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Well, I have a couple of connections for the vet for the AI process, my sister also happens to be a vet, so that helps the rest of the year

@brcdeer you lucky dog.

Cool! I’ll answer any questions you might have!

Yeah, I went to a bunch of dealerships. Each person has their own set of requirements and focuses, there’s no one size fits all tractor, that’s for sure.

Next year man! Big time savers are, cook the shanks whole, don’t trim them at all. And same with the shoulders. Although, I sure like that flat iron steak, if it’s a big enough bodied deer.

I do have rear remotes, but if I install a hydraulic top link, I no longer have rear remotes. My problem with the Hyd top link are this, they take a set of my remotes to accomplish something that is a design issue, also that’s more junk in the back of the tractor, making hooking up pto and what not more cumbersome, and lastly, I don’t typically need adjustability for what I do, I need repeatability.

Summit hydraulics makes a multiplier kit for rear remotes, can turn your single into 4 spool, probably more, manual levers or solenoid with rocker switches. Top and tilt kit for 3pt to solve leveling. Can probably swap valve for variable flow valve and slow it down. Does yours have spring back or detent? Wonder if the valve is designed like that for the detent needed for backhoe 🤔

I think I’m following what you’re talking about, if not, we might be talking past each other. The 3 point is a position type system, meaning as I lift the lever, it lifts the 3 point to a corresponding position. Versus the rear remote, which is a valve (yes with detents in my case….unfortunately), where you just let fluid in or out, and you have to set your position “manually”. Yes the 3 point issue is a valve issue, but this valve is down inside the cast housing of the rear axle, and not any way to adjust speed. The flow is all built into the valve housing. But, yeah multiplier may be a solution at some point.

I’m not exactly sure. I’ve never used them personally.

Yeah that table height makes such a huge difference in fatigue

If anyone ever finds a solution to help that problem I would love to hear about it.

Yes!!!! I fought the battle and I was told “tym engineers are aware of the complaints, and they will not be addressing the issue”. I dug through the entire system hoping to find something I could fix. But it’s a design flaw in the valve or the feedback linkage.

@@brcdeer Thanks for understanding the problem and at least wrapping your head around the problem. Maybe a new model will have that fixed and with hope the new valve can be maybe purchased and switched over to current model.

@@waynelowry5528 Yes, I even looked to see if the Mahindra version had a different part number valve, and it's the same. According to my dealer, they made a change to the valve recently, but it doesn't appear that they rolled to a new part number or -number. Otherwise I'd be looking for one of the old valves.

Yeah. I don’t do much with a blade, or things that require implement pitch changes on the go. In my case I’m not sure it’s worth the extra hoses and what not being back there all the time.

All of those things attracted me to the tractor. Yes a 494 woulda fit my size better….but I had some low gates and things and it would required a total change to how I store my equipment due to the longer tractor.

We sell to other breeders, and for stocking hunting preserves. There are markets for things like antlers, but we haven’t really gotten into that yet. There’s also a meat market that we haven’t sold into yet.

Interesting

Oh no. It’s too bad that some machines aren’t built well. Hopefully the 574 treats you well!

When I said it out loud, I knew it didn’t sound right…. Thanks for the correction

Yes. John Deere moving jobs without dropping prices, is also a strike against them. I understand the pain Modern unions can cause (I live it in my job), but there has to be a better solution than just leaving the country.

I think I found your comment. Replied to someone else’s? I just replied to that one.

Thanks! I’ve got a couple other things for the next video that might be useful. Stick around.

I'm subscribed ! Look forward to seeing what you have in store !

Thanks! We should all try to make our tools better!

I bet that backhoe is handy….

@@brcdeer At times and the counterweight of it is nice but it does take up a lot of space when you need to take it off and store it to hook up another implement. Could stand to have a little more power also. If I had to do it over, I think that I would have gone with a 574 and the BY85 hoe. Definitely glad I didn't go any smaller.

I wrestled with the 474 vs 494. But my farm is a little congested, and as odd as it seems….i was nervous about going any bigger.

@@brcdeer And that is the other problem with the backhoe - it adds about 7 feet or so to the back of your tractor. I'm always having to watch the back when making turns and working around trees. It can be difficult to maneuver in tight places.

Oh yeah….i bet a lot of things get accidentally taken out by backhoes on tractors!

Thanks. I got pretty beat up on some other platforms for stating my opinion, I’m hoping for the exact thing that you said. Improvements can’t be made to “unknown” problems. And also, I’m just sharing my opinion….take it for what it’s worth.

@@brcdeer I love my smaller TYM T254, but I also made a few improvements. Im happy with it and you sure cant beat their pricing. Im also fortunate to have a very good local dealer.

Cool, yeah I couldn’t beat the performance for the price.

Yeah I could definitely tell a difference if I ran something that took a lot of pto horsepower. It would help for sure. But honestly, it didn’t seem to be the high rpm that helped, as much as pulling a load at high rpm. I think JD put out a video saying that “low load” high rpm operations produced more soot, and to balance the rpm to your load.

That’s good to know. I compared the Deere, but just couldn’t justify the price. Not a bad idea, I do that sometimes with trailers.

Oh cool! If you ever see bright yellow medical “king air” airplanes flying around Sweden, I did the flight testing for those! Never got to go over there though. So he’s 2.5 years old right now. This is his second set of antlers. I can’t wait to see how he grows next year!

@@brcdeer Wow but this was one of the AI:s right? I saw he had Bullwinkle in his lineage if I remember correct. Well great videos and If you're ever in Sweden I'll show you some deer farms over here. :))

Yes, he is actually an embryo transfer! Embryo collected in Texas, installed in a doe in Oklahoma, then once born he found his way to Kansas! Yep, his dam is a bullwinkle daughter, and his sire is Chief, a big buck that has produced lots of great bucks.

I do like adding butter to venison!

Yes! And so easy!

Man I’m split between a blade steak (flat iron) and the roast. They’re both so good

We like butter at our house.

@brcdeer I know it's awesome 😎

Thanks. It was honestly a spur of the moment thing, because I needed to get the feed put away!

Well the Cummins block, oil, front axle, gear oil, frame, body, radiator with coolant, and rims and tires …. I don’t doubt it didn’t lift it, you’re pushing 5,000 - 5,500 lbs I. That half of the rig, maybe more! I have a 1 ton Cummins, my third Cummins… she is a heavy beast.

Right. Hopefully this data helps somebody decide on a tractor size

Oh yeah! Good to know. I bet you can lift way more than me on the 3 point though….

Thanks! It just happened the work out today! But I hope to bring more stuff like this, as I encounter it.

@@SPIKESLAYER1 exactly! Dinner shouldn’t always be a marathon

@@johnburk9157 It’s a “durafit LS07” fits the 474 seat. I’m pretty happy with it for something like $40

I’ve considered that option. My hesitation is, I use my rear remotes, and a quick hitch, so I’m hesitant to have to add something that takes up space, and when I disconnect it, I have to manage loose lines. I’m not entirely against it, just haven’t warmed up to the idea yet.

@@dianeb9435 I would love to know what you think!

No tractor is perfect, that’s for sure. But it sure is nice having the extra performance of the tym vs the John Deere I was considering.

@ but you was all down on the tym and bragging up John Deere I was hoping you actually tested it with a ton on the forks But you didn’t do anything like that

Yeah. I have since then. I was trying to give some initial opinions. But you’re right, it was not a comprehensive comparison. It is more my initial (50 hours of use) impressions. I have carried 2000 pounds on a pallet with it. And I plan to bring more info in later videos. I also didn’t want the video to be 3 hours long, it was long enough as it is!

At least you'll have an idea of what to expect and what to look for when you go the cheaper route. I think that's the real value in a video like this. Sounds like you have a TYM and took it personal. It's not about you, it's about the machines so get out of your feelings. Very informative video that anyone without bias looking for a tractor will appreciate.

It’s a “durafit LS07” fits the 474 seat. I’m pretty happy with it for something like $40

Yeah….I’m not a TH-cam expert and I had copyrighted music apparently. Oops. Had to repost it.

Some good information there. Looking forward to future videos on the 474. I’ve had mine about one month now. Seems like the three-point is jerky going up or all or nothing but goes down smooth. Does yours do that also?

Yes! One of my top complaints! And I went back to the company and got their response to it. I’ll be addressing it in the next video.

Yep. It’s a little strange with all the model overlap. I’m wondering how they’ll handle that.

To go along with the price gap has to be significant advantages. In my vote the JD dealer is a big plus, but, I do my own maintenance and I’m hoping I don’t have major breakdowns. Also, it’s a compact tractor, not a complicated combine. If the JD tractors were completely made in the USA, I would have bought it. But again, they’re slowly becoming more and more non-USA built, so I can’t justify a premium for the appearance of some US manufacturing.

Thanks for the testimonial! I’m hoping I get years of good service!

Ending up with the right tractor is a success in my book. I test drove a used John Deere compact, I forget the size, before the 3r/4r nomenclature. But about between those two sizes. Didn’t have ballast. I went into a pile of dirt, and went to lift, the bucket never moved, it just lifted up the rear end…. That surprised me.

Yeah I’m hoping the kukje lives up to its reputation! There’s not much reason for engine computers and 25 sensors on a compact tractor. It’s kind of like the computers they put in clothes washing machines these days….why?!?! That being said, yanmar makes a good engine as well.

I’m going to try to bring good stuff. Facts can be inconvenient things sometimes. Sponsorships have never been touted to bring impartiality.

Agreed. I like gadgets, but I also recognize their issues…

Glad you enjoyed it. Thankfully no one is forced to watch videos on TH-cam, and I spent time to put in chapters so folks can skip along if they aren’t interested in a certain thing.

This was the best tym review I've seen.

I will definitely be looking into this! That being said, I hadn’t even hooked up a quick hitch, the tractor was still on the lot, and my brain went “something about this 3 point geometry is not right”. I will mess around with different quick hitch setups. My research said (if I recall it correctly) is the top link should attach to the tractor 18” above the lower arm attachments in the standard cat 1 setup. I think my tym measured something around 13” at the top hole. Based on that I’m still inclined to say it’s not optimal, but I will mess around with different quick hitch setups.

also, I wouldn’t give up my quick hitch for nothing. Yes the telescoping links make hooking up much easier, but no comparison to the quick hitch, at least with my implements.

Square peg in a round hole 👍👍

How so? I think there’s some confusion in the case of the 3 point, between “it’s not designed optimally or to accepted industry standard” and “well there are ways to make it work”.

@@brcdeerthat is the entire point. There is no industry standard. Every manufacturer's distance between pins is different. Three point hitch attachments have been made since the 1930s and there are literally millions of implements out there. All of them have different measurements.

I agree. Like in many things, you often get what you pay for. In my case I needed the performance, and I WANTED the perceived quality of the John Deere. I love the old John Deere tractors, I grew up on them, and I still drive them on the family farm. In my case I couldn’t justify the difference. Hopefully I don’t regret it!