New X300 owner,Are they good mowers? Owner Opinions

[spring1802]

I have one this is only third season using.Stored inside during winter.It stalls after running for 30 min. than every five minutes.It thought it was gas related.Changed gas,filter,sp,still stalling.Someone told me it maybe electronic control module.It is very frustration for the cost of this tractor.Still waiting to hear from dealer.

 

[spring1802]

I have one this is only third season using.Stored inside during winter.It stalls after running for 30 min. than every five minutes.It thought it was gas related.Changed gas,filter,sp,still stalling.Someone told me it maybe electronic control module.It is very frustration for the cost of this tractor.Still waiting to hear from dealer.

dealer sz warrantty does not cover "gas related" of course this is sz cab blocked over 200$ to repair,& $50 transportation.I asked how it has been used just 2 yrs. about 90 hrs"sz dirty gas,blah,blah."I say they know &test components ,parts so they can exclude from warranty coverage poor performing parts. I thought with the cost of this mower and company rep.I could expect more Wrong

 

[Roylawn]

I have one this is only third season using.Stored inside during winter.It stalls after running for 30 min. than every five minutes.It thought it was gas related.Changed gas,filter,sp,still stalling.Someone told me it maybe electronic control module.It is very frustration for the cost of this tractor.Still waiting to hear from dealer.

I had that same problem with one of my a older mowers found out it was gas cap vent hole was stopped up opened it up ran like it was new.

 

[spring1802]

I had that same problem with one of my a older mowers found out it was gas cap vent hole was stopped up opened it up ran like it was new.

Dealer sz dirty cab .and not covered by warranty because gas related $ 200.00+ used less than 3 yrs and I didn't put dirt in the gas.Stored inside in the winter Cheap cab I guess,my bro has a craftsman over 10 yrs no cab problems.

 

[Howdy Doody]

Called the dealer after5 days of not hearing from him,he states "waiting to hear from JD,if we have to eat the tires we will,I will contact you as soon as we hear from them,the replacement that come in also had cracked tires and we contacted JD about the issue" We told him we may bring it back for a refund,trade it for a D140 or look at another brand mower.I'm not sure about the B&S on the D140,the website states a KW but if not mistaken it is a JD branded B&S,it is $1899 which is alot cheaper than the X300.I wish Craftsman still used the Kohler Commands on their mowers like they did years ago,it is a great motor

Treasure - So what happened with your tire issue?

 

[Carscw]

Dealer sz dirty cab .and not covered by warranty because gas related $ 200.00+ used less than 3 yrs and I didn't put dirt in the gas.Stored inside in the winter Cheap cab I guess,my bro has a craftsman over 10 yrs no cab problems.

Cheap carb. This is what they do now is make the carbs cheap then blame everything on ethanol.

 

[rleepark]

I have a five year old X300 with nearly 800 hours on it and have only had routine maintenance problems (belts, tires, battery, etc.), so I would say it's worth the $$.

 

[BillyP]

Just did the first oil change on our new X300 at 8.5 hrs. Oil looked like metalic paint draining out of the engine. Went ahead and changed filter, even though the manual didn't call for a filter change. Will be intrested to see how the oil looks at next oil change.

 

[TreasureHunter11]

I can say on new engines I've seen a small amount of particles but not like silver paint,guess I'll find out soon. The dealer replaced my tires and rims,actually it was a issue on alot of the new X300s,bad batch tires or old stock?? I only have 3.7 hours on the mower,my only complaint is it seems to be bad on gas or perhaps it has a issue with the float,noticed today on hot starts at 1/2 throttle there is a puff of black smoke and it runs uneven for 20 seconds or so.

 

[BillyP]

I can say on new engines I've seen a small amount of particles but not like silver paint,guess I'll find out soon. The dealer replaced my tires and rims,actually it was a issue on alot of the new X300s,bad batch tires or old stock?? I only have 3.7 hours on the mower,my only complaint is it seems to be bad on gas or perhaps it has a issue with the float,noticed today on hot starts at 1/2 throttle there is a puff of black smoke and it runs uneven for 20 seconds or so.

Didn't look like siilver paint, but black paint with a lot of silver particles in it.

Glad they took care of your tire problem.

I'm pretty happy with my gas usage. Our old Craftsman LT2000 held 1 1/2 gals and would require a fillup doing our yard. The X300 holds 3.3 gals and only uses a 1/2 tank doing the yard... and in an hours less time