We ask Dumb questions at YANMAR !

I'm not even fully throttled up. And she just goes. This machine wants to work. It's like, don't park me. Let's go. [Music] Who wants to go after that? Good job, Sam. Thank you, sir. V8 tier 4. What's that? You think I should sell the SDLG, the sledge, and maybe look at something like a V8 or a V10? It's one of the two best machines to freaking grace a dirt pile. We're going elbows deep today, boys. If you know what elbows deep means, congratulations. It basically means you were raised on a farm. But we got an adventure today. [Music] Good morning one and all. I am in Atlanta, Georgia, and Yanmar is actually holding an event. It's the first event that I think they've ever held. Don't quote me on it. It's the first event I've ever been to. They did invite me. I came here just for you guys simply because I want to find out what the scoop is with Yanmar. They're known in the industry for their engines. They're also known in other parts of the world for their equipment, but they're now having a larger presence in North America with their equipment. They've got they've expanded their line of equipment. There's a lot going on with this company that I don't know about. And we're gonna try to go in and find out what all of that is. All right, guys. Before we get elbows deep in today's video, I want to jump in here just to let you know this is not a paid or sponsored video in any way, shape, or form. I took three days of my own time to go out to Atlanta, Georgia simply because Yanmar has a brand new line of compact equipment heading to North America and I wanted to get the straight scoop on what we would be seeing. Um, we're the world's second manufacturer of compact excavators. So, this is a position we're very proud of. And, uh, this is helped also by our global presence industrially. So you can see here the locations of our production facilities. So we have four plants within Yamaru. The one in Grand Rapids which some of you have already visited I think in 2019 when there was a president. I think I heard yesterday some of you were were there. Then we have a factory in France. Uh we have a plant in Germany and then the biggest plant in the world for us is the one in Chicago in Japan. Now this next slide tells the entire story to me. Yanmar's focus historically has been on reliability and making simple equipment that simply does not break. So we are a company that is familyowned which is actually an advantage of using customers because they're in the same situation. Yanmar is a family-owned business that does 15 billion a year and their focus experiences both to our business partners, our employees, but most of our customers. Their focus is on quality and reliability and not so much high tech in 2020. Okay. Do you mind if I come up cuz I'm going to film the question. Okay. All right. I have a question for you, Robert. Okay. Okay. So, in one of the slides you presented, you said that Yanmar can extend a warranty for out to 7 years and 7,000 hours. So, that's that's a total with the base warranty and extended warranty. So, yeah, for excavators, a total warranty period of up to 7 years, 7,000 hours. So, for the track loaders, it'll be up to 5 years, 5,000 hours. Okay. So you can add three different tiers of warranty onto any piece of Yanmar piece of equipment in North America. Is that correct? Yanmar NASV you can get up for compact equipment you can get up to 3 years 3,000 hours additional to the base warranty. So on our track loaders we have a 2 year 2,000 hours. You can add threeear 3,000 hour. You can add comprehensive which would basically mirror the base warranty. So, get full coverage for up to 5 years 5,000 hours on track loaders, 7 years, 7,000 hours on excavators. A follow-up question would be 100% of the compact CTL compact track loaders that across the globe are made in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. So, they're not made anywhere else. But if a guy was looking at an ASV or a Yanmar, they're both made in the same factory based off the same frame based off the same engine. What would be the biggest thing that you would tell a guy they should look for if they want to buy an ASV versus a Yanmar? How do they differentiate between that? Yeah, it's a it's a good question. Um, and you're absolutely right. All the Yamar and ASV CTLs are produced in the same factory. they go down the same assembly line. Um, the biggest differentiators between the ASV uh and the Yam RCTLs. Um, and there's a lot of other small differences uh is going to be the undercarriage. So, the ASV really built its name and reputation with that posy track system, that polycord um track that is on a suspended undercarriage um both with the axles um and with the mid rollers in some cases. Um, and the Yammer CTL is based more on that traditional CTL underc carriage using the steel embedded track system. All right, guys. I'm going to do before we get into the testing, I want to do a little walk around with Peter. You are the product manager for the CTLs in North America. Um, this is not just an ASV painted red. You're right. Absolutely. This product here was really a groundup design by the Yamar team. Uh so what you'll notice that sets this apart is that for our undercarriage system here we have the common steel embed track system on a suspended axle underc carriage. So we got to crawl underneath to see that because this is important. And as we crawl hold this camera for a quick second, Peter, the clearance underneath this machine is insane. I mean you could fall asleep under here and get some shade. Now, if you bring me this, would you say a suspended track system? I want to I want to be very clear so I understand this as I'm looking at this track system right here. You could see that it's suspended separately right here, meaning the entire track can then flotate, giving you better contact with the ground underneath instead of having high spots or low spots. Exactly. Yeah. on all four points um of contact with the axle. They're independent from one another. So really what that does is it helps promote a smoother ride to the operator as well as it helps uh promote less vibration entering the machine and also maintains better ground contact with the track for better traction. Other companies doing that? Other companies do have a suspended undercarriage. Um a little bit different design. Most of them it's an option. We have it standard. Standard. Okay. Crack open the back for me if you wouldn't mind. This is also something that you've changed from the standard ASV. Is that correct? Correct. You'll see that we have steel panels around the back of the machine here. Uh, and we have four panels that are toolless that open up to give you good access uh for your maintenance points in the back here as well as the ability to clean out your coolers. The other thing here is you'll notice that our coolers are all separate. Uh back here we have our radiator and split hydraulic cooler. We have our airtoair cooler up here and then our condenser is mounted on the back of the roof powered by an electric fan. Okay. Now I want to directly hit on the topic of some guy saying, "Well, okay, but it just looks still looks like an ASV painted rod." And my comeback is if it ain't broke, don't fix it. So what Yanmar did was took the things that actually worked because this is the framework of an RT75, my one of my two favorite skid loaders of all time in history. So this is that frame with a different kind of suspension system. If a guy needs more of a construction style suspension system, ASV still has the open, let the water flow in, flow out type of a suspension system. Correct. Okay. Yep. uh you said something that we did not cover and is it on the CTL's that what Yanmar likes to do to differentiate themselves from the competition is put more horsepower into a smaller package so that it feels like you're getting more performance out of the equipment. Yeah, you're right. Uh with the three mid-frame models that Yamar created, they're both under that 75 horsepower threshold, so we don't have to use a deaf system on it. Uh very simple design. Um the ability to use a Yamar engine and pair it with a Yamar machine means that we have the ability to finely tune the package to get as much performance and efficiency out of the machine. I still need to understand, we got to clarify the statement that you made where you said you're putting more horsepower into smaller machines. Is that in the CTLs or is that in the excavators? What is that actually referring to? Yeah, really it's across the board. Yamar has dedicated itself to being a compact equipment company, making the compact equipment as efficient as possible. So, the more power and performance that we can fit into a smaller package, that's what we're all about. So, another thing that I want to I want to shove this straight down your throat that I did not know when I came to Yanmar that I feel is worth its weight anywhere is that Yanmar has made the focus on reliability and not on the bells and whistles. That's right. that that's almost like a key marker where in the presentation it showed where you guys were at and the sole focus was reliability. The president of your company said that people are buying these things and the problem is Yanmar doesn't service them because they don't come back in to get fixed for 9 years. That's a quote that I heard. There's machines that have gone out 9 years later have never come back in for issues. Yeah. Yeah, I mean it it really goes to the heart of the Japanese culture of workmanship is to build a quality product that just performs. So in the machine, you know, we try to put as much technology in there as a customer wants to be productive, but not going over the top with a lot of technology that becomes com cluttersome or that inhibits the performance of the machine causing more issues than it, you know, prevents. I don't like bells and whistles. I I like a machine that will pay for itself day in day out and at the end of the day I don't have to do anything with I don't care about anything else. As an old school operator I can make the machine sing and dance through skill and not fancy buttons. Right. All right, guys. In just a moment, you're going to see a really cool demonstration of a key feature that Yanmar has that I've actually never seen on any other skid loader. It may be out there, but I have never seen it. But I'm jumping in here because if you've ever wanted to try to support us in any way, shape, or form, or help us out, the best thing you can do now is go to the Dirt Monkey shop. That's where all of the tools, gear, and equipment that we have listed for sale, you can find in one place. And I've done this because over the years, I realized that we've got all of these amazing inventors out there with really cool things, but they suck at marketing it. They make the coolest possible thing, and then they make some really bad video to try to market it. And I've teamed up with all of these people to safely bring you guys the best products I possibly can in the safest possible environment to buy them. And I say safe because uh a couple things have happened. The scammers have started to take my videos, erase all the contact information off of them using AI, and then they're selling these products and never delivering anything. 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But now I'm finally starting to ask because the Dirt Monkey Shop could use your support. So if you ever need anything, go over there and check it out. If you want to have a chance to win really cool stuff, go over there and check it out. And our giveaways are going to get bigger and better. I promise you, they're going to get massive if everything works out the way we want it to. So, I'm going to let we're going to jump back in and we're going to see this really cool demonstration, but I'm going to ask you guys to help us out by going over and visiting the dirt monkeyshop.com. Now, back to the video. So, like I said, I'll I'll go inside the cab. I'll show you guys the controls. Um, whichever tire you want to start with is up to you. Uh, but no stacking of the tires down here and putting it on the pole. You're going to pick up one tire individually, put it on the pole. If you want to pull away from it and let it drop, that's up to you. The second tire that you put it up there, um, we're going to do the, uh, dual direction self-leveling. So, pick it up in dual direction self-leveling and drop it all the way to the bottom in dual direction self-leveling. So, that way you understand how it works in both positions. Um, once you dropped the second tire and you back away to where the machine's at right now, the time will stop. Um, if you drop a tire, it's a 10-second adder. If you knock over the pole, it's a 30 second adder. So, precision is key here. What's that? The dual direction self-leveling is he's referring to. It's a new feature. And a lot of a lot of companies will level that bucket as you go up. So, it always as you're going up, it'll always stay level. But now, Yanmar has it so it'll stay level going up and down. So you're never gonna tip it one way or another. So if he drops the tire, he loses points. If he knocks a post over, he loses point. It's all about precision. Really what they want to do is demonstrate the uh the self-leveling feature up and down and let operators get to experience that for themselves. There you go. There you go. There you go. There you go. So, this is He's not an inexperienced operator. He's the first one that jumped in. He's obviously not just an operator. So now he's going to use a self-leveling and we get to see what that looks like with somebody that maybe an average guy that you hire off from a job site. He's all set. How did I take that off? I don't think he used the button. And I've sped this clip up because I just didn't want you waiting. So, I'm going to go next and I'm going to use the button. I'm going to button it, boys. So, I'm going to do it normal the first time and then button it the second time. Trickier than you'd think. All right, let's just assume he gets it done. So, I'm going to actually put it into the mode on the second go around so we can guess I'm just going to let her buck let it do all of the work. All right. So, when I say button or no button, this first go round is no button, meaning I'm doing all of the leveling. As I go up, I'm doing the leveling, and as I go down, I'm doing the leveling. Yanmar has the dual leveling button. So we'll use that on the next go round and just demonstrate the differences. Now this is a contest that you may encounter it there. Yenmar is doing this nationwide and if you do see this contest out there I highly encourage you to give it a try because I now have the course record and you have to try to beat my time and I'll guarantee you if you do beat my time I'll come back and lick it. I will I will beat that time so much faster. This was me taking it easy. If you beat my record, I'll come back and actually try next time. All right, let's go check out the Yanmar V7. Now, Yanmar has a number of these different sizes. uh V uh I think it's a 10 8 10 and then 12 is the largest. Um so let's just see what we've got cooking up in here. Let's give her a test run out here. [Applause] [Music] The ASV underc carriage is different because it's open. And one of the things that uh I want to personally bring up is let's just show you the the big difference between ASV and Yamar. They're sister companies, but it's all about the undercarriage. So here we've got an in we've got a steel track system as you see here. And here we've got an open. So everything is designed to come in and out. And personally, this has been, in my opinion, the best track system that I've operated. Uh, some people are finding issues with the bogey wheels. They have this rubber coating, and this rubber coating is sacrificial. It's not meant to last. that is meant to if it chips off, wears off, it turns into the steel coating underneath, which is where most people start, including Yanmar. So, they their bogey wheels don't have a rubber coating at all. With ASV, their rubber coating just extends track life and uh extends your entire undercarriage life. It's just an extra wear component that they slap on top of where everybody else starts. You know what? Before I go, I want to find out about this control real quick. Frank, could you explain that control to me real quick on this thing? So, there's a secret sauce to here. So, this is your creep mode. Right now, we are in standard operation mode, which will just operate as normally. Um, I think it's 2400 RPM. that it'll go up to. Next is eco mode. We'll have a snail on the display, not a snail, eco. And that eco mode is going to derate the engine and save you approximately quarter gallon per hour. So over 4hour shift, you'll save a gallon of gas, diesel fuel. And then you get to creep mode. Now the engine RPM and your speed are operated independently. So if I move this up now, my engine RPM, I'm getting full power. full power to your hydraulics. Yes. And then as I push the throttle pedal, I'll go very slow. And if I want to increase my speed, I simply slide that dial um set it at the speed that I need. So if you have an attachment that needs full power, but you don't need your machine at full power, full speed. This lets you dial it in right to where you want, exactly where you need it. Yes. Anybody else doing that? Uh there's some other great modes out there. I haven't seen a one with a system like this. I have never seen that either. Just so simple. Uh very intuitive and you are, you know, anybody can get up in there and run in creep mode without having to learn any type of, you know, dialing something in or typing in a certain mile per hour. Uh you can just fine-tune it just as you need. I always get in trouble at these events cuz I always do something that I shouldn't. So I'm going to try not to today. Let's just run her. Here's Bluetooth radio, everything else we need. [Music] Parking brake. This is that special button that self-regulates. This is it right here. You got your ride control and you got the rest of them. Looks like we're in some clay. [Music] Shoot. I'm not even fully throttled up. And she just goes. I want to wheelie it so bad. Just want to put it up on the two front bogeies and just go. But no, I'll be nice. Still want to do it. Heavy wet Georgia clay. I They'd never allow me back in if I did that. [Music] She doesn't stop. That's a good amount. So, what I'm demonstrating here is you're going to see me lift that bucket about halfway up. I'm going forward and I'm stopping. And if you watch, you're going to see how stable this machine is. If I was in any other piece of equipment, when I went forward and stopped, I normally can get the back end to come up and then I can hold it and keep running with it. I've done it in wheeled machines and track machines. It's not tough to do, but it's almost impossible to do in an ASV and…