Recent content by sgoldste01

This is more of a curiosity question than anything: I have a JD GT245 with the 54" deck. I bought it used with 500 hours on it, and it's been great. Runs perfect, is well maintained, and stored in a garage. I replaced the secondary mower belt (the long belt that wraps around all the pulleys on...

I have a GT245 that I bought used with 500 hours. I notice that the front wheels have some wobble as they roll over the irregularities of a typical lawn. Is this normal behavior, or is it a sign that something is wearing out in the front end? If something is wearing out, what parts are they...

I have a GT245 with 500 hours on it (just bought used). I just replaced the primary belt (going from the PTO clutch to the deck) because the original belt started squeaking when I engaged the PTO. I've kept the original belt as a spare. I'm planning on also buying a new secondary belt and...

I have a JD GT245 tractor with 54C deck. Not surprisingly, there are times when the plastic deflector hanging off the right side of the deck gets in the way. Some people remove the deflector, but I'm not fond of this idea for safety reasons (I'm guessing it keeps things like rocks and such...

My GT245 just died in the middle of mowing the lawn. It was running perfect, and then died cold. I'm not too technical, but it seems to me that it must be an electrical problem because the tractor is electrically dead. The hour meter doesn't show any data, and nothing happens regardless of the...

I have a GT245 with the 54C deck. When I first engage the PTO, I hear what sounds to me like a brief belt squeal as the blades spin up. The squeal only lasts for a fraction of a second, and then I don't hear it again until the next time I engage the PTO. My guess is that this indicates my...

I bought a used JD GT245 (2003 model year) last winter for what I think was a good price ($2100 including JD 10P dump cart and tow-behind fertilizer spreader). 500 hours on clock. This spring, before using it for the first time, I was going through the normal tune-up procedures (sharpen blades...

I'm trying to decide between a new Brinly poly lawn roller ($140) vs. a used Agri-Fab steel lawn roller ($110, in good condition). Both would be 24" x 36" rollers, so would be approximately the same weight when filled with water. Suggestions?

I have a GT245, but my question applies to any tractor with a hydro tranny. Keeping the tranny cools is obviously important, since it has its own cooling fan. But what's the best way to keep grass/dirt/mud/etc from accumulating on the tranny? You can't effectively reach in there and clean it by...

Hello, I'm adding a brush guard/bumper to the front of my GT245. I wanted to buy the JD part (BM20820), but this part is out of production. So I bought one on eBay. It seems of high quality, but my guess is that it isn't truly a JD part, but rather a copy manufactured by someone else. Anyway...

I'm replacing the gauge wheels on my JD 54C deck. I purchased the new wheels (AM125172), which come with replacement bushings. But I can't see how to remove the existing bushings (which are badly worn) from the axle bolt. I'm guessing there's something obvious I'm not seeing. Suggestions...

Hi, I'm a newbie, but I'm guessing I'm not the first to ask this question (although my search didn't reveal anything helpful, so I could be wrong about that). I just purchased a used JD GT245. It will be used primarily as a mower, but will also occasionally pull a cart or spreader. My...

OK, so I just bought a used GT245, and I decided to replace the hydro tranny fluid. I've been having a heck of a time getting the full 4.5 liters of fluid back into the tranny. I easily got the first 2 liters in, but over the past 5 days have only been able to add maybe 20 oz at a time by...

I have a GT245, and am simply curious as to what the black cap on the top-left of the tranny is for. Owner's manual clearly states not to remove this cap, yet it must have some purpose. Does anyone know what it's for? What would happen if this cap got removed? I haven't removed it, but there's...

I just bought a used GT245, and decided to drain and replace the hydro fluid. I drained the fluid without problems, but when I was replacing the bolts I misread the unit of measurement in the owners manual, and tried tightening the bolts to 133 pound-feet rather than 133 pound-inches...