John Deere 285 Problems Rotary Mower Bigiron Auctions

I have had lots of trouble with the no starting and replaced a few parts etc. I checked it and it wasn't getting a spark on. I just got a john deere 285.

John Deere 285 Disc Mower BigIron Auctions

John Deere 285 Problems Rotary Mower Bigiron Auctions

I was in the middle of some restoration, painting, and tuning, so i thought i'd. Today i was showing my dad how great it runs…and of. Picked up a super clean, very quiet model 285 with 607 hours.

I have an old john deere 285 that keeps dying on me.

Our 285s do fine on braking. Known to fail around 1000 hours. Carburetor may need cleaning, but first be. Remove the line at the carburetor and spin engine with the spark plug wires removed, to see if the fuel pump is working.

Recently the light is fully. After it finally starts and is warmed up, it can set for about an. Second engine, first had 600 hrs. I've worked on most every model john deere has made and the 285 were my most repeat customers.

John Deere 285 Disc Mower BigIron Auctions

John Deere 285 Disc Mower BigIron Auctions

I checked the seat safety.

Over the past couple years the charging light would linger for a bit and eventually go out. It started with missing at low idle, i adjusted the linkage per manuel worked for a while then it started again, i removed & cleaned carb worked for a while then. If it is a later engine, or the cam and gear have been replaced it is a solid engine,. It suddenly developed running problems.

No the problem is somewhere between the shaft that the brake assembly attaches to (shoe and drum) and the. Parked it one day last winter, has not started since. Have cleaned out the carb, installed new spark plugs and verified spark and checked the fuel pump. Lots of problems with the kawasaki engine, which has been.

1988 John Deere 285 Lawn & Garden and Commercial Mowing John Deere

1988 John Deere 285 Lawn & Garden and Commercial Mowing John Deere

One of the known issues the kawasaki fv590 engine.

I was mowing late last fall with it and it all of a sudden lost power but still ran. Known for its reliability and robust performance,. I have a jd 285 garden tractor with a kawasaki engine. My 285 was hard to start when i bought it and improved with a new fuel filter.

It could be an electrical issue with the sensor, giving a. I have a john deere 285 with a fd590v kawasaki engine. Could your shoes be worn out? After looking at the ipl it looks like it has a kawasaki liquid cooled engine, how do you know for sure it's overheating?

John Deere 285 Rotary Mower BigIron Auctions

John Deere 285 Rotary Mower BigIron Auctions

I can't get the deck to work and assume the toggle switch on the dash is the pto switch.

285's are good machines, i recently owned a 320, which is the hydraulic lift version of the 285, until i found my current 318. Early versions of that engine had a plastic timing gear. I have a 285 lawn tractor with the kawi fd590 engine. If not replace the fuel pump.

Hi, i have a 285 john deere 1140 hrs. Then it got really hard to start again. Nothing happens when i turn the key.