Docwheelhorse 2,669 #1 Posted June 27, 2021 Your and my favorite admin / moderator @Sparky using his C105 to DRAG (kicking and screaming) his fathers 30 yr old JD STX38 to its final resting place... lol You do have to give it kudos... mowed for 30 yrs and was driven by 3 or 4 teenage boys. Transaxle quit after 1 billion, 300 million, 458 thousand, 904 clutch dumps... Tony 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,683 #2 Posted June 27, 2021 29 minutes ago, Docwheelhorse said: You do have to give it kudos... mowed for 30 yrs and was driven by 3 or 4 teenage boys. Transaxle quit after 1 billion, 300 million, 458 thousand, 904 clutch dumps That's pretty fair durability. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,314 #3 Posted June 27, 2021 I’m not a fan of much of anything John Deere, but I have owned a couple of those STX38s and they were pretty good little mowers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,346 #4 Posted June 27, 2021 8 minutes ago, ClassicTractorProfessor said: I’m not a fan of much of anything John Deere, but I have owned a couple of those STX38s and they were pretty good little mowers. I agree…dad bought this STX38 brand new in 1989…mowed just under an acre all those years. He has 4 grandsons and they have been mowing his lawn with this tractor for years (he loves the time with them and he pays em all well). A few weeks ago he called and says the transmission has split wide open. I suspect all those grandsons have been dumping the clutch and hammering it from reverse to a forward gear and vise-versa 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,164 #5 Posted June 27, 2021 Front tires look good. I guess they don't wear much when they're up in the air! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazyredhorse 295 #6 Posted June 28, 2021 Had one at work dont remember what model it was but a older deisel thing was a tank always breaking down would have to walk back to shop get the case and drag it back ended up using it to cut feilds around property just ran it wide open all the time while I did it clogged fuel filters alot I remember.but never really liked them after that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seuadr 488 #7 Posted June 29, 2021 On 6/27/2021 at 6:54 PM, squonk said: Front tires look good. I guess they don't wear much when they're up in the air! see? they were trying to save you money! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
