[Tomt]

Is it a good engine, or should I steer clear? :help:

 

[Lawn Sharks]

Used to use and work on them on boats all the time. They were fine. No better or worse than similarly priced units.

 

[rob1325]

Yanmar make one of the best diesel engines. I have a old yanmar tractor and the engine never gave me any problems. They are used on boats alot and my uncle works on boats, says they are great.

 

[lawnandplow42]

my neighbor has a yanmar diesel excavator, runs excellent, and has plenty of power

 

[South Florida Lawns]

probably tied with the perkins/caterpillat engines.

 

[br549oicu8]

John Deere used them oin their small diesels for years and may still.

 

[grass disaster]

probably tied with the perkins/caterpillat engines.

BEHIND KUBOTA THAT IS

 

[Envy Lawn Service]

Flex-Deck (Brad) has a lot of experiece with these on John Deere 400 & 500 series tractors. He would probably be able to give the best field report on them for mowing use. But as I recall... they have treated him very well and lived extremely long lives.

 

[out4now]

Used two Deeres that had them, a 430 and an 855. Great engines.

 

[TMlawncare]

I have one on my dixie chopper. Its is a great engine. 400+ hour oil changes and a 10000 hour engine life. How can you beat that.

 

[Grassmechanic]

Yanmar makes a very good engine. Finding one in any piece of equipment is a plus in my book!

 

[ztoro]

Have a yanmar in our sailboat... trusty bugger... When at sea you always need to count on the Iron Sail........

 

[riches139]

I noticed on their website, that they make a vertical shaft twin cylinder diesel.
This might be a big winner on a Z if the 16 - 18 hp would be enough.
Not sure how that stacks up to a gas motor.

 

[2manymowers]

I have one on my dixie chopper. Its is a great engine. 400+ hour oil changes and a 10000 hour engine life. How can you beat that.

TM,

How does your diesel powered DC compare with the 32 hp Generac model? I am assuming you have the 72" DC. Also, the diesel mower being heavier, does it handle differently than the 72" gas engine version? Do you get heat from the radiator right behind you? With the price of gas, I now wish I had looked into the diesel DC before I bought my 32 hp Extreme last fall. How much fuel does your diesel burn per hour. My 32 hp gas engine burns around 2.5 gal per hour.

 

[iluvscag]

Good Engines.

 

[lawnMaster5000]

my honda accord doesnt burn 2.5 gal/hour @75 miles an hour.

although, my 26LC Kawasaki burn just about 1.0 gals /hour

 

[Albemarle Lawn]

2.2 liter 4-cyl Yanmar

Cutting 11' or so of grass, 1.1 gallons per hour.