How I fixed this quirky John Deere X320 and sold it for $1,900 | Mower fix and sell

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Last year I got a running John Deere X320 lawn tractor for just $150, and on this week's mower flip project I'm going to see if I can fix it up, make it pretty, and sell it for a big profit! This is one of my favorite mower projects I've worked on, and one that I've spent the most time and taken the most care with. I'm thrilled to finally get this beautiful John Deere mower sold!
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@M.TTT. 28 дней назад

Yea I'd rather the mulching kit off, if you don't mow every 5 days or so, grass gets too long and just clogs the deck. Nice deal. The fragile hood reminds me of a Snapper I fixed/sold, I repaired hood cracks, told the guy it was fragile, then he started leaning on it a few minutes later. I was younger so didn't say anything, but his wife luckily reminded him before it did crack again lol

@M.TTT. 28 дней назад

If I did mulch, I'd get the ones with the fluted spikes/flaps aka gator blades.

@garagestory 28 дней назад

I don’t know why John Deere made so many mowers with fragile hoods. The rest of the X320 was pretty nice! I usually ran it without the hood while I had it because I didn’t want to damage it by accident.

@ericpigg2689 2 месяца назад

The last X320 I had, I bought it for $1600 and sold it for $1500. : D Pretty much any Deere X series less than $500 is a good buy. Nice work!

@garagestory 2 месяца назад

Nice!! Yes, this one was a bargain

@markfisch1330 4 месяца назад

Fine job. Young man!! Great video. Keep up the good work.

@garagestory 4 месяца назад

Thank you!!

@mikespain8655 11 месяцев назад

Put blades in a vise when sharpening, and use safety glasses and ear protection.

@kenthompson3730 11 месяцев назад

Your videos are awesome. Both entertaining and educational. I’ve learned much from you in regard to my Toro ZTR. I’m in the market for a JD X300 series or even an x500 if the price is right. Your presentations are “real.” No BS. No arrogance. You don’t hesitate to admit if you were wrong or just don’t know. And your many fans love you for that humility. Keep it up! Cheers and a blessings!

@garagestory 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for the kind words!

@ljmproductions1 5 месяцев назад

That's right!

@M.TTT. 28 дней назад

@@JohnSmith-uy7sv he did plenty of labor and parts into the machine. People will pay what they think its worth, seems a fair deal to both parties.

@M.TTT. 26 дней назад

@JohnSmith-uy7sv uhh I did lol, the buyers don't know what he got it for, plus he put in 5 to 600 plus labor. No reason for him to take a loss and he's not a charity. Buyer isn't being forced to buy it, I'm sure they were happy with it.

@JohnSmith-uy7sv 26 дней назад

@@M.TTT. He never said how much his investment was.

@mrk9295 11 месяцев назад

I just picked up a craftsman zt7000, guy said it was a bad transmission. Looked under it and he put the drive belt on completely wrong. Paid 200 for a perfect working zero turn lol.

@garagestory 11 месяцев назад

Nice! I had a similar situation: someone gave me a Husqvarna 46” cut zero turn that they thought one of the transmissions was weak on. It turned out the belt was routed improperly like you had. It’s nice when it’s simple things!

@MurphyMower 6 месяцев назад

Enjoyed watching

@kc9146 11 месяцев назад

Good job going through it & making it right!

@garagestory 11 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@ljmproductions1 11 месяцев назад

Oh yeah!! Great video!!! Love the b-roll section near the end: fitting wrap for this great project

@garagestory 11 месяцев назад

😎

@vokieman2979 11 месяцев назад

Looks really good and runs well . Good job

@garagestory 11 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@jonathonrodriguez1198 11 месяцев назад

I would love to see you do a revival video of that Ferris zero turn mower outside of ur shop. Great video! Hope to see more great content soon 😊

@garagestory 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! I’m hopeful to start working on the Ferris in the next few weeks - we’ll see how that goes!

@joebruggman 11 месяцев назад

i just sold one of those, could not get it to run right...

@garagestory 11 месяцев назад

Engine issues, or something else?

@willmegehee 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing your stories. I’m enjoying them. You’ve helped me learn some basics and troubleshoot my Husqvarna z246 which I thought had bad coil(s) but ended up being the choke plate melted off its plastic connection to the choke shaft falling into full choke position which is kind of crazy… plastic melts 😅 So now I have no choke but the engine is running wonderfully again. Thanks! Keep after it!

@garagestory 11 месяцев назад

Glad I could help!! Is it the plastic intake manifold that melted?

@willmegehee 11 месяцев назад

@@garagestory not on this model. The round choke plate that chokes the throat of the carb is metal but is held onto the rotating rod by plastic. I thought it an odd choice of materials. I can remember the choke control knob getting more and more stiff over the last year and then it got real free all of a sudden. I kept thinking there’s no way it just fell off because I was assuming all metal construction based on experience with old Fords… until I took it apart.

@mr.courtney5703 11 месяцев назад

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍 More room in the shop and money in the bank!

@garagestory 11 месяцев назад

Yep!!

@robertmailhos8159 11 месяцев назад

Glad you made this mower look nice and clean and a big profit.off selling it

@garagestory 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@robertmailhos8159 11 месяцев назад

@@garagestory your welcome young man 👍😎

@astang1072 9 месяцев назад

Could’ve been 11mm. 7/16” fits on 11mm. Maybe a tiny bit loose but it works.

@zachsimsphoto5344 10 месяцев назад

This was awesome. I just bought an x320 with a cracked hood. Otherwise in good condition. Do you know if the single piece hood will fit an x320 that originally had the three piece hood?

@garagestory 10 месяцев назад

Oh, good question. No, I don’t know if a single piece hood would fit. My guess is that it won’t fit well, but don’t know for sure.

@kygent508 3 месяца назад

I got a x320 in 2006 still mowing with it.

@garagestory 3 месяца назад

Nice!! I really liked the X320, it seemed pretty solid (other than the hood, lol!). How many hours do you have on yours?

@kygent508 3 месяца назад

@@garagestory 503 hours but looking at the JD z530m.

@garagestory 3 месяца назад

Nice! There should still be a LOT of life left in that X320. A Z530M will get the mowing done faster, though!

@kygent508 3 месяца назад

@@garagestory It has been a good one but I am retired but working part time and always wanted a zero turn but it needs to be tough as my yard is rough old cow field.

@neverclevernorwitty7821 11 месяцев назад

Great job! Not sure about the market this season, I also had a X360 that I couldn't get what I wanted for, still made a profit, but not what I wanted. I tried getting another X320 today to flip, but they wanted retail $$. Profit is made at the buy, and I can't seem to source many good machines this season.

@garagestory 11 месяцев назад

Where we are it seems like things are being listed for cheap. Good deals for people wanting a machine for themselves, but too low for selling at a good profit.

@neverclevernorwitty7821 11 месяцев назад

@@garagestory exactly

@lenlaflam1100 5 месяцев назад

Love the videos, but you need a bigger door....

@garagestory 5 месяцев назад

That would be nice!

@gordbaker896 11 месяцев назад

I have one of these and it is fantastic. Actually built by John Deere, and an totally different deck suspension. I had to have a new trans put in it at 282 hours for $1800! I think that Mulch kit is what gave you a bad cut.

@garagestory 11 месяцев назад

Phew, that’s quite the repair bill! I definitely like the X320 better than the box store John Deere’s.

@gordbaker896 11 месяцев назад

@@garagestory My mother paid over $5.000 Cdn., a decade ago for it. Kawasaki powered.

@slip2000 2 месяца назад

Great vid! Been using it for some of the issues on a 320 I bought. Where'd you get a seat for 150? JD sells them for a kidney.

@garagestory 2 месяца назад

I think mine was after market, not OEM. Not quite as nice as the OEM, but it wasn’t worth it to me to splurge on the OEM.

@imvclxps1025 11 месяцев назад

Hey man love the videos! What do you use to film the videos? Just curious

@garagestory 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! I use a GoPro Hero 7.

@imvclxps1025 11 месяцев назад

@@garagestory thank you!

@PattyLandreth 2 месяца назад

I got a John Deere LA130 that I'm trying to put a new gas tank on.I cannot find the original tank.They sent me a different kind of tank but I has no instructions.They keep John Deere says it's the right tank but there's no instructions.So I need to know how to make this tank fit

@TheYoutubeKid1 7 месяцев назад

What impact do you use

@garagestory 7 месяцев назад

Dewalt 20v max XR series. I use the 1/4” for most stuff, and the half inch for big things. It’s not an impact, but I also use a Milwaukee 12v 3/8” ratchet.

@billbray8797 11 месяцев назад

I would like to get into flipping small equipment but around here prices for used equipment prohibit making a profit.

@garagestory 11 месяцев назад

It can be hard sometimes, prices go up and down. When they are down, it’s good for buying, but you can’t sell for a good price. When prices are up, it can be hard to get a good deal, but when you do it’s nice to have the hot market to sell on. Right now (2023) in my area, prices seem to be low which is why I had a hard time selling this mower. The market is great for the average person who just wants a mower for themselves, though!