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Like the younger sibling YM173 there is a YM273. This too had a limited run. It's a more refined machine over the YM173. YM273

The YM1300 is a common SCUT gray import. Nearly ALL are tree Frog green, unless you have the extremely rare YM1300-A. YM1300 YM1300-A This one made it to France.

Another YM Gray, YM260 This predates those Deere machines with the square lights in the rear fenders for the compacts. This only had about 1,600 made officially. some say 2,000 unofficially. The nicer YM260 below is out on a farm in Nebraska.

Gray Market photos eh? Here is one not frequently seen. It's rare enough. About 2,000 only made. This one slipped into Canada. It sort of looks like an early Kubota. It predates the YM1100 and YM1300 machines with a similar look. YM173

My present seat is without a plate. I now have the zero-turn plate to make it into the right size. I noticed some of the Deere CUYs have a plate too. Much like the Yanmar YM series with the swivel seats. Once I have something like this plate, I can rearrange the flip option and add the...

Oh, I can also punch a hole into the swivel plate and place a lock-pin to prevent the swivel action it needed. A spring loaded pin can work really well.

The Yanmar OE setup uses something like the VTS. My machine can't adopt it due to space requirements. I have a seat plate from a salvaged zero-turn. I'll be using the plate to mount to the tractor and the swivel to the top of the plate. Then bolt the seat to the swivel. To control the 360...

More details, Boat Seat swivel is designed for permanent seat attachment. Black finished, Heavy duty powder coated steel. Swivels 360-degrees ball bearing Self-lubricated, non-corrosive, poly swivel bearing heavily plated steel to resist corrosion Perfect for marines seats or barstool or your...

I relocated the newer tractor seat in the shop area. Found the mounting plate for it too. The seat is a Marine seat. Most of the Marine seats are UV ray protected in the materials used. Many of the tractor replacement seats no-long come with UV grade material. When you buy these new seats...

And now put to good uses. :) Those 1960s tires are not even rotted nor the tubes broken. I'm AMAZED.

Before the neighbor passed on, he gave me this trailer. It sat for 30 years as a frame behind his old barn almost unseen. Not a clue who made it or what. simple axle taking it down to just the metal Primer coats Primer was only $1.25 from the Dollar Tree. This was a low...

or Menards too. Same brand about the same price too. I even think Harbor Freight has them as well.

In an old barn. I was told it came off of an IH.

TYM indeed. Some models have Yanmar engines too.