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Posted by sunis on June 03, 2007 at 13:35:07 from (68.188.172.196):
We have been loaned a Yanmar YM 2700 for the past 3 years, but now the owner of it is downsizing and is going to sell it. He offered it to us for $3,500 and it has a front loader and it also has a rototiller. All of it works fine, even though (I'm embarrassed to admit!) we have done very little to maintain it in the 3 years we've had it. Anyway, I've been comparing notes in the area (MI) and it seems a good deal. We've used it for 3 years with no problems. However, when they had to change the oil filter, they couldn't get a part so they had to rig it up a different way. I'm concerned about getting parts for it since it's gray market. There is actually a Yanmar dealer within 1/2 an hour of us, but I guess he gave the tractor owner a hassle before and wouldn't sell him parts. So, what to do? The tractor's owner has ordered what he needed online, but I'm concerned that if something big/heavy went out, the shipping would be ridiculous. However, this tractor has worked well in the 3 years we've had it and has been a good workhorse. It seems to be reasonably priced (the guy is selling it to us even at a little bit of a loss). I like that's it's already here and we know how it works.
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