GT235 still stalls

[JBD]

I am very sory that JBD quit reading these posts before I posted his solution.

Actually its "her" solution and I appreciate the help. Unfortunately the dealer had already picked up the mower so it was out of the self-help realm pretty quickly.
Turned out to be (at least according to John Deere) something electrical that was being interrupted by driving on rough ground which we have plenty of. They couldn't duplicate it originally because they were on smoother grass.

Do I believe them... don't know but $90 part and no labor, it works just fine.
Did we get ripped on the first repair bill... probably but it is a 10 year old tractor so while not a necessary repair, probably one that was going to be needed in the near future. We did involve the regional Deere people so got a lot of attention on this one.

And to the poster who suggested people want a free solution, of course we do. Otherwise we'd consider the dealers to be godlike and never question them or their solutions or their bills.

 

[jhwentworth]

And to the poster who suggested people want a free solution, of course we do. Otherwise we'd consider the dealers to be godlike and never question them or their solutions or their bills.

Hey, I like free as much as the next guy!
The problem with diagnosing problems remotely is that the person trying to help can't know the accuracy of the problem description, or the technical knowledge of the person asking for help. Most problems are fixed by a process of elimination; that why I asked if you could determine if it was a fuel or electrical problem: both can cause a run-and-die. Many times it's a fuel problem, but a faulty seat switch can cause the same problem.

If your shop tends to throw parts at a problem without troubleshooting the symptoms you may want to consider another shop, but if there are no symptoms to troubleshoot it does make it hard to fix.