Iwanttocutgrass
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Hello everyone, my name is Chris and I live in York PA. I recently just moved and now am responsible for taking care of the 1 acre of land my house sits on. I was looking into getting a riding mower to use. I was looking to spend no more than $200. I don't mind getting one that needs small repairs as I am pretty handy with mechanical stuff and am sure I could fix whatevers wrong.
My friends dad has a John Deere 111. He bought it a few years ago in working order but never really used it. He said he just had a newer battery installed along with a new spark plug and starter. After he got it back, he said it wouldn't start and it has been sitting there collecting dust for about a year now. He claims he paid $500 for it many years ago.
I went to inspect it yesterday and we hooked some jumper cables up to it and tried to start it. Nothing would happen. No sounds or anything were heard. Completely dead. I did spin the top of the motor and it did move so i guess the motors not seized or anything. I also tried hooking the positive cable directly to the big red starter wire but nothing happened. He was asking $250 for it in it's current conidition. I was thinking more along the lines of $100-$150. Does that sound like a fair offer for this mower? Also if I do get the mower or go to look at it again, is there anything that I could try to get it to crank over atleast. It won't start as the spark plug has been removed, however I want to see if it atleast cranks. Thanks for your help!
My friends dad has a John Deere 111. He bought it a few years ago in working order but never really used it. He said he just had a newer battery installed along with a new spark plug and starter. After he got it back, he said it wouldn't start and it has been sitting there collecting dust for about a year now. He claims he paid $500 for it many years ago.
I went to inspect it yesterday and we hooked some jumper cables up to it and tried to start it. Nothing would happen. No sounds or anything were heard. Completely dead. I did spin the top of the motor and it did move so i guess the motors not seized or anything. I also tried hooking the positive cable directly to the big red starter wire but nothing happened. He was asking $250 for it in it's current conidition. I was thinking more along the lines of $100-$150. Does that sound like a fair offer for this mower? Also if I do get the mower or go to look at it again, is there anything that I could try to get it to crank over atleast. It won't start as the spark plug has been removed, however I want to see if it atleast cranks. Thanks for your help!
