john deere 185

Looking for assistance and/or electrical diagram to help troubleshoot. Press brake and turn key, starter will not engage. I know there is a safety switch attached to the brake petal, switch tests ok. Is there a switch attached to the hydrostatic lever, for a neutral position? Appreciate any...

I have a John Deere 185 with the Kawasaki FC540v in it. I took the cylinder head to clean the piston and valves because it has never been cleaned. I also cleaned the carburetor and replaced the gaskets around the carburetor. I set the valves cold to .005 when I reassembled and put everything...

Hey guys first off I am new to this page so thanks for the information on here. Live in NC near Charlotte. I have a question I have the JOhn Deere 185 Hydro the problem I am having is simple I think but I just cant figure it out. My tensioner spring for the drive belt broke the other day and I...

Started it up and pulled out of the garage and turned it off to fill with Gas. When I tried to restart nothing. No Crank at all. No click. Dash lights come on. Changed starter and silinoid changed battery and cables and changed the starter switch still nothing. Any ideas?

BATTERY IS GOOD. STARTER AND SOLENOID IS GOOD, SWITCH IS GOOD. ALL SAFTY SWITCHES OK. SOMETIMES WHEN I SWITCH ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES FAST IT WILL START OTHER TIMES NOT. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS (OIL, BATTERY, ETC.) WILL NOT EVEN COME ON, OTHER TIMES THEY WILL. ANYONE HAVE IDEAS. HELP. THANKS.

My tractor does not seem to have the power to get up a hill that it had no problem in the past. Today it was bad and I stopped mowing and I checked the hydro fluid and it is very hot I can't touch it. Any suggestions? I thought it might be time to replace the belt, now today I think it is more...

OK a friend of mune gave me JD 185, runs great and looks new. The reason why he gave it is he took the tranny and hydro apart cleaned it and then reassambled. now the power or gear is reversed, in forward it goes reverse and fast and in reverse it goes forward but slow like a reverse gear...

Tractor ran fine yesterday, now, won't start. has gas, seems like the starter spins but not cranking the engine over but the screen thing spins so i think thats the flywheel spinning? any ideas on what to check first?

My late 80's jd 185 hydro has been going very slow lately I replced the drive belt as it was slipping and it's no faster.. So now I want to change the fluids in there rear hydrostatic drive. Question is how do I drain the hydro fluid and what fluid do I replace it with? There is a drain for the...

I have been looking at used lawn tractors most of the summer for the wife.I found a (1986)John deere 185 hydro with 38 inch deck,17 hp Kaw.engine,296 hours in mint condition for $700 bucks.Are these good lawn tractors?Is this a fair price?Thanks for any information.coobie

ok i have a john deere 185 lawn tractor 17" hp kawasaki engine 46" cutting deck best lawn tractor i've ever owned except for the small problem im having. problem is after mowing the lawn for an hour the engine starts cutting in and out (it won't completly turn off it just stall then fires up...

I'm embarrassed to ask this question, but hey it's the only way you learn right? I have a JD 185 lawn tractor, and I need to remove the front wheels to have the tires replaced. I pulled the plastic cap off the hub, but can't figure out how to actually remove the wheel. What's the trick? Are the...