john deere l130

I have had problems with the switch for the PTO on the john Deere L130 , after buying a couple of switches I found that if I clean the plug in harness wires and the terminals and pushed in the wires to the harness the problem disappeared. the wire harness was tarnished which meant limited...

This is my first post here so forgive me if I do it wrong. My 2003 JD L130 had the bracket break that holds the pto clutch to the frame. That of course tore up the wires coming from clutch as it was able to spin freely. 2 wires come out of clutch. I see where the yellow broke and can fix. My...

Last summer I purchased a very nice used JD L130 for a few hundred bucks from the backlot of my local JD dealer. It had just under 300 hours on the clock and aside from a little bit of deck rust was in excellent shape. I mowed with it for most of last summer at a house we rented after ours...

Got back from vacation and the yard was a jungle from the rain. Then found the cast iron front axle was broken in half on my 11 year old L130. I didn't find anything searching TBN or You Tube on fixing it, and since I was successful today, I thought I'd share here that it wasn't too tough a...

Ok people I am truly stumped on this one, I recently picked up a John Deere L130 last fall when I picked it up the mower deck was not attached, over the winter I removed the body so I could paint it, which included unhooking all of the electrical, when I put everything back together including...

The mower has 224 hours. The clutch for the mower deck has been replaced. After shutting it off it would not start. I tested the batter, 12+ volts. Current seemed to be flowing to the starter. Finally, after wiggling the seat safety switch the mower started. Today the same problem. It ran...

I am wondering if there is a video or step by step instructions on how to remove the Instrument Panel and Pedestal from the above mower?

I was wondering if anybody has done this before on this website ?I seen a guy on YouTube upgrade his steering on his L130 with a bearing that he installed, it has a flat washer on either side then acts like the race and all of the weight and load sits on this bearing instead of how the factory...

Thot about buying used L130 then saw some reviews. It was 2004 in rougher shape than expected anyway, but not sure what brand would be comparable. Want something that will last, can handle small hills and drag a baseball field. Thots?

WHEN I PULL THE SWITCH TO ENGAGE THE PTO CLUTCH NOTHING HAPPENS. I USED TO BLOW FUSES AND CUT THE ENGINE OUT BUT THAT HAS STOPPED AND NOW I JUST CANT GET THE PTO TO ENAGE. ANY THOUGHTS?

How to replace the transmission fan.

I have a john deere l 130. evey time I pull the pto switch the fuse blows cutting power to the mower shutting it down. I checked it with the mower not on just by turning the key to the on position then pulled the pto switch and the fuse blew . any thoughts.

Long time lurker - posting my first question-- yippeee!!! I haven't ran the L130 for 6-7 months, was going to do the transaxle upgrade, but other priorities came up. The last time I ran it, I used seafoam treated gas and ran it until it starved itself. I put the battery on charge and put two...

Hey Guys, Just wondering if any of y'all have ever rebuilt the rear end out of the John Deere L130 lawn Tractor. Getting ready to try it out and would like to have a few tips if you have any to give. Thanks for the help and Ill keep you guys posted.

So I was dropping the transaxle for the k46 refurbishing per the great instructions I found on this site. When I went to remove the linkage from the forward / reverse pedal to the tranny the arm it attaches to snapped. :( Where can I get another one of these guys! TuffTorque or JD??

Bit of a puzzle. MY L130 will fire up and run great. Until I engage the blades. At that point it may run for 5 to 10 minutes, or it may almost immediately shut down. I presume it's a bad switch, but am not sure which one would be the culprit. Details: 1. The RIO switch doesn't seem to work...

I HAVE A JOHN DEERE L130 . i RECENLTY REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS TO THE PTO AND THE PTO SWITCH. I WENT OUT TO CUT THE GRASS WHEN I WAS 1/4 WAY STARTED TO CUTTING MY GRASS THE MOWER DECK AND TRACTOR STOPPED WORKING... DEAD .. FOUND IT WAS A BLOWN FUSE.. REPLACED THE FUSE AND WENT TO CONTINUE...

Hello,,,,,I was cleaning out my gas tank on John Deere L130 and the plastic line inside the gas tank came off. I do not see any way to reattach it. The mower will run for awhile but after about a third of the tank is gone it will cut off because of no gas. Does anyone know if this line can be...

Howdy, I'm finally getting an actual lawn mower for my place. For many reasons, I'm tired of using my tractor to bush hog the lawn. Anybody have any thoughts/experience on the John Deere L130? It a 2005 or so with 227 hours on it. Has the Kohler engine on it which I heard was a good thing...

Recently I was mowing the lawn and reached over to pick up a water bottle. I came up off the seat, it cut off and have not been able to crank it since. I can't see where the switch was damaged although I have not take it completely out. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Patticake

Any suggestions as to where I can buy a carburetor for my John Deere L130 lawn mower--John Deere wants $240--is there a site where I can get one for less?

Can I replace the existing K46 transmission with a Peereless 2000 series?

Since it it is spring, it was time to fire up the JD. Last fall I changed everything that I could as far as filters, and when I put the tractor away it was running good. Last fall I was having a running issue where the choke needed to be about 1/2 way to keep things running, but after I changed...

Gotta replace this thing. Anyone know where you might find some instructions on this, diagram, and also how complicated is this going to be? Any help is appreciated.

I am having some issues with the L130 I own. At the moment it starts fine, but when I start to throttle it down to about 1/2 way it will start to surge...and then when I try to bring it down to its lowest throttle setting it dies. It does this with the choke off, and at half choke it is a little...

When I cracked open the tranny on my L130 the first thing i noted was the color of the oil...black with lots of various sized metal pieces(dust to popcorn size). I cleaned the housing of oil metal pieces but did not remove the pump side of the tranny. The differential gears is what wore out and...

Fuse keeps blowing when I engage my blades. Call shop and they said it sounded like the elect. clutch, looks like it has fallen down some also. Shop says they are running about 10 days behind. Can anyone tell me if this is something we can do on our own, or is this a problem for the shop? And...

Good morning I'm out of town and looking for areas to start when I get home and have a chance to look at the mower. My nephew called, saying the riding mower won't start after being shut off to empty the bags. If it sits for an hour and cools off it starts up. I recently changed the plugs...

I have an older JD L130. The fuel line has to be replaced from the tank to where it connects under the frame. What is the easiest way to do this? Do have to drop the fuel tank? If so, how does the fuel tank unattach from the frame? Thanks

My L130 "surges" once i take the choke off.. if i raise the choke to almost the fully closed position, it stops surging. the fuel pump is new. no gas leaks as the gas lines were replaced last year. i will admit to putting on a smaller aftermarket fuel filter. would that starve the engine of...

I've added a photo gallery of a few minor and mostly cosmetic tweaks to my John Deere L130 lawn tractor. Getting rid of the Lawyer Switch...err...RIO switch is the biggest improvement. No kids, no pets, no need for RIO. Picasa Web Albums - Matt

I have a John Deere L130 that every time I start it up it blows enough smoke to run you out of my two car garage, the engine has 50 hours on it, and recently was taken back to the service center for this for the second time. The first time John Deere told the service rep to replace the Head...

I'm looking into buying an L130 lawn mower with the Kohler twin 23 hp engine. Apparently the owner was cutting his lawn and had too steep of grade, when he was running, oil started coming out from different locations that it shouldn't have been. Obviously the grade was too steep for the oil to...

Hello All, Last year I bought a L130 and pretty much ever since purchasing, the tractor backfires when you turn it off. The engine stops, you wait for about 5 seconds and BANG. I contacted the store where I bought it because it was scheduled to be 'winterized' and asked them why I get...

I’m looking to finally buy a new mower. History: 2 acres, hobby farm in Washington state near Spokane. I have had a 14.5HP MTD riding mower for about 7 years. It has a carburetor problem (float valve does not shut off completely and fills the crank case with gas ) and I got the front metal...