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Read articles →This is part two of an owner's follow-up on his 3036E, picking up after part one cut off. It covers the Yanmar turbo diesel engine's origins, then focuses mainly on the owner's own DIY modifications: a repurposed blade on the ballast box, a lift-up tow ball hitch, log-dragging anchor points, and homemade guards protecting the third-function hydraulic couplers. Best for existing owners hunting practical ballast-box hacks, not shoppers wanting specs or a walkaround.
An individual tractor owner sharing personal impressions and homemade modifications from real use on his own property.
It has a three-cylinder Yanmar turbo diesel power plant, with John Deere outsourcing engine manufacturing to the quality Japanese company Yanmar.
Cut a hole in the back of the ballast box and drill a hole in the bottom so the original hitch pin goes through, allowing the tow ball to lift up and down instead of staying fixed.
The couplers were rotating as the loader tilted forwards and back, which wore out the seals and coupling, so he built guards and a shackle to capture the hoses.
The owner says he is really happy with it, noting it has less lifting capacity than hoped for but works out really well for its size and price.
