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swbill
07-27-2014, 05:26 PM
About to go pick up a yoder 640 off Craigslist. The guy is firm on $900, he bought it new in 2011 and hasn't used it much and stored inside. It has the top grate and a cover. Is $900 a fair price. Thanks

The_Kapn
07-27-2014, 05:35 PM
Yes, great price but---

Make him fire it up.

A 2011 unit will probably need a firmware upgrade, which is readily available from Yoder and is easy to do.
Current revision is U26 which will show on the display when you first push the start button (or turn it on, I can't remember which).

TIM

nucornhusker
07-27-2014, 06:04 PM
I'd be all over that. In addition to what Tim said, also see if it has a fan right next to the air intake on the pellet hopper. Some older units only had one fan, and they run better with two. Even if it has only one, you could get a second from Yoder.

If it's in good shape, that's a great price.

swbill
07-27-2014, 06:14 PM
Looks to be in great shape. Off to check it out and hopefully haul it home. Thanks for the help

jdolor
07-27-2014, 07:23 PM
Yes, great price but---

Make him fire it up.

A 2011 unit will probably need a firmware upgrade, which is readily available from Yoder and is easy to do.
Current revision is U26 which will show on the display when you first push the start button (or turn it on, I can't remember which).

TIM

What he said x2.

Bigdog
07-27-2014, 08:08 PM
Hell yes!!! Last I checked, the backlog was 30-60 days. Then you have sales tax, and more importantly, shipping costs with a new one. The most fragile part on them is the igniter, that's way Tim told you to have him start it up and wait till you feel heat and smoke coming out the stack, 3-5 min or so. And the best part is that if you ever have any problem, you are just a phone call away from help and they won't care if you bought it new or used.

unixadm
07-28-2014, 12:02 AM
That's a good deal. I've owned a YS640 and for that price with those options, it's a very good bang for the buck. Yoder is good about helping and they may send you the updated parts for zero cost to bring it up to the current specification.

swbill
07-30-2014, 06:56 PM
I GOT IT!!! It has all the current upgrades and the guy even gave me 150 pounds of pellets, nice assortment of pellets. It's in great condition and is working perfect.

Ron_L
07-30-2014, 06:59 PM
Great deal! Congrats!

nucornhusker
07-30-2014, 07:03 PM
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb367/husker9903/waynes-world-excellent_zps9b9864ec.gif

RW34
07-30-2014, 07:39 PM
You stole that Yoder from him at that price. Congrats!!

hogs122
07-30-2014, 07:44 PM
Awesome. I'm jealous. I want a Yoder pretty bad.