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John Deere LX280

2004–200518 HPgasolinelawn
A
Good
Score: 68.4/100
Recalls
322
Found
Known Issues
4
2 high severity
Auction Records
0
No price data
Reliability
A
68/100

Specifications

Engine Power18 HP
Engine (kW)13 kW
Fuel Typegasoline
Transmissionbelt-driven hydrostatic
Categorylawn
Production Years2004–2005

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

4 reported
2 high2 low
PTO intermittently fails to engage blades
high

PTO clutch intermittently fails to engage cutting blades. Issue persists despite replacement of PTO knob and bypass of seat safety switch. Wiggling wires on PTO clutch temporarily restores function. User suspects PTO clutch failure.

pto
Blades fail to engage despite PTO knob replacement
high

Cutting blades fail to engage when PTO is activated. Replacement PTO knob does not resolve issue. Blades only operate temporarily when wires on PTO clutch are manually moved.

pto
Mower won’t lower
low

Yesterday I was mowing my lawn and realized that my mower wasnt mowing right, after looking at it more one of the sides of my deck is off. It’s the right one which is not lowering right. I had to replace the Blades and must of put it on wrong. I have a LX280 John Deere mower witb an edge cutting system (48). Does anyone know how to fix this?

Implements
Mower won’t lower
low

Yesterday I was mowing my lawn and realized that my mower wasnt mowing right, after looking at it more one of the sides of my deck is off. It’s the right one which is not lowering right. I had to replace the Blades and must of put it on wrong. I have a LX280 John Deere mower witb an edge cutting system (48). Does anyone know how to fix this?

Implements

Market Value

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Hours Benchmark

Class: Compact (0–40 HP)
Low use150 /year
Typical300 /year
High use500 /year
Typical lifetime6,000 hours
Expected life15 years

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