I ran out of gas yesterday so, in that case, it may be an air lock. But, I just turned it off to answer the phone last week, and it wouldn’t start for about a half hour. Then it started fine.
My JD E130 starts fine at first. However, if I need to stop in the middle of mowing, it will not restart. If I wait about an hour, it starts back up. Is it running hot? Does it have a vapor lock? Thanks.
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Thanks Randy and been there! After replacing the transmission belt, the parking brake works fine. It could very well have been the transmission being disengaged.
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On the dashboard, the orange "flip" parking brake lock/unlocker does not work. I can slide the orange plastic lever up and down and there is no resistance and it does nothing to "lock" the parking brake on or off.
If I push the parking brake down with my foot and go to "lock" the...
My transmission belt broke while mowing on a hill. I disengaged the transmission, hooked it up to my pickup and pulled the mower up the driveway. I heard a squealing noise when I was almost to the top. I then realized I forgot to disengage my parking brake 🤯. Now when I push the brake down, I...
Thank you for your quick response. The spring looks in your picture looks thicker. I think it is #11 on my photo, but I can’t tell where it attaches. 🤷♂️
Extension Spring? I found a spring on the ground while mowing with my John Deere e130. I think it is an extension spring, but I don’t know where it goes on the deck. The diagrams are not clear as to the location. Does anyone have an e130 that they can take a picture of showing where it goes...