John Deere 100 Series manual

OMGX23171 K8 JOHN DEER E WORLD WIDE C O MMERCIAL & CONSUMER EQUI PMENT DIVIS ION OMG X23171 K8 GX231 71 K8 John Deere T ractors 100 Series OPERA T OR’S MANU AL North American V e r sion Lit ho in U .S .A.[...]

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Product Identification - 2 PR ODUCT I DENTIFI CATION Pr odu ct Identif ication Record Ident ification Numbers Lawn T r actors LA 105, LA115 , LA 125 , LA1 35, L A14 5, LA 155, LA 165, LA175 PI N ( 200 00 1-) If you need to conta ct an A uth orize d Ser vice Center for inform atio n on s ervici ng, alw ay s pr ovi de the p rodu ct mod el an d i dent[...]

Saf e t y Labels - 3 SAFE TY LABE LS MX 4115 6 Pictu re N ote: Use labe l numb er lis ted in table b e low to l oc a te com plete text of s afety label m essag e following this illustr atio n. A- W ARNING GX22477 B- DANGER M89504 C- D ANG ER G X22 477 D- D ANG ER M1 186 10 E - W ARNING MX48 78 F - DANG ER/C A UT ION M128 699 G- W ARNI NG M159705 Un[...]

Saf e t y Labels - 4 SAFE TY LABE LS Wa r n i n g MX48 78 Pictu re N ote: Th is label appe ars on Bri ggs an d Stratto n engi nes onl y . • Re ad a nd f oll o w Oper ati ng In stru ctio ns bef o re runni n g en gi ne. • Ga so line is f lamm ab le . A llo w en gine to cool a t lea st 2 mi nu tes b ef ore re fuel i ng. • Eng ines em it car bon [...]

Saf e t y Labels - 5 SAFE TY LABE LS W arning M1597 05 M1 5970 5 Pictu re No te: Thi s label i s requi red an d insta lled o n machine s so ld in C aliforni a. Thi s lab el may al so be insta lled on m achin es sold in ot her loc a t ions. Op er atio n of T hi s Equ ipmen t M ay Cr eat e Spa rks t hat Can S tart Fir es Ar ound Dry V eget ati o n. A[...]

S afety - 6 SAFE TY Sa fety Operati n g Safely Thi s cu tti ng mac hi ne is ca pab l e of amp uta ting ha nds an d feet and throwi ng o bjec ts. Failur e to obs er v e the f o llowing saf ety inst ructi on s coul d res ult i n seri ous in jury or d eath . • Re ad, u nde rst and a nd f ol lo w all inst ruct ions on t he mac hine and in m anual s p[...]

S afety - 7 SAFE TY 6. R emove the key . 7. W ait for en gine and all m ovin g par ts to stop befor e yo u leave the oper ator’s s eat. 8. C los e f uel sh ut- off v alv e, if y our mach in e is equ i pped. 9. Disc onne ct th e n ega tive ba tter y cable or re move t he spar k pl ug w ire( s) (f or gaso li ne en gi nes) bef or e servi ci ng the m[...]

S afety - 8 SAFE TY • U se on ly a pp ro ved hi tche s . T ow onl y wi th a mac hi ne th at ha s a hi tch desi gn ed for t owin g. D o no t att ach towe d equ ipm ent exc ept at the appr oved hi tch poi nt. • Follow the m anufactur er’ s rec omme ndat ions for w eight l imits for t owed equi pme nt and t owing o n slop es. • If you c anno t[...]

As semb ly - 9 ASSEMBLY • Al wa ys shut off fu el w hen s toring or tr anspo r t ing m ac hine , i f the ma chin e has a f uel sh utoff. • D o no t sto re mac hi ne ne ar an open f lame or sour ce of i g niti on, suc h as a wate r hea ter or fur nac e. • Check fuel lin es, tank, ca p , and fitt ings freq uentl y for cracks or leaks. Re plac e[...]

Assemb ly - 10 ASSEMBLY MX 7686 a 4. C onn ect po si tiv e ( +) batt ery cab le (A) to bat tery . 5. C onn ect ne ga tiv e ( –) batt ery c abl e (B ). 6. A ppl y ge ner al pu r p os e gr ease o r sil ic one sp ra y to te rmina l to he lp preven t cor rosio n. 7. Slide re d cove r over posi tive b att ery cabl e. Check Tire P ressure Ch eck t i re[...]

Operating Controls - 11 OPERATI NG CONTR OLS Oper ating Cont rols Operator Station Controls (L A10 5) MX27 230 AB r a k e / C l u t c h P e d a l B Park B rake Lock Lever C T hrottl e/ Choke L ev er D Revers e I mplem ent Opt ion (RIO) Sw itch E S e rvice Re mind er/ Hou r Me ter FK e y S w i t c h G Att achme nt E ngag eme nt Le v er H D efle ctor[...]

Operating Controls - 12 OPERATI NG CONTR OLS Operator Station Controls (LA115, LA125, LA135) MX27 231 AB r a k e P e d a l B P a rk Bra ke Lo c k Le v e r C Th rot tle/C hoke Lever D Re verse Im pleme nt Opt i on (RI O) S witch EK e y S w i t c h F Cr uise Con trol Lev e r (LA 125 and LA13 5) G Se rvi ce R em inder /Hou r M eter H At tac hme nt Eng[...]

Operating Controls - 13 OPERATI NG CONTR OLS Operator Station Controls (LA145, LA155, LA165, LA175) MX27 232 AB r a k e P e d a l B Park Brake Lock Lever C Thr ot tl e/Ch ok e Le v e r D Re v er se I mpl emen t Op tion (RIO ) Sw itch EK e y S w i t c h F Cruise Control Le ver G At tach ment Enga ge ment S wi tch H Ser vi ce R emi nder /Hou r M eter[...]

Operating - 14 OPER ATIN G Oper ating Daily Opera t ing Checkl ist ❏ T est sa f ety sys tems . ❏ Ch eck ti re pr essu re. ❏ Ch eck fu el level . ❏ Che c k engi n e oil l e ve l. ❏ Re move gras s a nd de bris fr om e ngin e co mpar tm ent a nd muf fler are a, an d on top of mower d eck, before and af ter op era ting mac hine. ❏ Cl ea n a[...]

Operating - 15 OPER ATIN G MX48 96 b .T urn left bl ad e (C) a s sho wn. Ho ld driv e b el t and t urn righ t bla de (D) as show n. T ake m eas urem ent for bot h blad es. T he di ff e renc e be twee n blad e me asur emen ts mu st n ot be more than 3 mm (1/8 in.). c. A djus t mo wer dec k le vel, if nec es sary . 5. Mea s ure m ower level (front-to[...]

Operating - 16 OPER ATIN G 5. M eas ure the f ron t e dge of the m ow er de c k d ire ctly bel ow the f ron t dr aft arm ha ng er at po in t (A) . • If ne cessa ry , tur n the front draft arm n u t (C) c o u n terc lo ckw ise s o the fro nt ed ge of th e mow er de c k i s 3-6 mm (1/ 8-1 /4 i n.) l o wer than th e rea r corne rs of the mo we r de [...]

Operating - 17 OPER ATIN G T esti ng Attachmen t Engage ment S witch or Lever 1. Park m ac hine safely . (See Parking Safely in th e SAFETY Section.) 2. Sit on sea t. 3. Lock the p ark brake. 4. Enga ge m ow e r: • O n mode ls wi t h ele ctri c att achme nt enga gemen t s wi tch , pul l sw it ch up . • On mode ls w ith m ech anic al att achm en[...]

Operating - 18 OPER ATIN G • H our m et er ca nnot be rese t. Using Key Swi tch and Head l ights M9 4336 a A- ST OP P o s it io n B- He adli ght s O n P osi ti on C- R un P o si ti on D- St art P o sit io n Engine Off NO T E: Head lights will drain the ba ttery r a pidly if key swit c h is lef t in head lights on pos ition ( B) with the e ngine o[...]

Operating - 19 OPER ATIN G 2. T u r n key to ST OP po siti on. En gine wi ll st op an d he adli ghts wil l tur n off. 3. Remove key . 4. Lock the p ark brake. Using T r avel Co ntrols on Gear T r an smissi on T r avel For ward MX 1655 5 1. Push bra ke/cl utch peda l (A ) all the w ay dow n to stop mac hine . 2. M ov e tra nsmis sion s hift l e ver [...]

Operating - 20 OPER ATIN G MX 2723 3 3. Push and hold in t he re ve rse i mple men t swit ch ( A) w hile depr essi ng re vers e f oot peda l sl igh tly f or aut omat ic t ra ns missi on o r mo vi ng th e ge ar shif t leve r to th e R (reverse ) posit ion for gear transmis sion. NO T E: If the engi ne an d mower s top w hile r eposit ioning the mach[...]

Operating - 21 OPER ATIN G 3. Hoo k mu lch cover to mow er d eck: • O n 122 cm ( 48 in. ) de c k, whee l b rac k et gro o ves ( F) . MX88 68Y • O n 107 cm (42 i n. ) de ck , slo t (G) on le f t side and w heel bra c k et ho le (H). 4. Lower disch arg e ch ute a nd m etal defl ecto r . 5. Ma k e sur e bag ger b l ades are no t i ns tal led f or [...]

Operating - 22 OPER ATIN G MX 1655 8 3 . On A u to ma ti c Mo de ls: P ul l o ut on by pas s v al v e l e ve r . (A) . 4. Pu sh mac hine to desir ed lo cation . 5. On A ut omat ic M odel s: Push bypa ss val ve lever back in. T ranspo rting Machine on T railer NOTE: T r aile r ca pacit y mu st exc eed c ombi ned mach ine weig ht an d attach ment w e[...]

Ser v ice I nt e rvals - 23 SERVI CE INTE RV ALS Using the Power Port (If Eq uipped) An e lect ric po w er po r t (A) ca n be us ed f or acce ss orie s. See yo ur aut hor ized de aler. Using CargO Mount System™ Th e fron t a nd re ar Carg O Mou nt Syst em™ bracke ts (B ) ca n be use d for easy at tac hmen t of sele cted op tion al eq uipm ent. [...]

Ser vice Lubricat i on - 24 SERV I CE LUBRICATION • Lu br icat e fron t ax le pi vot. • Lu br icat e fron t ax le w heel spi ndle s an d bush ings. Eve ry 25 Hou rs • Lu br icat e mower spin dles . • Lu br icat e mower pivot po ints. • Lu br icat e fron t ax le pi vot. • Lu br icat e fron t ax le w heel spi ndle s an d bush ings. Eve ry[...]

Ser vice Engin e - 25 SERVICE ENGINE 122 cm ( 48 i n.) and 1 37 cm (54 in. ) Mow er De cks: MX 2590 0 Pi ctu re N ote: 12 2 cm (4 8 in.) mow er de ck use d for illu stra tion . A - Deck Id ler Pivot B - Spindl e Grease Fitt ing (3) • L ub rica te th e dec k i dl er pi vo t (A ) wit h a g ener al al l -pu r p ose sp ra y lubr ic ant. • Lu br ica[...]

Ser vice Engin e - 26 SERVICE ENGINE 6. Remove di psti ck. 7. C hec k o il le v el on dip st ic k. O il m u st be be tw een A DD an d FUL L marks . 8. If oi l level is low, add oil to br ing oil l evel no highe r t han F ULL mar k on di psti ck. Do no t over fill. 9. I ns tal l an d tig hte n di psti c k. Lo w er ho od . Chan ging En gine Oil an d [...]

Ser vice Engin e - 27 SERVICE ENGINE Checking and Cleaning Air Cleaner Elemen ts ( LA105 and L A115) 1. Park m ac hine s a fely . (Se e Parking Saf ely in the SAFETY s e c t i o n .) 2. L et engi ne c oo l. 3. Lift hood . 4. Clean dir t and debr is f rom the air c lean er cover . MX76 80 5. Lift la tch (A) to unlock cover (B) . Lift cov er forward [...]

Ser vice Engin e - 28 SERVICE ENGINE 8. In spect t he foam p recl eaner ( D) w i th out rem oving it . If th e foam pr ecle ane r is dirty: a.R emove it fr om th e fil ter car efully . b . Wash precle ane r in a soluti on of war m water and li quid dete rgent. c. Rins e pr ecl eane r tho rou ghly . Sq ueeze out e xc ess w a ter in a dr y cl oth unt[...]

Ser vice Engin e - 29 SERVICE ENGINE MX 2590 3 5. Loose n two knobs (A ) and remove cover (B). MX 2590 4 6. Pu ll fil ter as sembly fr om a ir cle aner ba se (C) . Insp ect the foam pr ecle ane r ( D) with ou t re movi ng it . If the f o a m pr ecle an er i s dirty: a.R emove i t from th e pa per fi lter care full y . b . Wash precle ane r in a sol[...]

Ser vice T ransmiss i on - 30 S ERVI CE T RA NSM IS SION • Cr acked porc elain . • P itt ed or dam ag ed e le ctr odes . • Oth er wea r or dam age. 8. R epl ac e spark plug as ne cessa ry . M852 00 9. Check plug gap (B) with a w ire feel er gaug e. T o chan ge g ap , m ove t he out er el ectro de. • Ga p mus t be 0.76 mm (0. 030 i n.). 10. [...]

Ser vice Mo wer - 31 SE RVI CE MOWER MX 2590 5 3. Put a 1 5 mm clos ed w renc h or a socke t on the i dler shea ve nut (A ) an d rot ate clo ck wi se t o move id ler she av e towa rd fr o n t of t r ac tor an d hold to re le ase be lt tens io n. 4. Remove belt (B) from dri ve sh eave ( C), a nd re leas e ten sio n on sheave nut (A). 5. T o ins ta l[...]

Ser vice Mo wer - 32 SE RVI CE MOWER 3. Slide mower un der m achi ne. 4. P ut wo od b locks un de r ea ch sid e of mo we r dec k . 5. Pu t atta chmen t lift le ver in lowest p ositio n. MX 1656 8 6. F a sten re ar dra ft ar m (A) and a djusta ble li ft lin k (B), on eac h s ide, with wash er s an d sp ring locki ng p in s (C) . MX105 21Y Pi ctu re [...]

Ser vice Mo wer - 33 SE RVI CE MOWER MX 7681 a Pi ctu re N ote: 10 7 cm (4 2 in.) mow er de ck on ly . a.R oute cab le u nd er mo w er be lt an d br ak e ro d and at tac h ca bl e sp ring (J) t o i d ler sheav e bracket (K). b. Pull out on ca ble (L), ali gn bla ck en d of c able with slo t in bracke t (M) and r elea se cab le i nto s lo t. Secu re[...]

Ser vice Mo wer - 34 SE RVI CE MOWER MX 7681 a 3. Loos en n uts (A ) an d mo v e c able b racke t (B ) away fro m t he ce nte r of mower d eck to ti ghte n belt t ension . Move bra ck et u n til alm ost all slack i s out of ca b le but cable is not too tigh t. Tighten nuts. Adjusting Sp i n d le Br akes (107 cm (42 i n .) M ower Deck) 1. Park m ac [...]

Ser v ice Electrical - 35 SER VIC E ELECT RICAL Serv icing Mow er Blade s Removi ng Mower Blades 1. P a rk mach ine sa f el y . (S ee P ark ing S af ely i n SAF ETY se ctio n.) 2. Raise mow er de ck t o ga in ac ces s to mower blad es. I f ne cess ar y , re mov e mo w er dec k. 3. Block mower bla de with a pi ece o f wo od to prevent it from spin n[...]

Ser v ice Electrical - 36 SER VIC E ELECT RICAL Service the Battery Safely Re mo vi ng an d Inst al li ng th e Bat te ry Removi ng 1. P ar k mac hine safely and li ft ho od. ( See P ar king Safely in t he SAF ETY Section.) MX 1657 0 2. Discon n ect n egati v e (-) ba t ter y cable (A) . 3. Pu s h re d cov er (B) away from p ositive (+) batter y ter[...]

Ser vice Miscellaneous - 37 S ERVI CE MISCE LLA NEO US 5. S tart the en gine of th e disa b led ma ch ine an d run ma chin e f or se v er al min ute s. 6. Care full y dis con nect the boos ter c ables in th e exac t r e verse or der : nega ti v e c able f irst and then the posi tive c able. Replacing Headlight Bulb 1. Park m ac hine s a fely . (Se [...]

Ser vice Miscellaneous - 38 S ERVI CE MISCE LLA NEO US 5. Fi ll fue l tan k only to b ottom o f fill er ne ck. 6. Inst all fu el t ank c ap. Checking Tire Pressure 1. C hec k ti res f or dama ge . 2. Check tire p res sure wit h an accur ate gaug e. 3. Se rvi c e tires s afe l y . (See Tire Sa f ety in the SAFET Y secti on.) 4. Check that tire s hav[...]

Ser vice Miscellaneous - 39 S ERVI CE MISCE LLA NEO US MX 4076 2 2. S af e ly li ft an d su pport mach in e. Plac e sa fe lift ing de vic e un der end of fro nt hang er bracke t at loca tio n (A), an d p lace jack s tand s or o ther st able supp o rts und er f rame on ea ch s ide at lo cati on ( B). Block whee ls rem ain ing o n the gro und to pr e[...]

T roubleshooting - 40 T ROUB LESHOOTING MX 4076 1 2. S af e ly li ft an d su pport mach in e. Plac e sa fe l i fti ng de v ice un de r tr ans mis sion cent ere d unde r mach in e at loc atio n (A ). Plac e ja ck st an ds or ot her s table s upp or ts on e ach si de (B) wher e mo unti ng bo lts f or fram e com e t hroug h. B lock whee ls re main in [...]

T roubleshooting - 41 T ROUB LESHOOTING Electri cal T r acto r Mow er Engi ne Runs Unev enly Coo ling fi ns pl ugg ed. Loos e el ec tric al con ne ctio ns . Ch oke o r th rott le c able s ticki ng. Fuel li ne or fuel fil te r pl ugge d. St ale o r dir ty fu el. I mprop er fu el. Air clea ne r ele ment plug ged . Engi ne Misse s Unde r Lo ad Fault y[...]

Storage - 42 STORAGE St orag e St oring Sa fety Prep aring Machi n e f or S torage 1. R epai r an y wo rn or d amage d pa r t s. Repl ac e parts i f neces sary . Tigh ten loos e ha rdw ar e. 2. R epai r scr atc he d or ch ippe d me tal s urf aces to p re v ent rust . 3. R emov e gr ass an d de bris from machi ne . 4. Clea n un der the deck and r em[...]

Specifications - 43 SPEC IF ICAT IONS c arb ure tor on gas eng ine or fu el in je ctor s on di es el eng i ne. Engine : Eng ine sto ra ge pr ocedu re sh ou ld be use d whe n ve hi cle is not t o be used for lo nger than 60 d ays. 1. Chang e en gine oil and f ilter whi le en gine is w arm . 2. Ser vice air filt er if ne cess ar y . 3. C lea n de bri[...]

Specifications - 44 SPEC IF ICAT IONS T ra nsax le Mode l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T uff T orq™ T40 T rav el Sp eed - Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 - 8.9 km /h (0 - 5.5 mph) T rav el Sp eed - Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 - 5.2 km/h (0 - 3.2 mph) Au toma t ic Models LA13 5 and LA1 45 Engi[...]

Specifications - 45 SPEC IF ICAT IONS Weight : LA115 , LA12 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 kg (450 lb) Weight : LA135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 3 kg ( 4 7 0 lb) Weight: LA145, L A155, LA165 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 8 kg ( 5 2 5 lb) Weight : LA175 . . . . . . . . . [...]

W arranty - 46 W ARRA NTY Wa r r a n t y Product W arran ty Pr oduc t w arr ant y is pr ov ide d as pa rt of Joh n De ere’ s supp ort pro gr am f o r c usto mers who o pe rate and main ta in th eir equi pm ent a s de scrib ed in th is manu al. En gine relat ed wa rrant ies s tat ed in this manua l re f er onl y to emiss ions - rel ated par t s an[...]

In dex - 4 7 INDEX • Exha ust ma nifol d. • Cata lyst mu ffl er . Mis cell aneo us It ems Us ed in Above S yste ms • V acu um, an d t empe rat ure sen sit iv e v al ves and sw itc he s. • El ectr oni c co nt rol s. • Hos es, bel ts, co nnec tors an d asse mblie s. Tire W a rranty J ohn Dee re w ar ran ty ap pl ies f or tir es a v aila b l[...]

In dex - 4 8 INDEX Customer S e rvice ...... ........ ....... ........ ........ ....... ........ ....... ........ ........ ....... 48 Cutting He ight, Adjusti ng ...... ........ ........ ....... ........ ........ ....... ........ ........ ... 14 D Da ily O per ati ng Ch eckl is t .. ....... ........ ........ ....... ........ ....... ........ ......[...]

Getting Q uality Ser vice - 49 GETTING QUALI TY SERVICE Tra nsm issi on, Ch eck ing ( See you r Joh n D eere deal er) ..... ........ ........ ... 30 Tr ansp ort ing Ma ch ine on Tra iler ... ........ ....... ........ ........ ....... ........ ........ ... 22 Tr avel Cont rol s o n Autom at ic Tr ansm iss ion, Usi ng ..... ....... ........ ........ [...]

Getting Q uality Ser vice - 50 GETTING QUALI TY SERVICE (P a r t numb ers are su bj ect t o chan ge wi t hout noti ce. P art Numb ers ma y be diff e rent out sid e the U .S .A .) John Deere Quality Continues wi th Quality Ser vice J ohn Dee re pr ov id es a pr oc ess to h an dle y o ur qu esti ons or pro bl ems , sho ul d the y ar ise, to en su re [...]

Ser vice Record - 51 SER V ICE RECOR D Servi ce Recor d Record Service Dates Oi l Chang e Oi l Fi lter C hang e (I f E qu i ppe d) Lubr icat e Mach ine Air Cleaner E leme nt Ch eck/ Cl e an Fue l Filt er Ch a ng e[...]