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I know the thread is old but I wanted to mention that my buddy is in the lawn care business and buys trimmer string on bulk rolls. He carries the string in his trailer soaking in a covered 5 gallon bucket of water. He says he never has issues with string anymore. Just sayin...

Glad to hear your up again. Very typical failure for these tractors. Happened to me as well on 2 different 40XXR machines. Turn the key then "click-click, pause, click-click, pause" every time. Most of the time you'll see it throw the code "ECU A 1485.02" when this happens. Then you panic when...

I have a 4610 HST, 2003 model, with about 600 hours. The cruise started acting crazy a while back. When the tractor was cold, it worked fine. But as the tractor warms up, the cruise starts to slow the tractor on its own, then goes into a speedup-slowdown jerky movement, and eventually the light...

I published this over on the JDOO board and had no responses, so I am prepared to receive my "double-posting" flame. :-) Probably should have come here in the first place. We rebuilt a sprayer that has a hydraulic driven centrifugal pump on it, an ACE 206. I know, I wanted to switch to PTO but...

We rebuilt a sprayer that has a hydraulic driven centrifugal pump on it. I know, I wanted to switch to PTO but my partner didn't want to spend the money. I don't have the deluxe SCV with the motor setting and detent options, just the standard 2 SCV pack. JD came out with an adapter that...

Where can I find a replacement seat for a John Deere LX188 lawn tractor? The dealer price is outrageous. I have found 40 places that sell replacement seats but the LX188 seat has a unique mounting arrangement in that it pivots forward at the front and the seat pan mounting hardware is an...

Took delivery Friday morning. The tractor actually came in on 10/20/05, about 3 -1/2 weeks after ordering. The dealer quoted 2 to 3 weeks so that was about right. The big hold up was the loader. The tractor comes from Georgia and the loader comes from Welland, Canada. The loader was a week...

It's simply amazing how mowing 28 acres in 96 degree heat and 96% humidity will allow you to effortlessly rationalize buying a tractor with a cab and air conditioning. I currently have a JD4610/loader/MX6/box blade/straight blade/grooming mower (all cat1/2 capable) that I use for general upkeep...

I need to replace the throttle cable on my LX188. It looks like the console has to come off to get access to the back of the assembly that holds the throttle to the console. Does anyone know the procedure for taking the thing apart? It looks like the steering wheel has to come off as well as...

I picked up a 515 sickle in excellent working condition that I am using to cut a canal bank and pond bank. I called my local NH dealer and tried to order a manual. After 4 weeks of back and forth, he told me that the "Manual Department" at NH corporate had moved, and he didn't know when they...

As I mentioned in another post, I foolishly brought my 4610 in to the dealer for its first service interval. I remember telling the service manager explicitly " Everything is working, please see that it stays that way." Well, guess what. I brought the tractor home and hooked up the RFM to mow...

I have a 94 model John Deere LX 188 that needs a new seat cushion. The cost of the seat at the dealer is equivalent to a down payment on a new tractor so that option is out for now. The seat pan is still in reasonably good shape. Nothing a little wire brush and paint won't fix. All the...

Okay, so this thread is really just an excuse to use my new digital camera. I had a problem picking up my MX6 and box blade with the Speeco hitch. The bracket holding the adjustable top hook would hit the implements about 1/4 inch before the top hook would get lined up under the top pin. It...

I have a 460 loader on a 4610. The bucket is 2 inches higher on one side versus the other. It came that way from the dealer. Nothing in the manual about leveling and the dealer says they never check that and wouldn't know how to fix it if nothing is obviously damaged or bent. I can't really see...

Farmer John is going out of business and has a New Holland 451 sickle mower dirt cheap(less than $400) that he says is 4 or 5 years old. Naturally, he says it's in "great shape" and was unhooked in perfect working condition. I checked with the local NH dealer and the 451 is still a current...