jlbash1
Bronze Member
Okay so I am trying to sell a JD 316 lawn tractor for a friend who has moved 4 hours away. He left the mower in my barn until he could come back for it, but now he doesn't need it any longer so I'm going to attempt to get rid of it for him. I have a few people interested in it, but they have some questions I can't answer. I'm hoping someone can give me some help.
First of all I don't know what year it is, the number that I believe is the SN is M00316X292761. What does this tell me? I think it means it is an "84 with a 16 horse Onan engine, is this right?
Also I have noticed it has a problem, it looses engine RPM's when you mow with it or try to go up a hill. It won't regain the RPM's until you disengage the blades or stop going up the hill. Any thoughts, I'm thinking it should be a simple fix as it ran good when he put it in the barn. It hasn't been run much in the past year, but the gas smells fine and I added new gas to the tank as it didn't have too much in it to begin with.
Thanks in advance for the help, if it was my mower I may dig in and see what I could do, but since it isn't mine I am being a little more cautious. We're thinking about asking $850 for the mower, this sound about right, assuming the thing will run right?
Jarrod
First of all I don't know what year it is, the number that I believe is the SN is M00316X292761. What does this tell me? I think it means it is an "84 with a 16 horse Onan engine, is this right?
Also I have noticed it has a problem, it looses engine RPM's when you mow with it or try to go up a hill. It won't regain the RPM's until you disengage the blades or stop going up the hill. Any thoughts, I'm thinking it should be a simple fix as it ran good when he put it in the barn. It hasn't been run much in the past year, but the gas smells fine and I added new gas to the tank as it didn't have too much in it to begin with.
Thanks in advance for the help, if it was my mower I may dig in and see what I could do, but since it isn't mine I am being a little more cautious. We're thinking about asking $850 for the mower, this sound about right, assuming the thing will run right?
Jarrod