Hey I just picked this machine up. Do you know if the machine is supposed to be able to be pushed by hand with the bypass valve open on the back. Mine still rolls when engaged
I had my S130 delivered Fri. I learned a lot on your series. Had to have one. My LT160 was good for 20 years. Hope the 130 does as well. I never thot I would own a Johnny Popper 2cyl. LOL
@@silasaqui8833 I bot the S130 partly because it has a dashboard gas guage. The lower guage wouldnt be too bad. Better than the clear site guage on my old 160LT. But your point is well taken.
i have a older 130 with almost 200 hours and its been perfect. Bought it used with 68 hours. we mow 2 plus acres and it handles that size of lawn-field fine.
Just pulled the trigger on one of these. Great vid. It definitely made my decision easy on whether or not to grab one. Can't wait to run it this summer.
Got mine for nearly half price a Lowe's two years ago. It had less than an hour on it. My only gripe at this point is the volume when the deck is engaged. My mow-able yard is a little over a half acre, and this beauty knocks that out in no time.
I recently purchase a S130. Love the mower, it rides and drives so much better than my last mower.. Your videos were very informative and helped me decide whichj mower to purchase.
I have a E130 which I bought in 2020. I have just did a minor repair where both the footrest holes 🕳 which those black plastic cover was. It was all rusted the paint was bubbling. I made a video of it while took me 2 days to clean those making sure free of rust. 👍
I ordered this same mower back in Sept. from the same JD salesman I've known for 35+ yrs, he's the same salesman for my buddy on his 3700 acre farm which I've helped for 40yrs. Hope he gives me a good price, I didn't even ask what it would be, just wanted it for my .23 acres, yeah less than a 1/4 acre yard.. lol April of 2022 the Lowe's price for this S130 was $2399.
Really enjoy your videos. Always thorough and informative. I have a question regarding the S130 and have not been able to get an answer from John Deere and hope that you can help. I have the 2022 version of the S130 and after I purchased it I noticed that it only has one spindle cover. In your review of the 2023 version, you mention that it has 2 spindle covers, but the video of the deck shows only one cover, just like my 2022. Do you know why this model only has the one spindle cover? It would appear to be a safety issue to not have one of the spindles covered and like you said, the cover also is used as a belt guide. It does seem odd that this is the way John Deere designed this deck. Any information on why this is designed this way would be helpful. Thanks
I had this question myself, and realized afterwards that I said it wrong in the video. Since this machine has an electric PTO button instead of a manual engage, the belt stays tight around the pulleys at all times. Since this is the case there is not a need for the second spindle cover. These are not John Deere's words, this is just me speaking from experience and what my thoughts are as to why the second cover is not there. This also allows for easier cleaning and easier servicing for that side. I personally would want the cover on mine but this may have also been another way to cut a small amount of cost from the mower.
I did it again. I slammed into my seat (S170) and broke it again! This is my third one I’ve busted. I can hear the springs make weird noises under the seat when I fall in.
If you were mowing about 1/2 acre, would you buy the S120, S130, or S140? The prices are not that much different, is on a better machine than the others?
I just picked one up, I released the axle lever on the back and pushed it in the garage, now mine still can be pushed when the lever is pushed in is this normal?
When the key was on the hour meter measured the time starting when the key was on until the battery ran flat. It took 64 hours and made my hour meter long by that many hours. I couldn't figure anything but subtract it in my head. If I di that very much it could look like I had a high hour machine at trade in time.
@@WesternEquipment I left it in a new house garage and the customers kids were playing on it. Never left the key in it again.(tho the little gremlins would have hot wired it anyway). Never trust an engineers kid.
I’ve watched many of your reviews on these mowers and they have been very helpful. What size model do you recommend for mowing 2 acres that are relatively level and open? The local dealer suggested the X350.
I think anywhere from a S110 all the way up to an X350 would be fine. It really boils down to what all features do you want on the mower, what deck size you want, and how comfortable do you want the seat to be.
I bought this mower new for $2,395 two year ago at Lowes....now it's $2,795. That's just not right, 400 more for the same exact mower. It cuts great, plenty of power to mow my acre. If you have an uneven yard though it rides rough even after I let a little air out of the tires. Probably needed a wider mower with more stability for my uneven ground. Also it takes a while with just a 42 inch cut. If you have a flat, regular sized yard this is fine, but expensive....there might be cheaper options.
I agree that the price change is a bummer, but you have to keep in mind everything has gone up so therefore the cost to make them has gone up. It doesn't help that we are in such a tough economical state right now. Hopefully there is a break coming.
very informative video! appreciate it! just ordered my S130 and will have it next week. It's coming assembled, will it be fully ready to go other than adding gas?
As an E120 owner, I would suggest checking tire pressures and deck leveling, before using for the first time. (I believe the front tire pressures are 14lbs, rear 10lbs). My 2019 E120 still looks and runs like new at almost 100 hrs.
Looking to purchase a 2 cylinder s series. Heard a lot about the plastic transmission. Will be cutting about 1 acre. Confused. Please advise. Ps superb videos
There are no plastic transmissions on the S series. This used to be the lowest model option in the 100 series but has since been removed. You get into the 2 cylinder options starting at the S120. I have videos going over most of them. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Thanks for the review! I bought one. Question: my tires say 10psi and 14psi yet the pre-delivery check list said 30psi and there is 30psi in the tires. What do you recommend? - Thanks
This might be an industry standard now, but the wiring on my jd 265 is in a loom. That wiring is just taped together. Atleast the part i could see at the beginning. Is that consistent around the whole machine?
I notice that the grease points for the spindles have been moved to the top of the spindle. Does this make it more difficult to use the grease gun? Last year’s model had them on the side with easy access. Does the deck require removing to apply the spindle grease?
My S140 cuts off about 10 minutes into mowing. It only has 40 hours and just started doing this at the end of last year. Under warranty, I took it to a John Deere service center. They found nothing wrong. The fuel, air and oil filters were changed. Upon trying to mow, it started doing the same thing. What could this be? I changed the gas cap and it helped but eventually did went back to cutting off.
If the gas cap fixed the problem temporarily I'd say that it's the culprit. I'm hesitant to say this,but perhaps modifying the caps vent could be a solution. I'm not sure what's goin on with it,but I'd bet it's your problem.
I got a S130. I'm about to change out the quick-change oil filter for the first time. I saw a video of a guy who used a hand pump to pump out more oil from the oil dip stick tube. He stuck one end of the Plastic hose down into the dip stick tube and pumped out more of the old oil. Do you see any Problem with doing this. It seems like a good way to get more of the old oil out without doing the conversion. Thanks
@@WesternEquipment I did this today and it worked Great!! I was able to easily replace Most (if not All) the old oil with No Mess. Just another option for people if they want to.
Brent - great informative videos. I just bought one of these S130's partially thanks to you! I have a question, I only used it once but it backfired once when I shut it down and exhaust smells like it's running rich. Does it need a break-in or some kind of adjustment? - Thanks
I am glad I could help with your decision and congrats on your new mower! I think this is pretty common and sometimes there is a break in period where things will work themselves out. I would wait a while and see if you have this same issue after a few uses.
About the 30 second oil change. By the time you find oil and top it off it's a minimum 9 minutes. You can drain and replace oil and filter in under 14 minutes and relace the dirty oil completely. I'd rather spend an extra 6 minutes 1 time a year and do it RIGHT! Sorry John Deere. You screwed the pooch on that one. Build an adapter to filter base so you can use present base and only have to add drain extension. Oh, and quit listening to Briggs and Stratton. Their Amish engineers don't even have electricity for gosh sakes.
I bought 2 s130s2022 may first one I took back burning spots in my yard every time I stop took back to Lowe’s got second one same mower s 130 it does the same thing burns grass every time I stop called jd they said to not stop on grass if I do turn engine off I’ve had a jd La 110 for 16 years will never buy another on.
I bought a new S130. The GY00115 mulch cover will not fit properly. I've tried 2 of them. Do you know a part number that will? On the yellow decks the GY00115 seems to fall on. Enjoy your videos. I've watched several of them.
I managed to enter my serial number on the JD website. Assuming I did it correctly the website says the GY00115 part number will not fit my mower. They made no comment as to what part number would work. Thanks again.
Has the design of the deck changed? I know that before their color change they were branded as ( the edge cutting system) and now they dont seem to say anything on them,unless I overlooked it. Theyd been using edge decks since the early 2000s,seems strange theyd change and not say anything.
Mine started dripping oil onto the muffler after less than an hour of use. Any idea why? I can't see any source of the oil leakage except for what is smoking off the muffler when I point it down hill...
That is strange. Only thing I could think of it that maybe it was overfilled with oil when it was being set up. I would keep an eye on it and see if it continues to leak.
Yea, you wanna spend the money on a higher trim. Even the x are kinda cheap on the low end unless you get power steering otherwise it has the same tiny steering gear that wears out and transmissions that aren’t beefy. Lots of small things are what made me move WAY up from a d120 to a z920m. Obviously you get what you pay for, I don’t think I would look under a x500 series or z700 for my personal preference with all the features.
@@FishFind3000 x500 and z700 is $6-$8k. Little unnecessary and out of the range of the average homeowner. If you own that much land youd be better off with a tractor with a mower attachment. If you're a landscaper then I could see it.
Appears JD is admiting to their poorly engineered quick change oil filter by offering a conventional filter assembly replacement right from the JD dealer.
I took my car to the dealer this morning for an oil change and told them to just change half the oil and a new filter . They laughed at me ! What the hell ?
@@WesternEquipment I’m sure you have been over this a time or two. I have a s120 and looking for the conversion kit on the oil. Do you know the part numbers by chance? Thanks
I bet if you offered both oil change filters from the factory everyone would choose the original style. Hope the engineers nephew leaves the design work to the adults.
I think it would be interesting to see the amount of conversion kits that have been bought as opposed to the amount of the easy change oil filters. I think that would give us a pretty good idea on how people feel about it.
That reverse safety is so dumb. Having to remember to press that button every time you need to reverse is annoying. My father in law has a John Deere lawn tractor, and I hate using it, just cause of that feature. I have a Cub Cadet that I use in soft areas of my yard that my zero turn would struggle to mow, and all you have to do is turn the key to a reverse setting and push a button. You don't have to do anything else, unless you get off the mower or turn it off. Everything else about the John Deere is nice though, I think his is an x330.
I hear this complaint a lot, but I also understand the theory behind it. Having to push the button helps with awareness and helps to remind the operator to look behind them before they start mowing in that direction.
@Cipher Code I figured so, Iknew the seat safeties were simple to bypass. I may bring it up to him. I only use his mower on his property, and that has only been twice in the last three years.
The new lawn tractors have horrible paint my neighbor has this same tractor keeps it inside and the paint is coming off buy the foot rests underneath the seat paints all coming off they use no primer on these tractors!
Junk. I don't know what's going on with John Deere. Everyone I know is having one issue or another with JD lawn tractors. I did get 13 years out of my last one and it was a great product. Not anymore, I went with another brand.
@@Nick-NY Cub Cadet XT1 50" 2 cylinders with 3 blades and fabricated deck. Very happy with it. Had my JD for years and served me well, but they've cheaped out on the quality on the new ones. I'm 13+ years of owning the JD, I've replaced the deck (rust out) 2x and that wasn't a cheap fix. The Cub Cadet has the fabricated deck and the JD's deck is stamped. The fabricated deck is far superior.
Hey Brent I’m looking for a new mower but I plan on putting a plow/snowblower I don’t want to jump to the x series would the s240 be enough for my needs and I have a lot of hills on my property
