I have a John Deere LX279(17HP Kawasaki Liquid Cooled V-Twin, 48 Inch deck, and Power-Flow rear bagger) that has had a drive train issue, and was wondering if anyone can shed some light...
Everything works absolutely perfect for the first 45 minutes to an hour of mowing, then as if I flipped a switch, the drive train will start shuddering\juddering, making a chattering noise, and start driving much slower. The problem occurs with PTO on or off, no difference. It is far worse in reverse than going forward.
For those of you who will say, "Take it to the dealer". I have...to 3 different dealers in my area...they all say the same thing, "we tried it for over an hour and it was fine." I just tried calling John Deere customer service, and they said "try a dealer".
Other than the mentioned problem, I LOVE this mower, it makes my lawn look like a Gold Green every time I mow, but it sure would be nice to know if there's anything I can do about it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Everything works absolutely perfect for the first 45 minutes to an hour of mowing, then as if I flipped a switch, the drive train will start shuddering\juddering, making a chattering noise, and start driving much slower. The problem occurs with PTO on or off, no difference. It is far worse in reverse than going forward.
For those of you who will say, "Take it to the dealer". I have...to 3 different dealers in my area...they all say the same thing, "we tried it for over an hour and it was fine." I just tried calling John Deere customer service, and they said "try a dealer".
Other than the mentioned problem, I LOVE this mower, it makes my lawn look like a Gold Green every time I mow, but it sure would be nice to know if there's anything I can do about it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.