5 Things to Check Before Bringing Home a NEW mower

Always check these 5 things before taking home a new mower.

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0:00 - Introduction
1:24 - Check Hour Meter
2:23 - Check Engine Oil
3:08 - Check Tire Pressure
4:04 - Make Sure Deck is Level!
5:45 - Check Blade Torque

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[dalebennett]

when i bought my John Deere mover. They brought to my house and they help me level my deck and showed me all the maintance on it too. I bought from John Deere dealer. I will buy another one from the same dealer.

[curly]

I just bought a S120 from Home Depot. It came into and was delivered by my JD dealer. Thankful!

[marklazarus]

I will pick up my new Z320R and I purchased that mower because of your videos. I looked for two weeks at almost every mower available in my area and you convinced me that the John Deere was the best choice for me. I encountered my JD salesman to view your videos, and include a link to your videos to anyone he sells to. Thank you and Western Equipment.

[bigtuna]

I just purchased a JD S130 from Lowe’s, they have the local JD dealer come in and set the whole thing up (free of charge, ) so the unit is literally ready to mow off the truck! They delivered right to my driveway! The local dealer checked everything mentioned in this video (I confirmed many of the steps myself to be sure such as tire pressure & oil level) & was a big reason I went with Lowe’s, I would have gone straight to the dealership itself but all their 100 series are on a 1 month back order. Lowe’s delivered mine 2 days after I purchased it. So far everything about my experience has been awesome & my first mowing went off without a hitch! Thanks for your videos!

[hphillips]

I was looking at one today at Home Depot. They were transporting a lawn tractor and the left front tire bead was separated from the rim. At Lowe’s I checked more than a half dozen and all had loose battery cables. Good video and thanks

[whewett]

I wish you guys were closer. I would buy from you simply based on the quality of all your videos.

[davew]

I just took delivery of an X350 yesterday and mowed with it today. When the salesman unloaded it from the trailer there were 2 bolts and hex nuts laying on the deck of the trailer. Traced them to the bagger. The other 2 were also loose. This morning checked it over before mowing. Front tires low on air and then checked deck level…it was not. Blamed it on technician not taking into consideration added weight on RH side of deck from bagger attachment. Has an LT160 I was happy with but this does mow even better.

[memphislos]

I'm going to pick up my first riding lawn mower Saturday morning .it's an hour away I'm glad I saw your video .👍🏾

[sstatic]

so now we know what to check for. now how do we resolve the issue if the place that we bought it from didn't take care it or didn't do it right the 1st time.

[ciphercode]

Brent ive watched dozens of your bideos over the years and have learned alot. I finally got to bring home my first john deere. The salesman at meade tractor bluefield wv helped me pick out my x350 with 42" deck and we added mulch control. I look forward to many years of service with it, and selling my old mower to someone whos looking for a challenge, lol. Thanks for all the reviews and how to videos.

[jamesw]

Thank you for the tips. I received my brand new Toro Timecutter 42” zero turn last Friday. The deck was not leveled, two handles were not installed properly, one front cast tire has almost zero psi and the other has 15 psi. Manual states 30 psi. One rear tire has 30 psi and the other 10 psi as to manual’s 13 psi. There was no hour meter but the mower is definitely brand new with no sign of use. Your video made me to check those things and I was surprised how a bad job the local white-glove-service company performed.

[randyd.]

Great video! I received a call from my J.D. dealer and my S240 is in two months early !

[fritzsj]

I'm picking up my new S120 this afternoon... and I have the list in my pocket that I made from this video! Buying from a dealership, but still making sure stuff got done! Thank you so much. Very informative, and so was your video review of the S120 I just bought.

[MyGreenLawn]

Just purchased my John Deere S240, sits right along side my X354. I always purchase from my local dealer. Good video

[deang.]

great advice. looking to buy one this year

[timlove]

I can tell you that at Home Depot they use an outside assembly team to uncrate the mowers. All they do is uncrate, add oil, add fuel, air up tires, then install the seat. No fine tuning deck, or any other adjustments. They get paid buy each piece they assemble. They are the same people they used to assemble wheelbarrows and grills. It is all about speed and not quality. I did this for 6 months. Never one time did I check anything else on a mower. Neither did anyone I worked with the whole time I was there.

[doughoffman]

Check battery voltage. Should be 12.7 or higher. IF 12.4 or lower the battery may be damaged. Get the seller to guarantee that the battery will charge properly to a resting level (sitting unused for 2-3 days) of at least 12.7 volts. IF you have zerk grease fittings on your mower deck spindles ASSURE that they get greased before you mow.

[chrisunderwood]

When I got my last JD 580 from a dealer that was changing owners at the time.The deck was unlevel.Not even close.Mower belt was twisted.And Hyd Fluid was not even close to full.I went back and made them give me a quart of Fluid and did the rest myself.At least it had oil in it.

[cbmusgrave]

Also a great checklist for setting up a used lawn tractor. Good to service everything just to be sure it is done. One additional thing that I needed to do on a Deere x350 I bought recently was adjust the front wheel alignment.

[AndysDogHouse]

This is a great video. I am buying one tomorrow, so I will make sure things are in order. Thanks for sharing.👍👍🍁