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Michael,
The term "gray" refers to all tractors, not just Yanmars, not made for the U.S. markets and imported (used) by people here in the U.S.,mainly from Japan and the rest of the Far East.There is no less quality in these imported units, but they can have some odd things that you won't see on US tractors such as decals in Japanese, don't have some or any of the saftey features, 4 or more PTO speeds and 3 point hiches that are non standard. Parts for these tractors are not supported by Yanmar USA(liability)but there are several dealers that specialize in these tractors and get their parts straight from Japan. As a result you can get a good tractor for a good price, as long as you know what you are getting into. With a 165 specificly made for the US market,, you will have no problem getting parts( the main parts distributer is 20 minutes from my house), if you are handy with a wrench, the manuals are exellent, if not, get them anyway, and than you can take it to any dieselmechanic and they will be able to work on it.At 700 hrs this tractor is still almost new :), however, a lot of these tractors have only 3 digit meters, so make sure it is not 1700 or 2700 hrs, but general condition(paintwear etc.) will tell you how rough of a life it has had.all with all you get a reliable, dependable little tractor.
For more info on "gray's" , type it in a searchengine, there is all kind of information out there
Thanks Pete

Yanmar 165D
Yanmar Tractors
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