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    X340 dies when clutch/brake pedal release

    My X340 started up quickly this morning but as soon as I released the clutch/brake pedal it died. At first I thought it might just need to warm up but after several minutes it continued to die after releasing the pedal - with me sitting in the seat. I put a couple of large stones on the seat...
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    Starting problem with X340

    This was originally posted on another forum but someone suggested this one would be better.... I bought an X340 a couple months ago from a widow lady down the road. They bought it new five or six years ago. It wouldn't start without a jump and, at first, the motor sort of surged while I was...
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    Starting issues with JD X340

    I bought an X340 from a neighbor a few months ago. Looked like it was in really good shape. Had a couple of implements with it. 2007 model. About 640 hours. It had sat for a year or so after the old gent had passed away. Needed a jump to get started. I drove it about half a mile to our...
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    Buying Advice  Considering a JD X340

    Elderly lady down the road has an '06 X340 with a little over 900 hours on it. It has sat in their barn for the last two years after her husband passed away. She is selling the property. I told her I might be interested in the tractor. She gave me the key and told me to take it and try it...
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    Box Blade or Landscape rake?

    I am nearing completion of my driveway project. I had borrowed a neighbor's box blade to level and our long driveway. I had a truck load (14 yards) of "flex base" (looks like caliche to me) delivered. It was fairly wet when delivered so came out in big clumps instead of a good smooth...
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