john deere gx345

I have a GX345 John Deere with a Kawaski FD611 engine water cooled 20 HP. I have no serial number on this mower. According to John Deere the correct PTO Clutch for this unit is pn Am133209 or Am131779 The Am 133209 will not go around the crankshaft and the Am 131779 is way to big and the key...

what does the green and red led lights mean on a gx345 john deere lawn tractor

New here, inherated this tractor from my father in law and it seems like a great machine but I have heard so so things about the kaw liquid cooled engine. Anyways i recently rebuilt the carb and changed the valve on the bottom of the float bowl and a new battery to get it running again. Then...

My John Deere GX345 has hydraulic problems. When first starting, the power steering and deck lift are noisy and slow to react. This improves some after warming up. It is important to note the transaxle/transmission works fine without any issues! The hydraulic fluid has been changed along with...

I have John-Deere Gx345 with a Kawasaki FD611V-_FS01 engine that went bad, I was looking at a Predator engine that Harbor Freight sells, It is a 708 CC 22 HP Item # 62879 Just wondering if anyone has done this.

Im having a fuel issue and have it narrowed down to the carb. I do not have the expertise or patience to do a carb rebuild with the small parts. Looking to buy a new carb. JD part is $210 bucks. Kawasaki part is $118. Im told the only difference is one has the shutoff solenoid which would help...

I suspect i have a problem w/ neutral safety switch - symptoms are engine won't start - getting fuel/air. Sometimes it will start right up, other times it won't. When it does start, it runs perfectly and then will suddenly die - like you got up off the seat. This is why i think i have a...

Hello Guys, I was the guy with the GX345 a month or so ago that was having some issues with my mower. I decided to take it to my local dealer just to have them do a service and to fix the issues I was having. Now they rebuilt the carb, new fuel pump, gaskets where the oil was leaking, voltage...

Hey there everyone. New member here and this will be my first post. I recently have become the 2nd owner of a John Deere GX345 (2003) and I ran into an issue today. First of all I purchased the mower from a friend of mine who had a coworker that no longer had the use for the mower, for he was...

I wanted to change the antifreeze on my GX345 but cannot find any drain for it.anyone know the procedure? Thanks

One day the tractor worked fine. The next time, no spark to either plug.:( I would like to have some idea what I'm looking for before tearing it apart. Any ideas out there??:)

Hi folks, I've had this GX345 for 2 years and generally been very happy with it. Around 900 hours on it. Today I mowed for about and hour and got off and saw very fine black dust on the left hand side frame rail and on the steering components. Cleaned it all off and mowed another hour. Now...

This is the first time I am posting anything, I hope I am doing it right. I have a GX345, I will be mowing and all of a sudden the PTO stops. The tractor continues to run fine. If I sit there and keep pulling the PTO switch on and off sometimes it starts again. Or if I leave the switch on and...

I took a Craftsman 42 Blade (Model 486.24441) and mounted it to the JD GX345. I used the existing side mounting brackets (C (left) & C (right)) from the blade; I switched them to make it wider for the GX345 frame and flipped them upside down. Then I made two brackets (B) that bolt to the ends...

It seems my old JD 175 with snow thrower threw the snow farther than my new setup. Why would that be ? Maybe it seems the thrower is not spinning as fast as the old one ? There was only about 6 or 7 inches of snow, maybe not enough to fill the thrower ?

When I go to start my JD GX345, I turn the key and just get a click on 3 or 4 tries, then it starts. Does this sound like a starter solenoid or the starter itself ? I checked and cleaned the battery cable connections and the connections on the starter. A second thing I noticed is that since the...

I am getting what appears to be oil coming out the exhaust pipe on the left cylinder of my JD. It smokes and burns off but doesn't do it every time I mow. Does anyone have any idea's what could be wrong ? There is 650 hrs on the mower After a closer look it appears the oil is not coming out of...

Can the power steering cylinder on this model be rebuilt or do I need to buy a new one ?

Hi, I've got a GX345 that is forcing oil up out of the fill tube (by the dipstick cap). It seems to run fine. Also, the battery light comes on and stay on for much of the time, though this has been happening for longer than the oil issue. Thoughts?

Help please. I am trying to decide between a 2002 JD GX345 with around 700 hours plus a bagger, or go with new and get the JD 324 with AWS. Both have Kawi engines. I don't need to add snow blower attachment or anything like that. I am really just trying to figure out if the 12 year old nicer...

On my Gx345 [I] have noticed that when I park it in the garage with the deck up, the next day the deck is down. Is this normal or something I need to worry about ?

My folks have a gx345 with ~200 hrs on it. Nice cutting machine but something always seems to be "up" with it in the last few seasons. The current issue is that after starting up quite nicely and cutting grass for 20 minutes to an hour, it loses a cylinder. Got spark, fuel, etc. Checked...

I apologize for asking so many questions but I just bought this JD used and want to make sure all is well with it while the dealer is willing to fix anything that is not right. The steering wheel is a 3 spoke with the John Deere name on one of the spokes. When mowing sometimes the john deere...

I am trying to find a used power flow bagger for my GX345 with a 54C mower deck. Does anyone here know which bagger will fit it ? Does it have be from another 54C mower ? Will one from another model tractor fit as long as it is a 54C mower deck ? Would one from a 48C mower deck fit ? Thank you...

If the seat all the way back isn't quite enough, is there a way to get it to move back a little further ? Is it possible to drill new seat mounting holes ?

I bought a used GX34 and it came with a 48" plow blade that looks like it was never used. How can I tell if my used GX45 has the front lift kit for the plow or a snow blower ?

On the dial where you set the height of cut, are those numbers supposed to be the inches of grass length ? Or are they meant to be used as reference numbers ?

Is the K71 the hydrostatic drive or the transmission, rear axle or what ? I am new to this mower GX345. What to look for to tell the condition of the hydrostatic, rear axle and transmission etc. ? Is there anything to tell what the condition of the motor is ? It does run fine and seems to be no...

Which of these JD's is a better model ? The X365 has 100 hrs on iy and the GX345 has 380 hours on it. Both are in excellent condition. The GX 345 comes with a plow blade for 3900.00 and the X365 comes with a JD two stage blower and a soft cab for asking price of 4000.00. Which would you buy and...

Hello, I'm a new member. I have a JD GX345 with a snowthrower attached. Haven't used it for a year, and the battery was just about dead. I tried to start it with my big battery charger/engine starter (275Amps). Followed the charger's instructions, and first charged the battery for 5 minutes at...

New to forum, decided to join up to hopefully be self sufficient in fixing my lawn tractors issues instead of paying someone else. I just bought a house, been here two months now. I wrangled in a John Deere GX345 into the deal. The realtors asked me if I really wanted "that old piece of junk" I...

First time poster here. I just bought a house and got the GX345 with it- so I dont have any history on it. The lady told me that the clutch on the brake pedal needs adjusted. Its got about 44hrs on it. I was able to get this machine to start a few times in the past two months. It can be a bit...

Hello- I am new to the forum and am seeking assistance diagnosing & repairing my 2004 GX345 with about 500 hours. We had a recent winter storm dumping about 18" of snow. The tractor kept up fine and I was able to plow my driveway and neighbor's driveways with the 42" snow thrower attachment...

Greetings! I have a GX345 that is normally very reliable and starts right up, even after long periods of sitting. This winter it has become very difficult to start. It will crank with no sign of starting at all, then I'll smell gas and know it has flooded. After letting it sit for 10-20min I'll...

John Deere GX 345 with the 54" mower deck. Had the motor rebuilt 2 months ago and now the mower deck makes squeaking/grinding sound and stopped working. Turns out the PTO clutch seems to have gone out. No play in the bearing or anything and the main drive belt to transaxle is nice and tight...

Just got my gx345 with the 20hp liquid cooled kawi out of the shop. They replaced a lot of parts including the governor. The tractor idles higher than normal no matter where the throttle is at, but once the pto is engaged it's a little better. Is it the governor or the carb that needs to be...

There's a ball joint at the end of the rod coming out of the power steering cylinder. It's the same ball joint that is used on the tie rod ends....I've never replaced one so I'm not real sure on how to replace it. Does it just screw off and then screw the new one on? Or is it more intricate than...

I currently own a 2003 Gx345 54" deck that I bought a couple months ago. It had 1070 hours on it and started smoking pretty bad after I got it. I bought it from a JD mechanic. Long story short there was a ton of new parts thrown at it and it was fixed and runs really nicely. The mechanic says...

Hey, first post here. I purchased a 2003 JD gx345 recently from a John Deere certified mechanic. It's been smoking pretty badly and I took it to him, he said he thought it was a clogged breather so after cleaning that and replacing the reed valves it continues to smoke. Now he's thinking the...

I have a ? 2005 gx 345 battery goes dead, the fuel mod. keeps drawing power from battery when not running. replaced time delay mod. , it did not help. could it be ignition module? thanks, seeddober

Good evening folks, My first post in the JD L&G forum. My property is fairly steep and demanding on a mower. I've gone through 2 "disposable" hydros in 7 years. Time to move on to better things. Many hours of spec and review reading, research and soul search brought me to seeking an X540...

The GX345 is $3750 with a powerflow bagger and 486 hrs. Good cond. The X540 has 250 hrs. $4950, also very good cond. Both have 54" decks. Are they about equal in durability? Is one considered a heavier built tractor? ANy info is appreciated.

I have a JD GX345 that while I was cutting stopped moving. I moved tractor to level surface and all it would do is crawl forward and barely move in reverse. Something is spinning,noise sounds like what a stripped gear sounds like. HELP !

I just purchased a Curtis cab for my GX345 and was wondering what is the best way to heat it. From what I can tell my choices are hot water with an electric fan, straight electic, or some sort of propane self contained system. Any thoughts?

Anyone out there have a cab for a John Deere GX345? I went to the Curtis site, but they have no listing for one. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I would even be interested in a site that has plans on how to build one. Thanks guys

I just bought a used 42" JD snowblower for my GX345. I called my dealer to make sure it would fit. They said it would with a front lift implement kit. Ok I ordered that. But I just can seem to figure out how this blower is going to mount to my tractor. Does anyone out there have this setup? If...

Ok my problem began about a year ago. Every so often, while cutting the grass, the tractor would just shut off, as if I had turned the key off. I would just turn the key once or twice and it would start right back up and continue to run til I was done (about 45 minutes). In the beginning it...

I have a gx345 with 23x10.5x12 rear Carlisle turf tires. Both the front and rear tires are dry rotted and leaking I called around and could not believe the prices! So I wanted to know what others are replacing with?

I am trying to find out if I can put a snowblower on a GX345. Does anyone have this setup? If so how well does it work? Also where can I get one and for approx. how much? Thanks

Hello! I wanted to pick everyone's brain (if I may) for any advice, tricks, tips, places to purchase engines or parts or both, etc. I had a mouse climb up into the engine and start chewing on things all within a week. I did NOT know this happened. Then, within my second to last row of grass...

I have JD GX345 whoose fuel pump was leaking from the vent port... After smelling fuel and getting a no start condition,,, I replaced the fuel pump,,, but them noticed that I was not getting any fuel to the pump.. I then reinstalled the old pump, which was pumping fuel to the pump.. I could...

Does anyone know when the transition was made from the plastic cam gear that was on the earlier John Deere 345's? I'm thinking I read somewhere that it was actually sometime during the production run of the 345's, but I cannot find the model year that incorporated the change. Also, am I...

I'd like some opinions on which JD model to upgrade to. I have a large yard (1 acre) with over a dozen or so trees/bushes and a steep incline on a portion of the yard (maybe 30 degrees). I currently have an L120 which just isn't going to last. Two used options i've found are the GX345 and...

I'd like some opinions on which JD model to upgrade to. I have a large yard (1 acre) with lots of a dozen or so trees/bushes and a steep incline on a portion of the yard (maybe 30 degrees). I currently have an L120 which just isn't going to last. Two used options i've found are the GX345 and...

I have recently purchased a GX345 and am looking for a loader. My local JD dealer claimed that he recalled JD selling loader for the GX345 at one time but I am unable to find anything on it. The closest I have found (JD 40) seemed to be made for the older 300 series according to the JD site. I...

I'm looking to get my dad a new garden tractor. I looked at the SubCUT's but they are too complicated for him to use. The Deere GX 345 looked like a good machine, very solid, and simple to use. Any feed back on this unit would be apreciated. What would a good price be for the tractor and a 54"...