mowers attach under your tractors help you make short work of anything
tractor between the front and rear wheels, and that’s growing where you don’t want it. They’re
tend to be easier for many first-time tractor not designed to give your front lawn that well-
owners to maneuver. Other finish mowers manicured look. Instead, you’ll be able to
connect to the three-point hitch at the rear of the quickly cut down brush along miles of fence
tractor. Both types of finish mowers are powered line, or keep weeds under control in an orchard
by the PTO. For the largest lawn tasks, there are or pasture.
pull-type finish mowers that mow up to 12 feet
wide and fold hydraulically for easy transport Mounted rotary cutters connect to the three-
and storage. point hitch at the rear of the tractor and
are powered by the PTO. They typically are
Yanmar’s rounded-front, tapered-side, rear- available in widths from 42 to 180 inches.
discharge deck enables you to mow with better Cutters from Yanmar are designed with a
maneuverability and thus reduce trimming. Heat- rugged frame, a smooth, slope-top deck and
treated alloy steel blades deliver a beautiful, quick-change blades built to easily handle the
high-precision cut on any type of grass. toughest conditions.

For even larger jobs, there are multiple-

spindle, pull-type rotary cutters designed to be
pulled by larger tractors like the Yanmar YT3
Series. These rotary cutters fold and unfold
hydraulically to change from their wide working
width to a narrower transport width.

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Scrape and grade

Whether it’s landscape grading, construction
cleanup or snow removal, your tractor can handle
any of these jobs with the following grading and
leveling attachments:

• Box scrapers easily carve into sod and dirt.

Box scrapers are designed to level a surface
by scraping material from high areas and
filling in low spots.

• Grading scrapers make heavy-use surfaces

look like new. Turn driveways, show arenas
and the path around your lake or pond into
smooth surfaces.

• Landscape rakes spread topsoil and gravel,

remove stones and debris, prepare soil for
planting or seeding, and grade livestock areas
and gravel driveways.

• Rear blades scrape, grade and level a yard,

driveway or field roads, plow snow or clean a
livestock pen.

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Remove snow
If you own land in parts of the country with heavy snowfall, you understand
how important it is to clear the snow so you can keep taking care of your
animals, and so your family can come and go whenever needed. Your tractor
will become your best friend during and after a winter storm.

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Snowblowers
You can move large amounts of powdery, crusted, icy • Front loaders are versatile and can be used with
or heavy, wet snow with snowblowers purpose-built a bucket or blade to remove snow from paths,
for subcompact and compact tractors. driveways and parking areas.

Two-stage designs deliver more throwing force with • Rear blades attach to the three-point hitch and are
less horsepower. Some snowblowers connect to designed to scrape snow and ice on driveways and
the three-point hitch and are powered by the PTO at parking areas.
the rear of the tractor. Other snowblowers connect
to an optional front hitch and are powered either by • Rotary brooms attach to an optional front hitch and
connecting to the mid-PTO or the hydraulic system. are powered by the mid-PTO.

Snowblowers from Yanmar are available for the rear

or the front of the tractor and come in widths from 56
to 76 inches.

Purchasing these other attachments enables your

tractor to handle other jobs and can also help you
with snow removal:

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Prepare the soil

When you need to prepare soil for gardening, farming or
landscaping, consider these attachments that break up the soil
and open the ground for oxygen and nutrients to reach the roots
of grass or plants:

• Rotary tillers loosen the soil for landscaping and

gardening. They attach to the three-point hitch and
PTO at the rear of the tractor and are available in
either forward or reverse rotation.

• Disc harrows are used for primary tillage,

secondary tillage, gardening, food plots, firebreaks
and weed control. Rugged disc harrows open
and break up the soil for planting, seeding or
landscaping applications. Disc harrows for compact
tractors typically attach to the three-point hitch at
the rear of the tractor.

• Bed shapers meet the needs of larger home

gardening and produce farming operations by
combining four actions in one pass. A rotary tiller
breaks up the soil to the proper condition and
depth. An integrated bed shaper forms the soil into
a raised planting bed. Irrigation tape or tubing is
then installed on top of the bed, and finally paper
or plastic mulch is installed on the bed to control
moisture and weeds. Bed shapers attach to the
three-point hitch at the rear of the tractor.

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Build fences and Post hole diggers

plant trees Power augers connect to the three-point hitch at the
rear of the tractor and get their power to dig holes from
the PTO. Post hole digger attachments from Yanmar are
If you own rural property, there’s a good chance you will need to available in sizes from 6 to 48 inches in diameter and 36
build or repair fences to create pastures and pens. And you may and 48 inches in length.
also need to plant trees and shrubs for landscaping and to create
food plots and shelter for animals. Those are back-breaking jobs if
dug by hand. Instead, a tractor with an attached post hole digger
will make quick work of digging holes for fencing, decks, animal
pens and barns, as well as for planting trees and shrubs.

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Seed and plant

Whether you’re gardening for your family’s use or
you plan to grow fruits and vegetables to sell at local
farmers’ markets or to restaurants and grocers nearby,
you’ll count on a tractor to help you quickly seed
gardens and crop fields.

• Food-plot seeders establish, maintain and replant

food plots, plus tackle a range of other seeding and
planting tasks.

• Precision seeders handle primary seeding, over-

seeding and special applications such as planting
native grasses and establishing food plots.

• Accessories for seeders include front-spiked rollers,

disc blades and cultipackers, which are heavy iron
rollers that smooth the seedbed. All are available
from Yanmar.

• 4- in-1 bed shaper provides four solutions in one

tool: rotary tiller, bed shaper, irrigation installer, and
application of paper or plastic mulch. All in one pass.

Seeders and bed shapers attach to the three-point hitch

at the rear of the tractor and are pulled by the tractor.

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Feed your animals

Many property owners who raise horses, cattle, sheep or other kinds of
livestock choose to grow and harvest hay to feed their animals. It can be
less expensive than purchasing hay from third-party growers, and you
also can control the type and quality of grasses and forage crops you
feed to your animals.

To cut and bale hay, especially with subcompact tractors under 30

horsepower, you will need specialized attachments for your tractor.
You’ll also want attachments that are reliable and ready to work so you
can make hay when sunny and dry days are available. Consider these
attachments just introduced by Yanmar:

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1 Disc mower:
Used to cut and lay down the hay crop in order for the
hay to begin drying. The disc mower attaches to the
rear PTO and the three-point hitch so that it can be
raised hydraulically to turn or transport. Disc mowers
can cut quickly to help you complete the harvest
before weather has a chance to diminish the quality
of your hay.

2 Three-in-one tedder/spreader/rake:
Yanmar combined the common functions of hay tools
that ted, spread and rake into one attachment that
All three of these hay tools are commercial quality but are designed in connects to your tractor’s three-point hitch and rear
smaller sizes to perfectly match and work with Yanmar compact tractors, PTO. As a tedder, the attachment spreads and fluffs
including models under 30 horsepower. cut hay to speed drying – again to help complete the
hay harvest before it rains. The attachment can also
spread the hay when needed to further speed and
improve drying. As a rake, the attachment sweeps
dried hay into windrows to prepare it for baling.

1
3 Round baler:
The Yanmar subcompact round baler attaches to the
three-point hitch and rear PTO of your tractor and
produces round bales 28 inches long by approximately
20 inches in diameter. Depending on the type of hay
crop and the bale density you select, the finished bales
will weigh from less than 30 pounds to more than 60
pounds to make them easy to handle. Sisal, hemp or
2 3
plastic twine ties and secures the bales.

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Dig and excavate

Property owners can always find another project to build
or an extra job to do. When the work requires digging deep
into the soil for trenches or excavating a site for a building,
retaining wall or pond, you will want a backhoe attached to
the rear of your tractor.

Backhoes
Backhoes use hydraulic power to efficiently dig into the soil.
The depth of excavation depends on the size of the backhoe.
Yanmar offers backhoes that enable a subcompact SA Series
tractor to dig down 6 feet, whereas a YT3 Series tractor with
more than 40 horsepower can dig a trench 9 feet deep.

Be sure to think about whether you plan to use your tractor

to dig now or whether you might want to add a backhoe later.
Is the tractor you’re considering capable of attaching to and
powering a backhoe? They attach to the rear of the tractor
frame and require power from either the PTO or the tractor’s
hydraulic system.

Backhoes from Yanmar can be installed at the factory

or added later. That’s not always an option for other
manufacturers’ compact tractors, so keep this in mind if
there’s a possibility that you will need a backhoe in the future.

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EASY
MAINTENANCE
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Your tractor should be simple

to keep in good condition
Compact tractors are complex machines and a significant Yanmar product, ensuring the
investment, but they provide years of service if you take care highest quality and guaranteed
of the machinery with regular, basic maintenance. compatibility with your tractor.

Consider purchasing a tractor that’s designed with easy access For other maintenance and
to monitor and replenish these inner workings: repair services, the last thing
you want is to wait for parts or a
• Engine coolant service technician. To help you
• Engine oil and oil filter changes get your tractor repaired and
• Hydraulic oil back to work, Yanmar’s
• Grease fittings (such as on front-axle,
steering and front-end-loader joints)
• Air and fuel filter inspection and replacement
To make regular servicing that
protects the value of the tractor
even easier, Yanmar offers
maintenance kits that include
everything you need to keep
your tractor operating at peak worldwide support reaches
performance. Each item in the across North America. A
maintenance kit is an approved network of authorized Yanmar

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dealers ensures the proper
service and support for your
Yanmar
Yanmar tractors have a one-piece hood that lifts high and out of team of highly trained parts
the way for quick access to key service locations. No tools are specialists facilitates rapid
required, and no removal of bolts or screws are needed to open delivery of only genuine parts
and close the hood. The compact tractors are also designed to be directly to your servicing
maintained by operators of all skill levels. dealer or distributor.
tractor. Yanmar’s parts operation is
based in Adairsville, Georgia. A
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Warranties for Yanmar tractors and attachments

Be sure to ask your tractor dealer about what parts, repairs

and service are covered under the manufacturer’s warranty SA Series, YT2 Series and YT3 Series Tractor:
and how long the coverage lasts after you purchase your compact tractors 24 months or 2,000 hours for private
new tractor. Used tractors typically are not covered under individual usage

any warranties.
Powertrain:
years or hours for engine
and transmission core components

Attachments:
1- year limited warranty

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VEHICLES
Extra set of wheels when you need to
move people, tools and supplies
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You’ve been considering purchasing a tractor, but many Yanmar’s new Bull Series of UTVs was born to work as
property owners like you also buy a UTV to provide hard as you do. The standard Bull model seats three
additional transportation to other job sites while another people. The Longhorn edition comes with six individual
person operates the tractor. With a UTV, you can carry seats. Both models can pull heavy loads up to 1,500
people, tools and supplies wherever they’re needed pounds.
around your property.
And, when the work is done, UTVs can help you spend
Look for a rugged UTV designed with these features more time enjoying your land. Whether you hunt or fish,
for use in all conditions: or just want to walk in the woods, a UTV can get you
there and back faster.

• Electric power steering delivers precise handling

and the right balance of comfort and assist over
any terrain. Learn more about UTVs
• Hydraulic disc brakes on all four wheels are designed
for smooth, safe stopping.

• Four-wheel drive has the capability to quickly switch

between two-wheel and four-wheel drive, and a four-
wheel drive mode with a full-locked front differential.

• Fully independent, long-travel suspension on all four

wheels enables each wheel to respond to ruts and
bumps for great traction and rider comfort.

• A reinforced steel cargo bed is large enough to haul a

full-sized pallet loaded with your supplies or gear.
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LOCAL YANMAR DEALER
Rely on experts to guide your tractor choice

Now that you’ve explored compact tractor features and are thinking
about how a tractor can help you live and work on your rural property,
it’s time to talk with a Yanmar tractor dealer.

Many are landowners just like you. They grow fruits and vegetables
and raise large and small animals. They have landscaping projects.
They like to help their neighbor dig out after a big snowstorm.
They understand what you’re trying to accomplish and use their
expert knowledge to recommend, the tractor and attachments
that best match your requirements.
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Why choose Yanmar?

Yanmar tractors are engineered based on the ways owners like you use Yanmar tractors are sold and serviced by a network of dealers
them. That means attachments fit properly and controls are integrated who are committed to serving the communities in which they live
into the tractor for easy use. and work. They share your passion for not only the land but also
unsurpassed service.
Yanmar designs, assembles and tests its North American products at
our U.S. headquarters in Adairsville, Georgia. Yanmar fully tests your
tractor at our factory before shipping it to an authorized Yanmar dealer. Locate a Yanmar dealer near you

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