Restoring a $250 John Deere Mower that doesn’t run to Like New - How much $$ does it take?
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2021
- We flip a $250 2006 John Deere X320 Riding mower, restoring it to like new. After watching this hopefully you will be more confident in buying that bargain mower that you can repair and give it a new life.
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You can’t find anything like that for $250 here. They still want a fortune for a wore out pos. Just because it’s painted green they think its worth a lot of green
I can relate I am looking a for a good riding mower but cheap, and I can’t believe the prices $2000 - $5000 for a used one. I can’t believe an X series mower for $250.
I definitely hear this a lot right now. Especially with the shortage of inventory on mowers. We definitely got lucky with this one. Thanks for watching!
Flipping mowers for the last 4 years, cheapest I ever saw an x series was $500. Someone took out the ignition switch no hood and tires were bad. Round here (central mn) $250 gets you a 10+ year old home depot special
Every time I come across a used John Deere that's under $1000, they got rusted out decks and floorboards.
I do just fine with my Craftsman's. Not saying one is better then the other, but I'm not going to overpay for neighborhood status.
Just picked up a 1998 345 with only 458 hours, 48 inch deck, great tires, all body panels, original owners manual, motor cranks, some rat damage to engine harness but easily repaired. Needs a deep thorough cleaning and polish, came with some new filters an a bunch of JD parts. Paid 150.00
Good to see another X320 running and mowing. Mine is a 2010 with no hood. I’ve run into just about everything on my 5 acres and I kept the hood on as long as possible but it finally broke into many pieces. I still find them from time to time.
A year and a half ago I took it apart, cleaned off as much rust as I could and painted it. Removed the deck and replaced the spindles, pulleys, belt and blades. The deck got the full treatment and looks almost like new.
It’s a good little mower and I’ll take it any day over the Z535M that sits in the shed most of the time with one thing or another wrong with it.
Thanks for the video
Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
I don't even have this mower, but watched the whole video. Nicely done!
Thank you for watching!
Great video Brent! Looks like a brand new mower! Thanks for sharing! Have a great and awesome day!
Thanks Vincent! I thought it turned out pretty nice. Thanks for watching as always!!
Great video! I've just got into buying John Deere mowers to flip. I enjoy your videos keep up the good work.
Awesome! I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!
I have a 2005 X320, and am encouraged to see this one still with a good transmission at 1500 hours, mine has around 750 hours. This model has the K58 Tuff-Torq transaxle which perhaps is sturdier than the K46 that the lower cost mowers have. The K58 isn't easily serviceable though... but you can put drain plugs in it so you can keep the oil changed out. Lots of videos of how to do that on RUclips.
Thanks for the video, great job! :)
Nice job, looks great
Thank you and thanks for watching!
I really like your videos. Very nicely done. Another year and I am still running my 318 from 1987 for 2 acres of grass. I like looking at all JD videos.
Thank you and that is awesome that you still have that 318 running. Did you buy it when it was new or used?
I bought it at an auction when it was 3 yrs old in 1990. One other person wanted it so I had to pay $3400. Has been well worth it. I like the hydrostat control on the dash but have never operated one with foot pedal(s). It seems like I manage it well when adjusting my body for a side hill and having to brace my foot. The power steering is still very nice.
I liked the service of mower , that showed us how we service our yard tractor 😎
Glad you liked it and thanks for watching!
Really good job 👍
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Great video! Thank you
@Gus DaCosta thanks for watching!
Great content. Cheers 👍
Thank you and thanks for watching!
I did this with a friend for a while and helped me pay cash for a new SCAG Cheetah II. It's a fun hobby!
That's awesome! I agree it is fun. Thanks for watching!
Very cool. The only thing that still stuck out to me was the browning headlight cover in front. Other than that, looks awesome!
This is true. I should have hit on that, but I will never be using the headlights on this mower so it didn't cross my mind until afterwards. Thanks for watching!
Thanks Brent for getting back to me.To me a good place would be before the inline filter to make it easier to change the filter.But I don't know if that would dry out the filter or hurt the fuel pump.Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.Thanks Slim.
This should be a fine spot. the filter and pump shouldn't be harmed by this at all. Good question and thanks for watching!
Hi mr downs! I’m your biggest fan 😉
Thank you and thanks for watching! 😊
you got ba good buy .Mine was doingn the same thing and i had water in gas
Nice video I do that every 2 years l sold my last mower for half what I paid for it paid 12000 for a Z Trac 955m and got 6000 take care Brent 👍
That’s not bad for as fast as mower depreciate. Thanks for watching!
nice :) my x724 is a 2009 & only needs 3 things done to it, not bad for a mower that old.. & i think i can do it all myself.. i might be putting a snow blower on it for the very first time. im talking to my deere dealer right now.
Awesome! Sounds like a good setup. Thanks for watching!
@@WesternEquipment ur welcome :)
This is almost my exact situation. Only mine runs pretty well. Mine has over 1100 hours. I used it as a bush hog pretty much last year on my new property and its just a tank. Plan on putting a bunch of new stuff on it this year now that I have it cleared out a little bit.
Awesome! Glad to hear it's still plugging along and thanks for watching!
Still have your x320? Still doin ok?
@@ciphercode2298 yup
@@MrBigjoecincy I'm lookin at one that was traded in at my local dealer. It's been there since November. It's got 1100 hours on it. The hood is cracked on too and the hinge part of it looks broken on one side. It seems to run ok. The were asking $1250,but when I talked to him he said theyd take $1000. I looked on Ebay and found new replacement goods for less than $400. I've no real experience with these mowers,but I know the Kawasaki fh661v is supposed to be pretty good. As long as the engine and transmission hold up I dont mind replacing other stuff. You think it's worth buyin maybe?
@@ciphercode2298 yeah if it's. Newer one buy it. Mine has had a crack in it since I bought it. They want a lot for those hoods. Never felt like it was worth the cost.
Nice work Brent, one suggestion if any is to inspect the tires and maybe just use some nice tire shine to get them looking sharp. It just completes the whole look. I also understand its a budget project.
I agree, should have done this but this mower just got some new tires recently so now they look sharp!
@@WesternEquipment Nice!
I have an John Deere LX255 that was 15 years old when I got it back in 2012, finally had to replace the fuel pump because the checks wouldn't hold, but otherwise, it still run and cuts great,.
The key is buying price. Most people with this kind of mower know nothing about how to work on it. Or how to keep it up. They use it four or five years and when it quits for any reason they buy new. I flip Scag mowers. Keep working my way up to pro commercial units. Good job on video skills. I would rather see how to test what made it stall. Not just indenifix ideas on commend failures.
Nice work Brent, I have a 2010 X320 with 759 hours on it that I bought new and just pulled the non-servicable transaxle to clean the filter, magnets plus added new fluid, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I was wondering what that one would look like with 1100 hours on it? Ofcourse mine never really slowed down or slipped, like some others I've heatd of, but wanted to give it a thorough inspection for peace of mind! Next time I'll do my homework and buy one that's serviceable...thanks again
Nice! Thank you for watching!
Well you got an amazing deal on the thing
I like to think so, but it is now having some more issues so may have to spend some more money on it but t got me through most of last mowing season haha!
@@WesternEquipment I'm surprised about how beat up that thing is. It's not that old for a lawn tractor, and those are usually really good tractors.
I saw a semi hauling an 8R series tractor yesterday across North Louisiana on I-20 with a Western Equipment banner across the front window on the tractor. The Amarillo location is the closest one to me that I know of, about twelve hours away.
Awesome! We move equipment all around so pretty cool you saw one of our semis!
Ironic enough, I bought a 2008 X340 for $200 yesterday. New carb, perfect. Love a Deere. Had a 324, and sold that one too. 404hrs.
Awesome! Congrats on your new mower and thanks for watching!
always made money on john deere used mowers,,,,i buy one thats 5 yrs old and buy in the middle of jan. Take it home, replace seat if needed, remove, regrease, repaint deck, change oil , replace blades or spinidles and belt. Remove wheels and hood and body,,,clean and repaint all, even underneath body and hood and fenders,,,new decals,,,paint wheels,,,check brakes and gauges. Reassemble, and mow. Keep it 3 years mow 4 acres 5 times per year,,,sell it in october after my last mowing for 2000-2500 more than i have in it. Lotsa buyers are looking for well maintained JD and will pay strong price
Sounds like you have quite the system! Keep up the good work haha!
Awesome job on the the mower Brent,looks nice and clean.Brent, I would like to install a gas line shut off on my S110,Where would be a good place to install it? Thanks.
Thank you! You would want to install it some where on the fuel line going from the tank to the carburetor. I know that is very vague but it is hard to recommend a specific spot. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Great job! A little TLC goes a long way.
Thank you! Yes it does. I am still using this mower today to take care of things around the studio and it still runs like a top!
Muy buena compra
¡Gracias y gracias por vernos!
I have two mowers sitting in my backyard for about three or four months and their craftsman and John deer
What did you use to polish it? Looks great
Great info..just bought a D140 . Sometimes mower will not even turn over..think it's electrical. Bought new key switch and will ck if issue. Any suggestions?
Valves may need adjusted. I've seen em not open quite where they needed to and the compression kinda wouldnt let the starter turn the motor over
Could be a multitude of things. Electrical or fuel is where to start.
Great video Brent! I have a LA 105 bought for $650. Steering went out within 15 minutes! Replaced and works fine. I noticed now it is surging bad. I have replaced oil and air filters. Changed the oil, added new spark plug. I have ordered new carburetor. Once I get it replaced hopefully will stop surging. Any ideas if this does not fix??
If the carburetor does not fix it then I would look at changing the little fuel pump on the side of the engine. Good question and thanks for watching!
@@WesternEquipment Thanks for reply Brent!! I will try that if carburetor doesn't fix problem!!
Check the surging spring on carb. It might have come off or does not have enough tension.
Brent, what did you use to polish it up? Does JD sell a protectant or polish for my D130? Thank you for the great content!
Here is the video of me using the polish from John Deere ruclips.net/video/0rxRdnr54wQ/видео.html. Check this out and thanks for watching!
$4000 mower new and now 1500 hrs wow, I had a husqvarna lgt 2654 that I got from a guy he pay $2,500 and I pay him $350 with 150hrs and a broke trans,I got another trans from a craftsman mower $75 run the mower for a year then sell it for $800 and then I got a JOHN DEERE Z720E, that deere cost alot of $$$ but is way better than most of the other brands
That’s a pretty lucrative flip!! Congrats on your new Z7. They are awesome machines. Thanks for watching!
Is there any way to fix up scratches in the plastic hood? (100 series)
Scratches in the plastic are tough. Sometimes you can sand and polish them out and sometimes just buffing them out with a power buffer and the polish I used in this video will make them look worlds different.
Lawn mower prices have gone up like crazy my 2020 Troy Bilt Bronco that I bought back in the fall of 2020 only cost me $1350 and now the same mower is $1999
Yes! Inflation has hit everything hard! We are hoping this changes soon. Thanks for watching!
Do you think the DEERE GT245 - with 54 inch deck , is 1 of the best mowers they made as far as reliability, ease to work on if a person is just looking for a riding mower and not attachments, bells and whistles ?
I know it is a common one to still see around, so I would have to think that means they were a pretty good series of mowers for sure.
Will there possibly be a video on restoring a true genuine John Deere Walk-Behind mower like the 14SB?
This would be really cool! If I can get my hands on one I would definitely like to do this video. Good idea and thanks for watching!
How do I fix a lose steering wheel when I turn it there is a good 3/4 inch before it starts to turn
Remove the deck. Underneath you will find the sector plate and pinion gear.
You need to replace those and the bushings.
It’s an easy and inexpensive fix.
Part number: GX21924BLE-KIT
(1) Steering sector gear
(1) Steering pinion gear
(2) plastic shaft bushings
(1) metal sector gear bushing
@@caswinson Great information on the steering fix....
@CraigSwinson thanks for beating me to it. And thank you all for watching!
Yea man I also restored my jd when I got it for free. The funny thing was the battery was dead, surging, and transmission issues which was easy fix
That's awesome! Thanks for watching!
What did you do for surging?
@@spuckett2208 what I did was I took out the gas tank cleaned it out Good, dont use soap, and I put some fuel cleaner in the gas tank with some new gas, and replaced my fuel filter, also I took my carburetor out and cleaned it very good with some carburator cleaner, after that it was running good
What you also want to do is take out your fuel pump which is near your carburator and blow it out with some air Incase of any build up
Hello can you please make a video of the honor edition Gator?
It is on the list as soon as we get one in stock. Thanks for watching!
@@WesternEquipment Your welcome please make a video of each new John Deere products okay???
Wish I could get one for $250 around here, they're usually $1000 non-running.
Wow! Thanks for watching!
Is there a link to a video on how to change out the control module?
Yes, here is the link
ruclips.net/video/xZDVAWflDoQ/видео.html. Thanks for watching!
@@WesternEquipment Thanks!
HELP please. I & my brother put newe spindle on the Husqvarna yta 18542 but it leaves an unmowed stripe on the inner cut. Left spindle blade is untouched and normal, new spindle outer side mows same height as the "old" spindle, but the inner blade doesn't seem to be touching at all.
HELP please.
I would be looking to see if your spindle pockets on the deck are bent or if the blades are worn way down compared to a new one. These things could cause an unmowed strip.
@@WesternEquipment Thank you kindly for replying. The blades are good as new. Yeah, I was thinking maybe the deck is bent there as well. I will drag it out again and see if I can't de-dent the deck.
Thanks again.
Great video, i want to buy a one of this, second hand, If you can recommend me one to review it would be great. I'm in orange city
Truly any of these older John Deere's can be flipped like this one. Thanks for watching!
I need info on my 22 hp B ST motor running bad sometimes
What is it doing?
I have cut the plunger off the solenoid on the carb on every JD lawn tractor I have owned. They are PiTA.
Interesting. Seem to fix your issues?
How the heck do you move the seat back I just got this exact mower to restore but can't get the seat to move back
There is usually a lever under the seat or on the side of it that releases the slide function. Sometimes on restore models you have to really clean up the slide for it to work well. Thanks for watching!
Headlights need a good buff. How many hours total?
This is true. I think I ma just end up replacing them at some point because they are dirty inside the lenses. I will have to check on total hours now because i have used it a few times since this video was released. Thanks for watching!
One thing you don’t mention is the transmission of the lawn tractor how do you check the transmission of a lawn tractor
On most of these lawn tractors the transmission is sealed so there isn't a way to check them without taking them completely off and opening them up. A select few models have serviceable transmissions.
I know ya said that this one had 1500 hours on it. What would you consider a normal life expectancy for those Kawasaki engines? That one doesnt smoke or anything and doesnt seem noisy at all.
That is hard to say. I've seen ones that are well taken care of that have twice as any hours on them. Good question and thanks for watching!
@@WesternEquipment I know they're a top notch engine. Maintenance is everything, that's for sure.
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Thanks for watching!
Man 1500hrs doesn’t seem like much for the ole girl. We had a 2003 LT160 that was a dealer only model. My dads dad bought it new, & when he upgraded my dad was given the mower. We used it for a bunch of years, & could tell the transmission was starting to give out, but not too bad.
My dad upgraded, then gave it to his brother that has a house on the same property as my dads dad. It was at 950hrs when it left our place, & it had 500-600hrs when it arrived at our house.
We drove the crap out of that poor mower, it’s seen 3 generations in our family. Got 3 1980s JD GTs ones a now semi racing mower that’s broken again. A 212, 216 that’s waiting for a Dsl engine I swapped into a 73 sears suburban that I’m going to swap into the 216 like what I did with my 212 that has the same engine in it now. Then I’ve got a 67 1st gen 110 that needs a belt, a tire, maybe a steering wheel then she’s all set.
Wow! This is awesome! Thanks for sharing and for watching!
I sold my la 125 14 years old garage kept looked like the day it was bought 280hr sold to friend 650 bucks
Sounds like a pretty good deal!
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I found a lawn tractor like yours for $400 , but completely rusted , no signs of life and a rats nest inside the engine compartment , which also ate several electrical wires .
Now I'm deciding: do I really want to salvage this pile of rust and poop?
It all depends on the damage of the frame and body.
You missed the front bumper , and crack on the hood, er or does that NOT matter in the US cause it does in the UK!
This is true but, for this video I was not concerned too much with those issues since i was trying to stay on a budget. Thanks for watching in the UK!
I only paid $2500 last week for a 1.5 year old x350 with 9.4 hours on it lol
With the way the market is right now and the price of things, I couldn't even tell you if that is a good deal or not. It is crazy out here!
It’s very easy to put a grand in a Deere mower
It can add up quick. That’s for sure.
Mine has 15000 is that allot
$250.OO is what a John Deere dealer would be willing to allow on a trade in for that mower. So he could set it out on the lot and ask $1800.00 for. He would maybe get in running nice but that is about it.
That is about right on a trade in value so hopefully this will persuade some people to just fix up their mower rather than trashing a good mower that just needs some TLC.
@@WesternEquipment That is why I have 4 John Deere mowers I sold my LX280 that was in nice shape low hours outright for $1800.00 to help finance a new X590 I also have a 2003 LX277 I bought new now has 520 hours on it looks like new also. I have an old 300 I think it is a 1976 with a hydraulic 4 way 54 inch front blade and I just purchased a 2005 LX280 with 412 hours one owner with dealer service records I gave $1500.00 but I think it will be worth it. I have bought and flipped a few machines including 2 318s and a GT235 and a 1966 110 round fender.It is my hobby
For $250 I can get a craftsman that’s been sitting in the yard for 5 years with no deck in my area
Ouch, that’s rough since a new deck is probably 2-3 times that. Unless you could find a used one somewhere else that could work. Good luck and thanks for watching!
its missing the spindle covers....for safety and cosmetics
Haha, maybe I can get a set soon.
If your thinking you can FIX a John Deere mower with 1500 hours by just adding a ecm, new plugs, oil change, paint and a new seat your NUTS!!
sure it looks better and the ecm got it running but that's just about all the "fixing " you did 😉 😀.
At 1500 hours the laundry list of actual REPAIRS is extremely long and expensive.
This is your average used car salesman tricks....wash it, touch it up and make it look pretty, fix it just good enough it runs and stick it to some sucker who doesn't know the difference.
There's a ton of guys out there just like this on Facebook and Craigslist that screw people over every day promising a good mower and a great deal .
At $1000 and 1500hrs this mower isn't one of them.
I say $1000 because of course you do this to make a profit....
Interesting.. I appreciate the feedback. Thanks for watching!
Something tells me you like John deer
You would be correct haha. Thanks for watching!
My God Why Would You Spend $90 On A Fuel Solenoid , You Should Have Un screwed It & Just Cut The Tip Of The Solenoid Off.. You Would Be $90 Richer. That's Just Crazy 😳
Just wanted to make sure to do the job right.
Who has $900 for a riding mower? The common man would fix this and keep it himself. I sell mowers all day cheap. Why ? Most Americans are on a budget. And most ppl go on looks. If it works, it's cheaper than a new one, then I'm there. Want too get rich ? Play the lottery. And,looks ain't everything.😊
My local JD dealer would leave this mower just as it is and try to sell it for $1600. Then they would give you a "good deal" at $1200, that's how they screw the customers over!
I hate to hear this, but I know what you mean. Now hopefully you can find a deal and do it yourself. Thanks for watching!
show me where a man can buy any X series tractor for $250
It is not a very common thing, we definitely lucked out finding this one.
I wish like hell I can find a mower for $250!!!! People want $900 for a 3” year old mower
Keep your eyes peeled. Somebody will want to sell one that they think is beyond repair and then that's when you get the deal.
Maybe new head lights too and front bumper guard
I thought about the new headlights or polishing old ones. Thanks for commenting
That’s all the green ones are worth new, 250 with plastic trans
Well this one does not have a plastic trans, but I get what you are saying...
The k58 is actually a pretty stout transaxle. The only ones that had a plastic transmission were the lowest end 100 series mower. I understand your frustration if you bought one of the cheap ones,but you cant lump em all into one box
Can I buy it
I wish I could say yes, but I still have videos that I want to do with this beauty. And it will probably serve as our mower at our studio barn. Thanks for the interest and thanks for watching!
Nobody around here will pay that much for a used mower. $300 selling all day long $500 probably no.
Interesting. Where are you from?
@@WesternEquipment Texas panhandle
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Thanks!!
You won't sell a 15 year old X320 John Deere with 1500 hours on it for anywhere near $1800 bucks. Probably has a Briggs or Kawasaki engine and close to needing a rebuild or replacement on engine.
I guess this all depends on the condition.
Where are the plastic covers for both spindles on the far sides of the deck?
So you don't need to hear a click? And just start changing parts.
Good point. I should have been more thorough with my diagnostics.
You didnt need that ecm and you know that...how much is jd paying you for this video?..lol
Go ahead and add the cost of a new hood, because we all know it’s inevitable that it’s going to crack and break. Die hard JD fan here for 40+ years but I’ll never buy another one just based on that.
This is not a bad idea but I would try to get as much life out of it as you can. This one is till going strong. Thanks for watching!
I was able to get 3 john deeres from different people for free
So did you have to beat someone over the head to buy that mower for $250? Cripes. See, I have a problem with you buying this for $250, being in for a 'total of $900' then saying you can 'easily sell it for $1800'. Sure, I'm going to get a lot of haters, no doubt. You literally had zero risk in this mower. At $250 if you could not get it running, you could part it out and get more than you paid. Sorry, I think the seller rolled over for you. All IMO of course.
This happened to be a situation where the person was going to junk the mower so we offered to buy it instead and they set their price. Nothing crazy.
@@WesternEquipment Wish I could walk into a deal like that... 'round here (midwest) people are asking truck-crazy prices for mowers that are literally beat near to death.
What are you mowing? Dirt lol
No, it mows about a little over an acre every week and does a great job!
John deere lawn and garden tractors are garbage..
What makes you say so?
Who makes a good mower in your opinion?