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John Deere 180

The John Deere 180 lawn mower is an upgrade from the John Deere 170 mower. As with nearly every single other JD lawnmower, this one too was produced at the Horicon plant in Wisconsin. The JD 180 mower comes with an 0.534 liter Kawasaki FC540V engine. This 1 cylinder, gasoline engine with natural aspiration produces […]

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John Deere 175

The John Deere 175 lawn mower is an upgrade from the John Deere 165 lawn mower, but it is not quite as big and powerful as the John Deere 185 mower. As with practically every single JD lawnmower ever built, Horicon was where it all took place. The great thing about Horicon is that it’s […]

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John Deere 165

The John Deere 165 lawn mower is a garden tractor that was built by JD over a period of 2 years from 1986 until 1988. All production of this model took place in JD’s plant in Horicon, Wisconsin. Most people don’t see the JD 165 as a particularly powerful ride on lawnmower due to the […]

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John Deere 116

The John Deere 116 and John Deere 116H models of lawnmower are both very similar. Unfortunately not a huge amount is known about them. The JD 116 was produced for a very short period from 1982 until 1983. After it was discontinued, the JD 116H took over from it. This John Deere mower had a […]

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John Deere 108

The John Deere 108 lawnmower is a very old machine from the team at JD. Way before the likes of the John Deere L108 or the John Deere L110 lawnmowers became available, the JD 108 was an incredibly popular grass cutter. This lawnmower is powered by a Briggs and Stratton gasoline engine. Specifically it’s a […]

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John Deere 260

The John Deere 260 lawn mower is the bigger brother of the John Deere 240. This garden tractor lawn mower has a 0.534 liter, Kawasaki FC540V engine that has natural aspiration. This gasoline fueled engine produces 17 hp and uses an air cooling system to prevent any overheating of the engine. The oil reservoir should […]

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John Deere 240

The John Deere 240 lawnmower is a reasonably old ride on lawn mower that was produced at the Horicon plant in Wisconsin over a period of 5 years from 1987 when it first starting coming off the assembly line until 1992 when production on it finished. As ride on John Deere mowers weren’t particularly powerful […]

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John Deere Z520A

The John Deere Z520A lawnmower is the bigger brother of the John Deere Z510A mower and is a member of the John Deere ZTrak Estate Z500 series of lawn mowers. It is a non current model of zero turn radius mower from John Deere that many people are quite fond of. As it’s a big […]

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John Deere Z510A

The John Deere Z510A is part of the John Deere ZTrak Estate Z500 series of lawnmowers. This series comprises of 3 different John Deere mowers. The smallest is the JD Z510A, while there are 2 different but similar John Deere Z520A lawn mowers.Both JD Z520A lawnmowers are practically identical except for one difference, the mower […]

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John Deere SX85

The John Deere SX85 lawnmower is from a rare variety of JD lawnmowers. While practically every single John Deere mower has the engine located in front of the steering wheel and driver, the JD SX85 has it’s engine located behind the driver. This actually has some benefits to the operator. The most notable is that […]

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