My new tiny tractor TYM T224

[JTK]

I've been wanting to have a sub compact tractor for years, but always reeled myself back in because of the cost of the darn things and the fact our property isn't all that big. Like most things, the prices continue to go up on them new or used. My preferences would have been JD or Kubota for obvious reasons. Ultimately I struck a decent deal on an "off brand" from a local OPE dealer, who had this particular model sitting on his lot for over a year and was motivated on getting it out of there. What pushed me over the edge was my darling bride telling me I need it.. I've earned it... Go get it. Ugh! I had an out the door number in mind that I threw at the dealer which didn't work initially... but they called me an hour later and said done deal. $15K out the door for the tractor, loader, mower, setup/delivery, etc.. It has a 6yr, 2000hr warranty on pretty much everything on the tractor.

TYM (Tong Yang Mooslan CO, LTD) is a Korean company that's been making tractors forever. TYM is the same as Branson, Century, Bad Boy, Rural King, etc. Some Mahindra machines are also TYM.

It's a blast to operate. It's like a little 4x4 tank. In the ~6hrs I've put on it (mostly mowing) it's used 3gal of diesel fuel. It has a Korean built Yanmar 3TNM74F engine and a chassis/powertrain that is very Kubota-ish.

I had to put the ridiculously high ROPs in remote storage as it's way too high to fit in my garage and it only flops 90deg rearward which makes it super awkward and in the way. I believe it's designed so high because of the available backhoe attachment w/ it's own seating.

 

[JavierH19]

I've heard of tym but I don't know if I've seen one. But for the most part it doesn't matter what it is most surprisingly don't do maintenance like change the hydraulic and transmission oil or grease the pins so they rust and the bushing get ruined and they come to me to press out and machine a new bushing and replace cylinder and control valve body seals. Do lots of maintenance and clean any areas prone to build up and any machine tends to last.

 

[Cujet]

That looks like a really really nice little machine. Not cheap for an 'off brand'. Some of these claim to have a Japanese made Yanmar engine. Is it AWD? What does it have for a transmission and differential? Locking?

I have a JD garden tractor that I put a front end loader on. It is quite handy and I've moved dump truck's full of dirt with the thing, no problem. As long as I don't put too much weight in it.

 

[crashz]

Congrats! Nice machine!

I see the lights on the ROPS. What are the units in the middle (above the flashers and below the flood lights)?

 

[cptbarkey]

Ho boy are you in for a good time. Basically you bought a wonderful tool that is a massive labor saver and assistant. With proper rear ballast you can now move yards of soil, pull engines, skid logs, hoist any number of objects via chains, remove topsoil with a few flicks of the wrist. You can also do quite a bit of accidental damage (ask how the fence and rear truck tailgate feels lately). One of the latest tools I bought is a sheet claw to move 5 - 4x8 sheets of 1/4 plate and 3/16 aluminum.

This was a few weeks ago with my clapped out BX, I'm pulling another in a few weeks.

 

[fantastic]

$15k not terrible for a decent warranty & Yanmar engine. All around tools. Now you can ask the wife to raise you up in the bucket to trim some branches.

 

[97prizm]

I've been wanting to have a sub compact tractor for years, but always reeled myself back in because of the cost of the darn things and the fact our property isn't all that big. Like most things, the prices continue to go up on them new or used. My preferences would have been JD or Kubota for obvious reasons. Ultimately I struck a decent deal on an "off brand" from a local OPE dealer, who had this particular model sitting on his lot for over a year and was motivated on getting it out of there. What pushed me over the edge was my darling bride telling me I need it.. I've earned it... Go get it. Ugh! I had an out the door number in mind that I threw at the dealer which didn't work initially... but they called me an hour later and said done deal. $15K out the door for the tractor, loader, mower, setup/delivery, etc.. It has a 6yr, 2000hr warranty on pretty much everything on the tractor.

TYM (Tong Yang Mooslan CO, LTD) is a Korean company that's been making tractors forever. TYM is the same as Branson, Century, Bad Boy, Rural King, etc. Some Mahindra machines are also TYM.

It's a blast to operate. It's like a little 4x4 tank. In the ~6hrs I've put on it (mostly mowing) it's used 3gal of diesel fuel. It has a Korean built Yanmar 3TNM74F engine and a chassis/powertrain that is very Kubota-ish.

I had to put the ridiculously high ROPs in remote storage as it's way too high to fit in my garage and it only flops 90deg rearward which makes it super awkward and in the way. I believe it's designed so high because of the available backhoe attachment w/ it's own seating.

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Nice. It's 4wd I take it? If you continue to own it get acquainted with your local dealer. The Messicks channel said that off brands can be hit or mis especially if they pull out of the market. It looks like a well built machine. I'd highly suggest a deck undercoat as it will keep the grass from sticking and then rusting.

 

[JTK]

That looks like a really really nice little machine. Not cheap for an 'off brand'. Some of these claim to have a Japanese made Yanmar engine. Is it AWD? What does it have for a transmission and differential? Locking?

I have a JD garden tractor that I put a front end loader on. It is quite handy and I've moved dump truck's full of dirt with the thing, no problem. As long as I don't put too much weight in it.

I shopped Mahindra, Kioti, LS and Massey-Ferguson. They all have a mix of Daedong, Mitsubishi, Iseki, Yanmar and Kukje engines. All of those were in the $19-$21K range new with loader and mid mount mower. Even a new 2025 model year TYM T224 would have been $20K+, supposedly because of tariffs. My unit is a 2024.

There's no manufacturer markings on the transaxle case or hydrostatic drive. It looks like a Kubota unit. It has a large spin on hydraulic filter and a serviceable suction screen. It has selectable 4x4 and a diff lock.

Congrats! Nice machine!

I see the lights on the ROPS. What are the units in the middle (above the flashers and below the flood lights)?

Weather proof blue toof speakers. This is really silly, but it's how they come. As soon as I turn the ignition on, it links up to my phone with a BLING!! Above those are LED flood lights that are super bright. Oddly, those are controlled individually with toggle switches on the back of each. They get power as soon as you turn the ignition on. These light pods are nice, but they get in the way. I already caught one on the brick on the back of my house trying to edge up close while mowing. I can't believe I didn't rip the pod off. It broke a piece off the bric

$15k not terrible for a decent warranty & Yanmar engine. All around tools. Now you can ask the wife to raise you up in the bucket to trim some branches.

The other comparable units I shopped, Mahindra, Kioti, LS, etc, where all easily $5-6K more. JD and Kubota are all pushing mid $20K range.
k!! It's not really big nor powerful enough to get you in much trouble. The FEL has something like a 620lb lift capacity is all. The 3-point capacity is just over 1000 lbs. With the FEL and MMM on it, it weighs close to 2000lbs.

Some of the cool things about it is, it doesn't take any type of expensive brand-named fluids. Generic stuff will do and it uses a regular group 51 sized battery.

The attachments are made by a Korean company called Root Co Ltd. Root is owned by TYM. I believe TYM also took over Kukje, which is supposedly a highly regarded tractor engine.

 

[fantastic]

The other comparable units I shopped, Mahindra, Kioti, LS, etc, where all easily $5-6K more. JD and Kubota are all pushing mid $20K range.
k!! It's not really big nor powerful enough to get you in much trouble. The FEL has something like a 620lb lift capacity is all. The 3-point capacity is just over 1000 lbs. With the FEL and MMM on it, it weighs close to 2000lbs.

Some of the cool things about it is, it doesn't take any type of expensive brand-named fluids. Generic stuff will do and it uses a regular group 51 sized battery.

The attachments are made by a Korean company called Root Co Ltd. Root is owned by TYM. I believe TYM also took over Kukje, which is supposedly a highly regarded tractor engine.

Great that there are some of these other companies that don't quite have the name recognition as Mahindra etc that can be cheaper option. Fun to have usable equipment like this. How many hours do you plan to put on it each year?

 

[JTK]

... How many hours do you plan to put on it each year?

Probably no more than 30hrs per year. My trusty old Craftsman LT2000 riding mower is still kicking and I still use it. The T224 will be nice for snow removal for the wet and heavy stuff. I may one day get a 3-pt snowblower attachment for it and retire a few of my struggle behind units. Lol

 

[Slick]

Probably no more than 30hrs per year. My trusty old Craftsman LT2000 riding mower is still kicking and I still use it. The T224 will be nice for snow removal for the wet and heavy stuff. I may one day get a 3-pt snowblower attachment for it and retire a few of my struggle behind units. Lol

Very nice tractor that will last a long time if maintained. I have been looking at larger TYM Tractors and they seem to be another nice South Korean tractor offering.

Snow removal will be easier with the Front End Loader as you can lift the heavy deep wet stuff off and away from the drive. (We lived a few years in south of Buffalo in Orchard Park - until and if the lake freezes over you can be blessed with a pounding of wet heavy lake effect snow).

You have a "Keeper Bride" that said you need it and deserve it; fully supporting your new tractor/toy. My lovely wife of over 40 years has a Kioti CK27HST, an Exmark ZTR, and a few other toys I like. I always look for opportunities to get the wife a new toy that I will like too. It does eventually cost me double when she get what she really wanted. I am just glad her toys are much less expensive then mine. Kids and I laugh when someone asks has your wife/mother ever used her tractor or ZTR. The answer is always she has never used either one. But the Kioti Dealer did ask her if she wanted a black or a pink Kioti hat when I said tractor was for my wife, complete the paper work in her name. He said to me that this was going to be your hat but since it is her tractor she now gets the free hat.

Enjoy your nice tractor.

 

[JTK]

Very nice tractor that will last a long time if maintained. I have been looking at larger TYM Tractors and they seem to be another nice South Korean tractor offering...

It's a tough call. All makes/models have their issues. JD and Kubota have more dealer presence and "over the counter" parts availability for the most part. IMO, if it's an import tractor you want. They're all similar enough. Pick a dealer you like and feel is going to be around for the long haul.

The import tractors use more generic and shared parts, so parts tend to be OK to source and they are not overly difficult to work on for the average wrencher.

If you have Rural King stores around you, RK tractors are worth a look. They are re-badged TYMs. I spoke with my closest Rural King store in PA, which was about 125 miles away. I could have bought a 2025 RK21 with loader and mower for about what I paid for my 2024 TYM, but I would have had to arrange my own pickup and delivery. They don't offer that.

My local Kioti dealer was probably the easiest to work with in terms of getting a written out the door price quote. They came in at $18705 all in 8.75% tax and all for a CS2220 w/ loader and 54" mower. An LS MT125 was $20860 and the Mahindra 1120 came in at about $20K.

 

[dja4260]

How is the tractor doing? I've found a 2022 TYM T254 w/ a quick-connect loader that I may buy. It's not a hydrostatic, which is my main hesitation, as I will be doing a lot of bucket work.

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[Fordiesel69]

I have a 2012 new Holland boomer 30 and it was 17500 new. It has no electronics Controlling the engine and has a on off sole lid coil for the injector pump. Other than it being way too big for my needs now.... I can't see how downgrading to a 16500 tractor is appealing. I am happy you are happy but the fake inflation making this 16500 msrp is simply too much money. I am not mad at your posting at all I am really torqued as the way everything is so grossly overpriced. That tractor would be a bargain at 10 to 12k msrp new and I bet it is an awsome piece.

 

[JTK]

How is the tractor doing? I've found a 2022 TYM T254 w/ a quick-connect loader that I may buy. It's not a hydrostatic, which is my main hesitation, as I will be doing a lot of bucket work.

It's been excellent, but I only have about 18hrs on it at this point. It fires right up in single digit Buffalo NY cold and sips fuel. It exceeds my expectations with it's snow moving ability so far.. I have a set of cheap pinch bolt bucket edge shoes on it, for the 48" bucket that work well, but keep the bucket blade a little too far off the surface in pavement situations. T254's are a popular model. If it's something you're looking for, the price and overall condition are right, I'd go for it. All the imports IMO are the same in terms of quality, parts, service availability, etc. You have to go into it knowing and accepting this.

I have a 2012 new Holland boomer 30 and it was 17500 new. It has no electronics Controlling the engine and has a on off sole lid coil for the injector pump..

Those NH boomers are nice. They're classified as a compact, but that's a real tractor sized machine. It may have cost you $17500 ~14 years ago, but something comparable to this today is over $30K. These things have never been inexpensive. I remember co-workers and friends buying Kubota BXs 20rys ago and spending darn near $20K with an attachment or two. They all still own them.

 

[IndyIan]

How is the tractor doing? I've found a 2022 TYM T254 w/ a quick-connect loader that I may buy. It's not a hydrostatic, which is my main hesitation, as I will be doing a lot of bucket work.

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Tractordata.com doesn't show any other transmission than the HST? I'm sure in other markets they do offer gears, so maybe the one you are looking at is a grey market import?
I am glad I got the the HST in my tractor, it lets you do all sorts of delicate or tight work with sub inch precision. And if you mow with it, its nice to zip around from 0 to 5-6mph forwards or backwards easily. Not quite a zero turn, but much better than grinding gears and slipping the clutch

 

[Silverado12]

That's a decent price. A similar J.D. would be almost 10K USD more.

 

[dja4260]

Tractordata.com doesn't show any other transmission than the HST? I'm sure in other markets they do offer gears, so maybe the one you are looking at is a grey market import?
I am glad I got the the HST in my tractor, it lets you do all sorts of delicate or tight work with sub inch precision. And if you mow with it, its nice to zip around from 0 to 5-6mph forwards or backwards easily. Not quite a zero turn, but much better than grinding gears and slipping the clutch

I bought a new Kubota L2502 HST. The tractor that I referenced above ended up being in rough shape and was a no stop when we went to look at it.

 

[nwjones18]

I bought a new Kubota L2502 HST. The tractor that I referenced above ended up being in rough shape and was a no stop when we went to look at it.

I think the L2501/02 are a real sweet spot in the Kubota lineup. Big enough to do some serious work and priced competitively to smaller compacts/subcompacts. Unless you need extra HP for PTO driven implements not much reason to go with the 33/39 versions. I have a hard time understanding why the HST take rate isn't 100% on these smaller tractors. So nice for loader work and I haven't anything I can't pull in low range that I could with a gear drive tractor.

I was shopping for a 2501 when I got lucky on my Used L4701, and I manage to find myself on the upper edge of its capabilities sometimes..

To the OP I've been trying to get my Dad to get something similar to your TYM for his large yard. They are handy little machines and I'm sure you'll have good service from yours.

 

[JTK]

I bought a new Kubota L2502 HST. The tractor that I referenced above ended up being in rough shape and was a no stop when we went to look at it.

Congrats! You can't go wrong with Kubota.

I think the L2501/02 are a real sweet spot in the Kubota lineup. Big enough to do some serious work and priced competitively to smaller compacts/subcompacts. Unless you need extra HP for PTO driven implements not much reason to go with the 33/39 versions. I have a hard time understanding why the HST take rate isn't 100% on these smaller tractors. So nice for loader work and I haven't anything I can't pull in low range that I could with a gear drive tractor.

I was shopping for a 2501 when I got lucky on my Used L4701, and I manage to find myself on the upper edge of its capabilities sometimes..

To the OP I've been trying to get my Dad to get something similar to your TYM for his large yard. They are handy little machines and I'm sure you'll have good service from yours.

Agree on that L2501/02 being in the sweet spot for cost vs functionality.

I am absolutely loving my TYM T224. I just finished using it for 4-6" of driveway snow removal on 3/17/26 (I've had enough LOL) I've got about 23hrs on the T224 currently.

In terms of bang for your buck, I think the TYM T25 is pretty sweet. They're setup more like a farm tractor with an engine driven hydraulic pump, heavier frame, bigger tires/wheels, Yanmar engine, etc. On my T224, the hydraulic pump is built into the hydrostatic transaxle.