Recent content by JohnDeereJake

I tried finding somewhere to turn the mower over by hand but there isn’t a fan to spin (This is my first mower, I’m just using my vehicle knowledge)… As mentioned, every once in a while the starter seems to grab and give the motor one crank before the starter just goes back to spinning And not...

The more I think about it, the more things don’t make sense. If you would negate the initial shutoff, it doesn’t make sense that the starter is just spinning… if the starter is working properly, when the key is turned the gear should lift thus locking into the flywheel and cranking the...

Actually this mower is my first rodeo. I just called a friend to ask where to start and I did what he said. I’ll do some reading and see what I can find. Thanks!

Hey guys, I just got a John Deere 285. Mowed with it for the past two days straight (10-12hrs total) and ran like an absolute dream. Today I was showing my dad how great it runs…and of course…after running it around I went to back up…made it about 10 feet then it totally shut off. It didn’t...