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No they are the manufacture of transaxle not John Deere just like Kawasaki, Briggs, and Kohler are not made by JD just markup a lot and...

Removing the oil filter drains out all the oil. The hardest part was refilling with the new oil.

I changed the transmission fluid and filter on my T2290 w/245 hrs. Kubota says to change it at 600 hours. It took 3 qts. of 20W-50 oil...

I finally got my mower back from the dealer after 8 weeks of being gone. JD replaced the deck with a completely new 54" deck. They...

If it cranks and no start, it's probably a fuel solenoid. I've had a lot of problems with mine on my Kawasaki.

Actually the X300 come in two flavors a X300 and a X300R. X300 has two idlers and the X300R has five idlers. So it must be the X300. And...

I wanted to update everyone on the issue and that I figured it out. I removed the center blade which I knew is the one causing the...

That sounds decent, if you like the mower otherwise... Best of luck to you...

The dealer called and said they are getting a complete new deck from the factory, and are willing to apply POR 15 to the bottom, and...

You are exactly right. More money and less quality on everything you buy.

It's funny you should say that. I went up to the Home Depot to look at the underneath of their S series decks, and they to DO NOT come...

This is what I was told by the service manger who is an idiot. It might be a PIN label he is referring to. I was not willing to accept...

Sand blast it if possible.

It's evident that the John Deere dealer didn't do a proper PDI on that particular mower. It happens a lot.

I know the lack of paint did not cause the uneven cut. The deck was leveled per JD manual and still was cutting bad. The unpainted deck...