Bryan59EC
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I have a pair of JD tractors from 03---L120 & L130
The L130 just decided to up and quit about 5 years ago----no big deal, trans was only good for about 20 minutes before it stop. (500 hr)
The L120 had the same trans issue and I had replaced it with the K66.
About 2 years ago, right after servicing and cleaning for a new year it also decided to make some really loud noises and then died----(k66 and new deck about a year old) 600 hr
Since my spouse is a bit impatient and I travel extensively for work, I went and bought a D170 about 2 years ago.
She put some bad gas in it last week and now it is not running right-----drained 1/2 tank of fuel --started it and did some mowing--let mower run until out of fuel.
Ran pretty rough while mowing and does not idle at all----pretty sure my next trip into the mower will be into the carb.
While doing some thinking on this, I have all but decided to buy a replacement 25hp motor for the L120 and and steal some stuff from the long dead 130
The L130 has a near perfect deck that if I recall now uses LA spindles (same as the D170)---wiring is unmolested---and I think the the frame is not bent up.
I was thinking of buying the model # 45S977 so that both mowers would have the same engines. (D170 and the "Frankenmower")
Kinda want to have 2 working mowers in the eventual event that "something happens" when she decides to mow.
Kinda the reasoning that keeps me leaving an extra vehicle in the driveway in case something quits working on the Crown Vic.
(newest vehicle in our little fleet is just a 05 Ranger I bought new---gets about 1000 mi year for the last 6 years---pretty much just sits in the driveway)
The L130 just decided to up and quit about 5 years ago----no big deal, trans was only good for about 20 minutes before it stop. (500 hr)
The L120 had the same trans issue and I had replaced it with the K66.
About 2 years ago, right after servicing and cleaning for a new year it also decided to make some really loud noises and then died----(k66 and new deck about a year old) 600 hr
Since my spouse is a bit impatient and I travel extensively for work, I went and bought a D170 about 2 years ago.
She put some bad gas in it last week and now it is not running right-----drained 1/2 tank of fuel --started it and did some mowing--let mower run until out of fuel.
Ran pretty rough while mowing and does not idle at all----pretty sure my next trip into the mower will be into the carb.
While doing some thinking on this, I have all but decided to buy a replacement 25hp motor for the L120 and and steal some stuff from the long dead 130
The L130 has a near perfect deck that if I recall now uses LA spindles (same as the D170)---wiring is unmolested---and I think the the frame is not bent up.
I was thinking of buying the model # 45S977 so that both mowers would have the same engines. (D170 and the "Frankenmower")
Kinda want to have 2 working mowers in the eventual event that "something happens" when she decides to mow.
Kinda the reasoning that keeps me leaving an extra vehicle in the driveway in case something quits working on the Crown Vic.
(newest vehicle in our little fleet is just a 05 Ranger I bought new---gets about 1000 mi year for the last 6 years---pretty much just sits in the driveway)