Nice to hear! I did learn of the compression technique after I got it going. Nice little machine. The fella I sold it to over heated it about 15 times literally boiling the coolant out of it and he never had an issue with it. Kept on going!

@@UncleMike1776 It's funny you mention overheating. I live in Pennsylvania, which isn't exactly known for its heat, but in the summer it does get hot and very humid. I have about 10 acres of yard (technically a field I keep mowed) and this is the tractor I use to mow. I always worried about it overheating, so I removed the dummy light and installed an electronic temperature gauge in its place. According to the Yanmar engineers, this model wasn't overheated until it was above 238 degrees, which seems really high to me. Even Hoye says the dummy light is illuminated at 220, but the original documentation in Japanese says 238. Anyway, I always watched that temperature gauge hovering around 210-225 and it made me nervous. Hoye Tractor in Texas makes a kit to add a water pump. It has a bracket to move the dynamo out to the side and then the water pump goes right behind the fan where the dynamo was. It was a little more expensive than I wanted, so I tried a couple times with adding electric coolant pumps to the system. I bought two pumps, and both of them burnt up within a couple months of use. So I finally broke down and bought the mechanical conversion from Hoye. It works pretty well. Hoye is, in my opinion, the best authority on these tractors in the United States. They are a great source of information and they can get you almost any part for a reasonable price. According to Hoye, someone in my climate should be running no more than 25% coolant between the last frost and the first frost every year, and then a regular 50/50 for the rest of the year. Before I had the water pump, I ran distilled water with an additive like water wetter in the summer. Now with the pump, I can run it 50/50 all year. It takes a little longer to warm up in the winter, obviously, but it works well. I have overheated the tractor twice, but both times it was because of my initial problems with the water pump kit. There are little differences in the tractors, and I had to fab a couple parts to make it fit. There was a little trial and error involved there. The tech support board at Hoye has some good information on YM1500 cooling issues: ymowners.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3848

There is!

Heck I’m always looking for something, thanks for watching!

@@redgreen4449 good tractors

Will do, thanks for watching!

They are strong little units, and he knows I didn’t think about using the decompression lever when we first got it, he’s been using it since

@@UncleMike1776 helps you get by with a weaker battery. Also do not stop it useing the decompression lever. For whatever reason the manual states that. I have heard it can cause bad things. Not sure why. If pistons don't hit valves while cranking why would they to stop it? It may be something more todo with lifting valves at the wrong time in a compression stroke bending valves? I don't know it just says it everywhere and everyone who knows these say not too. Shut it off with the throttle. I have become pretty good with these things, done almost everything to mine that could be done without going into the engine or trans

@@natevanlandingham1945 those little Yanmar motors are easy to tinker on

That is correct! Nice little machine.

The ol boy I sold it to put it through hell and back and keep running like a top!

As will I, thanks for watching!

@@yadirarodriguez-we9bm that’s right

that’s awesome nice unit!

Thanks you for watching!

I haven’t decided, I need to work on my tractor, and I want to get something to tinker on and have a weekend cruiser

That’s crazy!

Thanks for tuning in

I like to see what I can get!

Classic…

Yeah. For how many of them there are out there you’d thinks parts would be easier to come by!

Parts have gotten easy to get now . The parts and repair manual can be difficult at times .

It’s solid!

It is actually a reconditioned tractor. You can tell by the bolts. The tractor was painted at the factory in pieces then put together with unpainted bolts. Look where the transmission meets on this one and the bolts are painted. Also they had rice patty tires on them originally that would last forever, as for as wear. They usually rot before you can wear them down, 25 yr later.

@@wallyh8740 some of them have replacement tires. I'll have to look back at the bolts. Good catch