A larger 3.3-litre four replaces the YT347's 2.2 at the head of the I-HMT range, and 52.0 hp reaches the PTO - a 12% drivetrain loss that no gear-drive Yanmar comes close to. The climate-controlled YT359C cab version lists around $60,099.
1.06 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.
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From owner discussion and long-term write-ups
Gathered from owner reports
There is little first-hand ownership testimony about this model, and what exists comes mostly from people who shortlisted it rather than bought it - so treat the following as informed shopping impressions rather than long-term experience. The consistent theme is that it is regarded as well made and priced a step below the two dominant brands: one shopper comparing it against Massey Ferguson and Kioti alternatives praises its build quality and describes its transmission as impressive, and places both it and the Massey a notch under the big two on price. The continuously variable transmission is what draws attention, being the kind of drive that removes any need to shift for direction changes during loader work. Owners sizing tractors for long snow-clearing runs name it as their Yanmar recommendation at this power level, alongside comparable Kubota and Deere models, and one owner running a smaller Deere with an inverted snowblower was considering moving up to one for the extra horsepower.
Summarised from public owner discussion, not from testing. Nothing here was measured by this site, and a report that recurs is not the same as a defect rate.
Cross-shopped against
Same brand or same size, nearest in price
Yanmar
Biggest of the gear-drive YM3 machines, stepping up to a 3.3-litre 4TNV98C where the YM342 and YM347 share a 2.2. It delivers 47.0 PTO hp for roughly $11,700 less than the I-HMT YT359 built on the same horsepower rating.
Spec sheet & owner notes
Yanmar
The one Yanmar tractor not powered by a Yanmar engine - a Deutz four drives it, paired with a power shuttle and a dual-entry climate cab as standard. At 5,115 lb of Category 2 hitch it is the heaviest-lifting machine the brand sells in North America.
Spec sheet & owner notes
Yanmar
Built around I-HMT, a hydro-mechanical stepless drive that routes most power through gears instead of the pump, so it keeps hydrostatic smoothness without a hydrostatic's efficiency penalty. A factory cab version, the YT347C, lists about $10,600 higher.
Spec sheet & owner notes