Just bought my first JD lawn tractor

A D140. Anyone else here own one of these? Are they reliable?
Sure is purdy and fun to drive!

 

I don't have that model...but I do have a John Deere GT275 lawn tractor...bought the new in 1998, so is it reliable? Lol...yessir, 19 years of mowing grass in Alabama (I mow once a week, every week, for roughly 6-7 months each year). Great mower


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Looks like the one they tore up in a few years up at the office

 

Congratulations. The weak link on any newer lawn tractor is the hydro. I'm pretty sure the D140 has a K46 hydro. They are known to be weak so only use it for mowing. Don't pull a trailer or any other attachment.

 

Stay off steep hills also

 

Yeah, I did a K46 in a Husqvarna and the guy was mowing a steep pond dam with it. He had the machine to the dealer 2 times and both times they put a belt on it and within 10 minutes it would act up again. I could not talk him into getting a bigger machine.

 

We had a JD rider that was about 25to 30 years old or so , that thing was stout.

A neighbor at the farm has a huge JD rider it's probably close to 30 years old. Must be a huge 48" deck, that thing has all kinds of power.

Those older ones are great machines. I think there 2x what these new plastic crap mowers that they all make now.

 

Thanks for all the replies. Looks like I'll have to fix the old one for the real work and use the new one for the majority of the flat lawn.
The stamped front axle carrier had cracked all over and pretty much shattered. I'll have to strip the mower right down to the frame so I can flip it over to weld it properly. A good project for the future.

 

I have a 20 year old Troy Bilt 20 GTX garden tractor.
Was a Bolen's design and weighs about 1000 pounds. Thought about upgrading but there's nothing to "upgrade" to... It's a tank!
Thought about looking for a JD 318 but they still fetch some big cash. Even in poor shape...

 

Old parts for the old one ought to be cheap as old mowers are all around for cheap money.

 

Didn't they also put a kohler in a 318 or was that the 316?

My buddy has a 322 with ruegg (sp?) 3pt hitch. He's got 2 grand in it, but its ultra bad azz.

 

I wish I knew what that one my neighbor at the farm has. It's older all Steel rider. Has to be a 48" cut and probably a 5ft or so. We were watching as his grandson was cutting his front. It was pretty tall that thing would just just it no problem but when he came to a really thick spot going up hill it bogged way down and started pouring black smoke and just wouldn't cut out then finially did. Looked just like a diesel would. He was like a 12 year old kid he was teaching, so he didn't know to slow or pull the deck up or cut it off.

I will try and remember when I talk to him next or see it to try and figure out what it was. But I bet it's 25 years old

 

I have an L130 with 884 hours on it. Trans has had oil changed several times. It mowes about 1/2 acre then barley moves. I take a break and work at somthing else. In 3 or 4 hours its ready to mow again. Something with the oil or pump overheating i think

 

That's sucks. Does sound like it's overheated.

 

Still like this old beast - 1975 (last year of the series I believe) Model 110 with 10HP Kohler.

Parents bought it in 1985,replaced a few minor parts since then.Starter & solenoid,fuel line/a little carb work,several belts for mower deck,at least 2 pulleys,replacement cheap aftermarket seat needs taped up a little now.Finally had to replace left front tire in summer 2014.But no major work has been needed since it was bought from a local rural dealer that closed almost 20 years ago.

Its a tank,I've pulled a 1500 lb log on what little flat area is on that 10 acres,routinely pull 500+ lbs in that 50+ yr old homemade kart + my 175lb lardazz up the steep slopes around on a few main trails up to the processing area.

Plenty ofpower for what I need (though I'm always dreaming about going in debt & buying a decent used smaller gas skidsteer loader with rubber tracks & grapple claw.....) Even have a 12 volt 2000lb winch that quick mounts to the plate where the ball hitch is used.Sometimes I think about getting some chains for the rear tires,since those highway tires aren't the best especially when the ground is muddy,wet leaves underneath or a couple inches snow/ice.But I just wait for a dry spell & get as much done in a few days as my schedule allows.



So this does the job good enough after all these years....Nice thing is it gets in so many tight spots between trees & elsewhere that a full size pickup cant even get close to.

 

I have the same tractor, 5 years old. You will enjoy it!!!! Enjoy!

 

A Craftsman LT4000 from the early nineties. 18 hp twin, 42"cut. Belt driven, no hydro. Everything is loose and worn on it but it still does the job well. It was drizzly here today so I went out and stripped everything off the frame and pressure washed it. I'll take it into work this week and weld it back up.

The tranny is what worries me most on these new ones after reading about them. I don't have any hills and cut around two acres a week. No implements or trailers will be towed. The Craftsman will continue to tow the woodsplitter from the garage to the logpile. The Deere is too wide to get between some of the trees so the old one will still do that job. Same goes for going over that rocky area where the damage occured.

I was only on it for half an hour yesterday to finish up the lawn after the old one broke and it's a lovely machine to drive. I'm taking all the warnings about heat to heart because I don't want to spend this kind of money only to kill it prematurely.

Thanks for the optimism, I'm feeling better about this purchase already.