Middle rung of the gear-drive YM2 trio: 7.4 hp more than the YM225 for about $2,800, with the loader, hitch, tank and 8x8 reverser all unchanged. The money buys PTO output, which climbs from 18.5 to 25.5 hp - a far bigger jump than the gross figures imply.
1.02 PTO hp per $1,000 of list price
As published by the maker
On the price: This maker publishes no price, so the figure comes from dealer listings. Regional dealers price the same machine differently.
Lift figures are the maker's and are quoted at whichever point the maker chose; the about page explains why two loaders with the same number do not lift the same pallet.
Comes with
From owner discussion and long-term write-ups
Cross-shopped against
Same brand or same size, nearest in price
Yanmar
Turbocharging is the whole difference at the top of the YM2 range: 38.2 hp from the same displacement as the YM232, and 31.9 PTO hp against that model's 25.5. Loader, hitch, tank and 8x8 reverser are shared with both cheaper siblings.
Spec sheet & owner notes
Yanmar
Yanmar's gear-drive YM2 platform starts here, swapping the hydrostatic pedals of the SA line for an 8x8 synchronized reverser and adding 300 lb of loader lift. At 24.4 hp it stays under the emissions threshold that forces a particulate filter.
Spec sheet & owner notes
Yanmar
Yanmar's gear-drive utility platform starts here: an 8F/8R synchronized reverser, Category 1 and 2 hitch rated at 3,190 lb, and a 2,500 lb loader - the same front end fitted to the far dearer YT3 machines. Straightforward mechanics at a working-tractor price.
Spec sheet & owner notes