Recent content by Roger2561

Hi all, I have John Deere LX277 with all wheel steering. It was purchased brand new in year 2000. Other than the occasional carb needing cleaning, it's been operating flawlessly. For the past couple of weeks, if I run for more than an hour, the motor will begin to spit, cough, backfire (at...

Hi all, I have a 2000 JD LX277AWS (All wheel steer) with a hydrostatic transmission that for the past 2 or 3 years, when I press the pedal to go in reverse, it really labors to move, especially when trying to reverse up in incline. Now it's getting to the point where the lawn tractor will not...

Hi all. Okay, I had great success explaining the problems with my chainsaw and the recommendations for rectifying the problems which worked great. So, I'll see if I have luck with the problem with my lawn tractor. As stated above, it's an LX277AWS John Deere lawn tractor. It was purchased...

Hi all, What a fantastic forum. I know this isn't a lawnmower problem so please, bare with me. A few years ago my late dad purchased a Stiihl 021 chainsaw. It ran great when he operated it, which wasn't much. But, he died 4 years ago and it had been sitting since then. I had a load of...

Hi all, What a great idea for a forum! Thank you for that. I'm from NH. Have a JD277AWX lawnmower. Great machine. Look forward to hearing and knowing many members. Roger