Hinomoto C144
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Hinomoto – other models: the collective page of Japanese compact tractors outside the named ranges, from the C144 to the NZ215, 10 to 29 kW, diesel engines
This page gathers the Hinomoto tractors the register could not assign to a named range. Hinomoto is a Japanese maker of compact tractors whose range is divided into several series marked with the letters C, E, N, NX and NZ; the number after the letters orders the size within each series. Like many Japanese compact-tractor builders of the latter half of the 20th century, Hinomoto supplied export markets alongside the domestic one, where the tractors were sold partly under its own name and partly through trading partners under different badging.
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The register lists here 50 versions with 10 to 29 kW, or 14 to 39 hp, all with diesel engines.
Japanese compact tractors of this power class shaped the mechanisation of small rice paddies and horticultural holdings in Japan from the 1960s, and through export also found sales in North America and Europe as nimble tractors for small plots.
On used examples, operating hours and the condition of the diesel engine, the tightness of hydraulics and PTO, the state of clutch and gearbox, and the availability of spare parts, which can be limited on older Japanese compact tractors, count; parts are carried by specialist importers of Japanese compact tractors.
What to check before buying
- Check the hour meter against the service records — a replaced instrument is the most common gap.
- Compare the data plate and chassis number with the papers.
- Load the hydraulics and watch for sag.
- Ask about parts availability for this build year — the running costs hang on it.
A general list for this type of machine — no substitute for an inspection or an appraiser.
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Other models in this series
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