Have a 285 the cam went out on replaced by a john deere dealer several years ago little costly but have had very few problems with since, as far as the tractor. Webjohn deere 285 engine problems. He is at least the second owner of the tractor and has had this problem since day 1, although it does.

Have cleaned out the carb, installed new spark plugs and verified spark and checked the fuel pump. Today i was showing my dad how great it runsโ€ฆand of courseโ€ฆafter running it around i went to back upโ€ฆmade it about 10 feet. Webnov 19, 2013ย ยท i've worked on most every model john deere has made and the 285 were my most repeat customers. Webjan 11, 2012ย ยท my 285 was hard to start when i bought it and improved with a new fuel filter. Then it got really hard to start again. Webmay 12, 2023ย ยท i have an old john deere 285 that keeps dying on me. Over the past couple years the charging light would linger for a bit and eventually go out.

Then it got really hard to start again. Webmay 12, 2023ย ยท i have an old john deere 285 that keeps dying on me. Over the past couple years the charging light would linger for a bit and eventually go out. It started with missing at low idle, i adjusted the linkage per manuel worked for a while then it started again, i removed & cleaned carb worked for a. Webjul 6, 2009ย ยท my 285 is sick! After it finally starts and is warmed up, it can set for. Webjun 16, 2018ย ยท i have a john deere 285 with a fd590v kawasaki engine. Webjul 22, 2013ย ยท i'm suspecting head or head gasket problems with the 285. Lots of problems with the kawasaki engine, which has been.

After it finally starts and is warmed up, it can set for. Webjun 16, 2018ย ยท i have a john deere 285 with a fd590v kawasaki engine. Webjul 22, 2013ย ยท i'm suspecting head or head gasket problems with the 285. Lots of problems with the kawasaki engine, which has been.