Japan · founded 1912
Yanmar: small diesel engines and zero-tail-swing pioneers
Yanmar built the first practical small diesel engine and pioneered the true zero-tail-swing mini excavator with its ViO range.
- Headquarters
- Osaka, Japan
- Founded
- 1912
- Ownership
- Private, Yamaoka family
- Notable first
- ViO zero-tail-swing excavator (1993)
- Official site
- www.yanmar.com
Model guides
Yanmar machines we cover
Mini Excavators
Yanmar models compared
3 models · click a column to sort
| Yanmar SV100-2 | Mini excavator | 9,500 kg | 55 kW / 74 hp |
| Yanmar ViO35-6 | Mini excavator | 3,500 kg | 18 kW / 24 hp |
| Yanmar ViO57-6 | Mini excavator | 5,600 kg | 28 kW / 38 hp |
Yanmar was founded in Osaka in 1912 by Magokichi Yamaoka and became famous for building the world's first practical small diesel engine in 1933. Yanmar engines power many other manufacturers' compact machines.
Yanmar entered compact construction equipment in the 1960s and introduced the ViO ("Vision Of Zero tail swing") range in 1993, popularising the true zero-tail-swing mini excavator.
Lineup
Mini excavators like the ViO35-6 and ViO57-6, midi excavators such as the SV100-2, compact wheel loaders, tracked carriers and tractors.
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