Not a JD Fire but I will share it.
In 1992 I purchased a 2084 Cub Cadet Garden Tractor. Equipped it with a 54 inch deck and used it to mow about three acres with since.
This year I was mowing a slight a slight slope area around a outbuilding where I have been mowing for years when all of a sudden the unit started turning over to my left and towards the building.
I turned the ignition off as it started over. Fortunately it only turned over on it’s side. But unfortunately it trapped my left ankle. I was lying there try to work my ankle and leg free and thought all I need is this thing to catch fire. About that time I hear a poof noise and smoke started coming out from the front.
The plastic grill had contacted the hot exhaust system and ignited. That made me pull harder on the leg. Then smoke started coming out of the dash area.
That really made me yank on the leg. I finally got the leg free and hobbled to the water hose and had a hard time extinguishing all the plastic hood and side covering. The hardest part to extinguish was the electric wiring.
The battery had slipped and tilted over and jammed the positive post against the metal frame created a dead short in the electrical system.
I used a bolt cutter to cut the positive cable on the battery and I was finally able to stop the fires. Fortunately I was able to get the fire(s) out before it got to the gas tank.
Two things caused my fire. One was the plastic grill igniting which then ignited the engine side panels and hood. The battery slipping and jamming the positive post against the frame and creating a complete electrical short.
And most fortunately for me I only got a badly bruised left ankle and minor lacerations on my left leg. Unfortunately for the 2084 though it was a total loss. Hated that, it was a good mower. Power steering, hydraulic deck lift, independent brakes for each wheel and tilt and telescopic steering wheel.
In 1992 I purchased a 2084 Cub Cadet Garden Tractor. Equipped it with a 54 inch deck and used it to mow about three acres with since.
This year I was mowing a slight a slight slope area around a outbuilding where I have been mowing for years when all of a sudden the unit started turning over to my left and towards the building.
I turned the ignition off as it started over. Fortunately it only turned over on it’s side. But unfortunately it trapped my left ankle. I was lying there try to work my ankle and leg free and thought all I need is this thing to catch fire. About that time I hear a poof noise and smoke started coming out from the front.
The plastic grill had contacted the hot exhaust system and ignited. That made me pull harder on the leg. Then smoke started coming out of the dash area.
That really made me yank on the leg. I finally got the leg free and hobbled to the water hose and had a hard time extinguishing all the plastic hood and side covering. The hardest part to extinguish was the electric wiring.
The battery had slipped and tilted over and jammed the positive post against the metal frame created a dead short in the electrical system.
I used a bolt cutter to cut the positive cable on the battery and I was finally able to stop the fires. Fortunately I was able to get the fire(s) out before it got to the gas tank.
Two things caused my fire. One was the plastic grill igniting which then ignited the engine side panels and hood. The battery slipping and jamming the positive post against the frame and creating a complete electrical short.
And most fortunately for me I only got a badly bruised left ankle and minor lacerations on my left leg. Unfortunately for the 2084 though it was a total loss. Hated that, it was a good mower. Power steering, hydraulic deck lift, independent brakes for each wheel and tilt and telescopic steering wheel.