Clueless JD Guy

Blackhorse27

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Clueless JD Guy
I’ve got a John Deere L130 w/ a 48” deck and a 42” snowthrower. The guys who repair it for me (yeah I’m that clueless that I take it to a mower repair shop to swap out the mower deck and snow thrower, replace blades, pulleys, etc) said it should last a few more years (over 550 hours on it now).

I’ll try to upgrade to a 4wd mower when this one quits on me. Hopefully that won’t be for awhile.
 

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bertsmobile1

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If you have done 550 hours on it then your service people are looking after you quite well.
When you both snow plough & mow those hours get clocked up very quickly.
Most of the problems come from poor storage over winter.
No need to feel any shame.
If you want to do things yourself then buy the JD Technical manual for your mower and have a read.
Even if you feel it is all too difficult for you, selling the mower with the manual will bring an extra $ 100 or more.

When a good service tech swaps a blower for a deck, they clean & lube the mower, check all pins & links are in good order and the belts.
When homeowners do it you are lucky if all of the pins get replaced because you are always in a hurry to get things done.
 

Blackhorse27

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Thanks for the recommendation, #bertsmobile1. I’m fortunate to have a big garage, so the JD is inside whenever it isn’t being used.
 

Catherine

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:welcome:

Welcome to the forum!
Nice pictures :smile:
 

weathda

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That's great you've gotten that many hours out of the K46, especially pushing snow. I had an L-120 I bought new in 2003 and just sold it last year. It only had 243 hours on it and still ran great. I moved to a bigger place and needed a bigger mower.
 
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