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ejkessler:

I have a tractor that is the Japanese counterpart of the John Deere 4010 (2002 model year), only a bit shorter. It's a Japanese market Yanmar KE-4D.

Used 4010's go for $ 11 - 12 grand, I can do this for half that or so.

Super Compact 4 wd, with loader. I can't imagine a more compact 'yard tractor' sized 'real tractor'

It's been well maintained and has 320 hours - I can sell it real reasonable.

(I love it, but have 3 tractors & wife says 'sell' ! Can I make do with only 2 ?)

Anyhow, it has a 3 point hitch, category 1, PTO, 16 engine HP Loader capacity 750 lbs (with counterweight).

Right now, it's got a new Howse field mower 3.5' with chainguards. Can sell with or without the mower.

I don't know where you're at, but if this sounds interesting, I can email you details / a link to my craigslist ad so you can see pics.

You can call my cell and leave your email if you'd like more details.

I can be emailed at dbazley-earthlink.net (replace hypen with 'at' symbol, of course - can't post email adresses here, geesh !)

936-371-1447 cell

Best Regards, David B.

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Replies 11 Post by YanmarKE4Fan

Gentlemen: one of my favorite sources for Kubota parts is the online dealer at: TractorSmart, just put the www. before it and .com after it, and you can order Kubota parts online at a discount.

I know they have parts for a B 7100 as I just ordered a voltage rectifier for my grey - a ZB-1600 Kubota / Zen-Noh tractor, and the fellow there (I called in) 'backchecked' it as fitting an early B-7100.

FYI....take care, David

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Replies 7 Post by YanmarKE4Fan

Figured it out. Here's how: Kinda hard cause this model is so new, there are very few KE models herabouts. Found a Yanmar brochure online, called my KE-4 a KE-160 for the Euro / UK market (all dimesions & features exactly match), and gave the engine as a "3TNE68", so I looked up in the NAPA filter book, under Yanmar, for that engine model and bingo, I have all 3 filters- they were in stock and reasonable. No surprise, their book listed the filters & that engine as fitting a John Deere 4010 - which I already knew.

I also was able to obtain an Operators Manual for it via a UK / Ireland Equipment yard who handles Yanmar. I simply asked if they could sell me one, and bingo, they emailed me a PDF copy, gratis. God bless them - it printed out nicely and the tractor is about 99% the same as my Japan model - with minor exceptions. Like the manual says that a loader cannot be fitted, but lo and behold, mine has a nice little 42" loader that works like a champ.....

BTW, I did the same thing for a Kubota / Zen-Noh B 1600, just located an engine designation & looked it up NAPA - no sweat - got all the filters in stock.

Thanks to all, David B.

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Replies 3 Post by YanmarKE4Fan

Wow, great discussion. How did we get here ?

Obviously, a nerve was touched ! I'm not surprised to see you guys are loaded with good sense. (I won't call it 'common' because it's rarer all the time....)

On the ROPS, I'll take some pics showing exisiting hole spacing, etc. I think due to the fact that Yanmar makes the JD compact tractors and the already mentioned similarities of this KE 4 with the JD 4010 and 4110, there's a chance the JD rops will fit properly. Just wish it wern't a special order so I'd risk the $ 750 just to test it !

If I'm overlooking an easier way of finding this out, feel free to let fly the suggestions.

On my earlier comments, I guess I was saying, in a general sense, that many of our fellow Americans have lost their 'Ethical foundation', hence the silly lawsuits & high insurance rates & the resultant 'trickle down' effects like high product cost, lack of availability due to liability concerns.

OK, at the risk of igniting a firestorm, here is my view of WHY this is so, in a nutshell:

Because America USED to have a Christian ehtical & moral foundation from which "most" folks operated.

Most folks knew that the 10 Commandments were just that, not merely the 10 Helpful Suggestions.

'Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you..." was the only way to act towards neighbors, friends & of course family.

(plus the greatest Commandment, to Love the LORD your God, with all your heart, soul, mind & strength, as a pre-requisite to that....)

With that as a basis, do we even need to ask if there were frivolous lawsuits, eggreggious (sp) jury awards (McDonalds Hot Coffee judgement, etc) or criminals suing their victims ?

Of course not.

And my point of the 'Sovereignty of God' as being a comfort, is that if one grasps that concept as taught by Scripture, we tend to stop using the word 'Accident' as commonly used......and we stop trying to assign blame willy-nilly to whomever and whatever we THINK is to blame for our circumstances.

Jesus parable of the sparrow not falling to the ground without God the Father knowing of it, and comparing Our worth to that of many sparrows - and therefore God's ultimate concern with us fallen men - shows his love, protection & providing for our needs.

The word that used to be in our common American vocabulary for that is 'Providence' - 'the all wise governing of His Creation by God, in creating, guiding & sustaining it, to the good of his creatures and the glory of Himself'.....(some part of that is my paraphrase, part is from Noah Websters Orignial 1828 American Dictionary).

And I don't want to sound hopeless. God's plan hasn't failed - our nation is suffering the ill effects of a (temporary) departure from Truth......

Thanks for your help on this, and this stimulating discussion !

David B.

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Replies 22 Post by YanmarKE4Fan

Joel, how did you dig that up ? Sounds perfect, 20 KW units powered by Isuzu engines ? Can they be inspected anytime before the auction ?

Just so happens I'll be in Moreno Valley - where this auction company is - two weeks from now, on July 21st.

A buddy has a huge ranch just up the road from there, he needs one like that, too.

I may just take a peek - if they can be seen that is !

Thanks for the heads up. Are you in that area ?

We used to live in Anza, CA (an hour or so from Moreno Valley), but now live in Nacogdoches, TX.....

Godspeed,

David B.

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Replies 13 Post by YanmarKE4Fan