John Deere 325
The John Deere 325 lawnmower is a very popular model indeed. It has enjoyed a production run that spanned 6 years, from 1995 until 2001, when it was succeeded by the John Deere GX325 lawnmower. The JD 325 is powered by one of 2 distinct engines. The first is a Kawasaki FC540V gasoline engine with natural aspiration. This is an air cooled, 1 cylinder engine which produces 18 hp and has a displacement of 0.534 liters. However this engine was superseded by the Kawasaki FH531V in 1999 which then became the standard engine it was shipped with. This is a slightly smaller engine with a displacement of 0.493 liters. However it’s a 2 cylinder that also produces 18 hp to power the wheels and mower deck. The Kawasaki FH531V is also air cooled and uses a paper and foam air filter to prevent particulate matter from entering into the engine. The 12 volt battery used to start the engine is charged via a 13 amp alternator.
The John Deere 325 is a John Deere mower that uses hydrostatic transmission to make it an automatic, giving it infinite gears when traveling forwards and infinite gears when it’s reversing also. It has a very impressive top speed of 11.3 kph (7 mph). The fuel tank on the JD 325 is big, holding up to 13.2 liters (3.5 US gallons) of gasoline, allowing it to operate for many hours continuously without needing a refill.
There is a choice of mower decks that are compatible with the John Deere 325 lawn mower. The smallest is a mower deck with a 48 inch cutting width, while the large mower deck has a cutting width of 54 inches. Don’t forget that the JD 325 can also accommodate a huge range of other attachments and implements from snow blowers to front blades as well as an optional bagger and utility cart and the rear. If you own (or have previously owned) a John Deere 325 lawnmower, please leave a review below listing what you like and don’t like about it, as well as any attachments or implements you use with it as well as modifications you made.
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Great little machine doing my large yard most on a 30= degree slope! Did everything that was asked of it. Even help pull a few small trees and large bushes!
Crap from day one and JD executive would not take it back as i was 1 day over the return date.
I had a 165 and it worked flawlessly for over 20 years. But the JD dealer lied and it barely could handle a snowblower. my wife and kids could not use it beacuse they would spin the tires.
I bought this thinking i would get good quality and a heavier tractor so my family could use it but ti was a HUGE mistake.
JD offered $1,000 for it in a trade with under 400 hours.
So im looking for a used NON JD mower to rep[lace this and them sell it to some other poor soul.
JD lost my business for ever.
mower and snow blower work when serviced regularly
if you use it for snowblowing the snow is sucked into the engine area and freezes the carb.
JD bearing on snowblower seize every year $45-50. each. TSC bearings $12.00 each have lasted 5 plus years.
drive belt comes off while starting or operating the tractor.
seat cracked after 3 years and cannot be repaired, Foamed in place.
Chute cable on snowblower seized after 2 years.
bushing used by JD are actually protective plastic sleeves used when running wire thru a hole in metal.
MADE IN CHINA
don,t mind cutting grass now since this mower is much faster than my old snapper, almost 20 years old and still going strong, my next lawn tractor will definitely be a john deere.
Totally satisfied to this point. Hope it last me many years.
Excellent machine. No plans to upgrade. Plows dirt and snow like it isn’t even there. Owned it since 1998 and the only problem I have had is to replace the upper hood twice and not from slamming it. For about 15 years I mowed a large lawn that took about 5hrs once a week and never had a motor problem or any other mechanical problem. Now I just use it for heavy work around the house. I have a zero turn for mowing.
Very dissapointed.At least twice a year something falls off or breaks.Does OK mowing but hopeless plowing.You are supposed to be able to change the implents without tools—but I never can.I always need the big vice grips.
Reliable
great
trouble free work horse.
EZ to service and have had little trouble with it. Even without power steering this tractor is like having power steering. Comfortable to operate at a 2 hour run. 780 + hours and still going strong. This is not one of them tinker toy department store tractors.
Also, very serviceable. All moving parts have replaceable wear parts (bushings, bearings, pins, etc.). Runs great in all weather conditions. I have the single stage 42 inch snowblower mounted on the tractor and have had no problem starting or running the machine in 10 degree weather and then proceeding to blow 24 inches of snow. I have over 800 hours on this machine and it runs flawlessly. The article is a little off though, the single cylinder Kawasaki is a 17 horse, not 18. That being said, the tractor has no issues mowing wet grass or throwing wet snow.