The Official Oklahoma Forum Chattin' Thread (Duncan: jobs, home, appreciation)

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by SeabeeBolt

It must be nice to mow your lawn in February , I have snow chains and a snow plow on my John Deere. And if the snow keeps it up like it has all day, I'll be using it in the morning for sure. LOL

Just pulling "your chain" Synopsis.

There is even grass on one side of my house (St. Augustine grass) that has never gone dormant, it is still green and lush. I've never seen that before. Weird. I think I'd rather be mowing that snow plowing.. It was 73 degrees today, no wind, and not a cloud in the sky. I got a sunburn!

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by mkfarnam

Synopsis.
Does it look like this John Deere?



http://www.city-data.com/forum/attac...3&d=1202685651

I wish!! It is a self-propelled John Deere 6.75 horsepower and the model number is JS20. I am too tired to get serial numbers, but this picture should help.

This is a JS25. Apparently they no longer sell the JS20. It doesn't look exactly like this, but close.





It's heavily made, with steel on most everything except the cowling and the wheels, which are some kind of polyurethane.

[SeabeeBolt]

Originally Posted by mkfarnam

Synopsis.
Does it look like this John Deere?



http://www.city-data.com/forum/attac...3&d=1202685651

"BORN TO MULCH"
Get your motor runnin,
Head out on the lawn-way
searchin for chicweed
and cuttin it down our way

(Booorrrn to beee miiild)

[mkfarnam]

[SeabeeBolt]

Originally Posted by mkfarnam

It looks like the kind of mower that I need, so the wife can cut the hair on my back.

[mkfarnam]

Synopsis. with a steal deck it's considered a Commercial mower.



On that model, when you engage the drive the cable pulls an idler lever with a pulley on it which tightens a belt that turns the transaxle.
When you get a chance try this, start it up, lift the drive wheels off the ground and see if they turn at all then.
I think that the belt came off of the pulley. It's a simle job but the belt is hard to get to because they're enclosed on most commercial models. On some you can get to the belt from underneath and some have a removable plate on the back by the discharge (where the bag hooks up.). If you dicide to do this,when you lay the mower on it's side, lay it on the opposte side of the air filter.

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by mkfarnam

Synopsis. with a steal deck it's considered a Commercial mower.



On that model, when you engage the drive the cable pulls an idler lever with a pulley on it which tightens a belt that turns the transaxle.
When you get a chance try this, start it up, lift the drive wheels off the ground and see if they turn at all then.
I think that the belt came off of the pulley. It's a simle job but the belt is hard to get to because they're enclosed on most commercial models. On some you can get to the belt from underneath and some have a removable plate on the back by the discharge (where the bag hooks up.). If you dicide to do this,when you lay the mower on it's side, lay it on the opposte side of the air filter.

Thank you MK, that is some great advice on troubleshooting, and something I wouldn't thought of on my own. I guess that's why you do what you do!

It was really funny, all of the sudden, the mower just became VERY heavy to manipulate and I thought it was because the bagger was full. This thing sucks up grass into the bagger at a phenomenal rate. The good side to this is that is really, really cuts down on weeds in my law because it takes in all of the seeds.

I think you are right about the pully; you're also right about it being a commercial mower. This mower is made for mowing big lawns and although my lawn isn't that big I couldn't pass up the deal that I got on this baby (1/2 off).

Thanks again for the sage advice MK, it is much appreciated.

[mkfarnam]

My pleasure helping.
To be honest, I don't think that John Deere ever made a domestic(noncommercial) mower.
One more thing.
There's a return spring on the idler lever that pulls the idler pulley away from the belt when you disengage the drive. If the wheels turn when you lift them off of the ground it may be that the ruturn spring is disconnected, another simple job.

Does yours have the "MowMentum" drive system?
MowMentum™ Drive System adjusts ground speed as operator follows
Lawn mower home maintenance kit for do-it-yourself maintenance

Here's your Transaxle and part of the drive system


John*Deere lawn equipment service solutions

Here's an online parts catalog for your model

A compete breakdown of the JS25 can be found on the parts catalog link, use "Pictorial index"
John Deere - Parts Catalog
Idler lever and related partd

[LadyRobyn]

Just a little word of warning... don't use that really high octane gas! Oklahoma lawn mowers can't handle it!

Just look what happened to this poor guy's mower! Too much power!

[mkfarnam]

Originally Posted by LadyRobyn

Just a little word of warning... don't use that really high octane gas! Oklahoma lawn mowers can't handle it!

Just look what happened to this poor guy's mower! Too much power!

That funny, problem is it's burning oil