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John Deere E130

2018–202022 HPgasolinelawn
A
Good
Score: 67.8/100
Recalls
322
Found
Known Issues
5
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Auction Records
0
No price data
Reliability
A
68/100

Specifications

Engine Power22 HP
Engine (kW)16 kW
Fuel Typegasoline
Transmissionbelt-driven hydrostatic
Categorylawn
Production Years2018–2020

Safety Recalls

322 found
Safety recall — John Deere JD-8R370 (Japanese market, reference 1241810)

Japanese manufacturer safety recall affecting the lighting. Declared production window: 2021–2022.

LightingJP
On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern.

On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern. Canadian regulations require all companies to provide this information in the owner's manual.

OtherCA
On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern.

On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern. Canadian regulations require all companies to provide this information in the owner's manual.

OtherCA
On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern.

On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern. Canadian regulations require all companies to provide this information in the owner's manual.

OtherCA
Safety recall — John Deere JD-7R310 (Japanese market, reference 1241260)

Japanese manufacturer safety recall affecting the electronic control. Declared production window: 2020–2024.

Electronic controlJP
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Known Issues

5 reported
4 low1 medium
PTO cable pops out of place during blade engagement
medium

PTO cable on E130 disengages or pops out of position when engaging the lawnmower blade. User has attempted multiple fixes including zip ties without success.

pto
E130 smells like burning rubber after changing drive belt a week ago
low

Title says it all. I have a John Deere E130 with 329 hours on it. The drive belt broke last week so I changed it. Using it for the first time today and the transmission seems to slip a little and I can smell burning rubber. Any ideas what is wrong?

Transmission
John Deere E130 series
low

I’ve had this mower for about a year or so and it’s had a few problems here and there but now the main one is a wobbly blade, and I can’t tighten it without the pulley on top moving with it, i fixed it a week or two prior but it got loose again and it won’t tighten now, please let me know if anyone has a solution, I’ve spent a good hour and a half trying to fix it

Implements
PTO Cable E130
low

I’m having an issue with my PTO cable on my E130 John Deere. The problem is that the cable pops out of place when engaging the lawnmower blade. I’ve tried zip ties and everything that I can think of and I can’t keep it in place but nothing seems to work. Ideas??

PTO
E130 engine creating smoke and chugging.
low

Hey Guys I need help. I have an E130 John Deere with Briggs and stratton engine with only 38 hours on it. I bought it new around 2019. It worked fine last season and took the battery out to maintain over the winter. I just tried to start it today for the first time after winter and it has smoke coming out of the front exhaust and engine is chugging and wont fully run. I let it run for a few minutes and tried letting it sit but same result. I can't tell if it's white smoke or blue smoke but it smells like burning gas. I don't have any oil puddles at the bottom but I did see these greasy spots which looks like oil leak and this is around the carburetor area. Any ideas? I cleaned the filter as well. I did leave some gas in there from November.

Engine

Market Value

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Hours Benchmark

Class: Compact (040 HP)
Low use150 /year
Typical300 /year
High use500 /year
Typical lifetime6,000 hours
Expected life15 years

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