what to look for when buying a John Deere 140 garden tractor

[@benkanobe7500]

I have wanted one of these for 3 decades. I finally got one!!!!! (I'm a 317 guy). It HAD the serial number right where it is supposed to be (like all those old Garden Tractors), but after I picked it up (about 5 days after I paid for it and got it home), NO Serial Number Plate!!! It was just not there. It was at an Estate Sale and I told the Seller I couldn't pick it up for days as it was not running and came with original tiller and snow blade. It is an H3 (?? Three hydraulic levers). It looks exactly like the one in this KZbin, but I am just beyond unhappy someone removed the serial number after I purchased it. How Do I Check the Serial Number Another Way? Can I get JD to issue me a new/replacement number? I purchased it from the daughter of the original owner (her Dad) so I know I can get hand written documentation and it was purchased locally from a Dealer still in business.

[@urbanitesgarage3299]

Sweet machine thanks for informative video, just bought one a couple weeks ago

[@benkanobe7500]

Does Kohler still sell rebuild "kits"? Can you get an original piston, rings, gasket set, ?...... I have determined my tractor is completely original. It came with tiller, and the same blade you have. It has not been repainted, but it looks just like yours. The hood and light are not cracked. It was always in a barn in the southwest. The seat is trash. I got it running by adding fuel to the tank and a battery. It runs smooth with no smoke at start up.

[@benkanobe7500]

Where do I get a nice seat like yours that fits. Mine is the original and is mostly not there (a compacted pile of rags).

[@benkanobe7500]

What is "float" (translated for a non-tractor knowing guy like me)? M JD 317 manual talks about float. It only has two levers (HD2??). I just dont get "float"

[@Davthefav]

I’ve been watching your Channel for a long time and with all of your tractors you inspired me to buy my own i bought a 1967 bolens husky 750 they are pretty rare and I got a snow blower for only 600 dollars the guy didn’t know what he was doing selling it for like hat low of a price it is in pristine condition and it had nothing wrong with it got it off of Facebook marketplace and the guy said people were asking for like 2,000 dollars but he kept the price he was an old feller so can you buy a old and beat up on and fix it up because I haven’t seen any of those kind of videos on KZbin about fixing up old 1967 bolens 750s if you are gonna get an old beat up 1967 bolens 750 I recommend Facebook marketplace thanks for reading my comment😊

[@mikestarcher]

I'm not gonna buy any bolens, they are junky. They were one of the lighter duty fakes back then like craftsman is now. I only buy the best ones. To be honest even the gravelys which are my 2nd choice are way behind the John deeres in quality. The John deere has always been the best on the market

[@vaderslostson3053]

Thanks for the info! I just picked up a 1971 today. How much value does the rear belt driven pto add?

[@mikestarcher]

A few hundred bucks

[@user-mn5lf7wz9d]

Will this John Deere lift a flat blade driveway puller with its hydraulic PTO 3 point hitch?

[@user-mn5lf7wz9d]

I had a John Deere 40, sold it, stupid mistake, but looking for something with enough hydraulic lift to lift the blade

[@mikestarcher]

Depends how big?

[@michaelconnolly4869]

CAN U MAKE AN H3 OUT OF H1

[@mikestarcher]

You can, but it's not really worth it

[@Gage-ed2hp]

Hi i have a question the 140 im looking at only has one brake pedal and is a 72 he thinks is only having one pedal normal or is it aftermarket

[@mikestarcher]

@@Gage-ed2hp must be the other one was taken off

[@Gage-ed2hp]

@@mikestarcher ok thanks