John Deere 165

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.

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.

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.

Scaffold record for tractor recall ingestion. Replace with a real safety notice source when available.

This recall involves 1023E, 1025R and 2025R Compact Utility Tractors with the model number and "John Deere" printed on the hood. The recalled tractors are green and yellow, and were sold with both opened and closed operator stations. The serial numbers of tractors included in this recall can be found at www.deere.com. Click on "Parts & Service" and scroll to "Recall" or go to www.deere.com/en/parts-and-service/recall-information/. The serial number is located on the frame, on the front right side of the tractor, near the engine.

Engine lacks low oil warning or shutdown device despite motor being designed to accommodate one. Briggs engine supplier does not include the feature. User ran engine without oil for extended period with no audible warning, causing engine damage.

I will never own another John Deere lawn mower. I have a LA165 with less than 170hrs that needs a new rear end. A $700.00 repair cost. Nobody at John Deere cares. Made several phone calls to the dealer and directly to John Deere. I should have just bought a cheap mower but I got caught up in the John Deere quality store. Man was I a sucker.

Engine experiences recurring low oil conditions attributed to filter leaks. User was informed by John Deere this is a known issue with the motor.

Hey all. The oil filler/dipstick tube snapped off at the bottom of a JD 165 hydro lawnmower I’m working on for a friend… it was made in 1986 I believe. 1 cylinder Kawasaki engine. Hoping someone can give me the part number so I can look it up on eBay or get it from a JD dealer directly (closed on Sunday). Thanks in advance.

I am an amateur mechanic. I’m a golf course superintendent so I work with machines all day everyday so I am very “mechanically inclined” but when it comes to getting into the inner workings of an engine - lapping valves and compression testing and all that stuff I leave it up to our head mechanic. Diagnostics are definitely not my specialty but once I know what’s wrong I can usually take things apart and put them back together pretty well. Anyway with that out of the way Friends of ours got a 165 Hydro given to them for free. They were only told “it was running 2 years ago when my husband died, and it’s been in storage since” It’s in good shape. I offered to swap the belts, clean carb, check spark plugs, change filters and fluids and in this case put a new seat on it. Basic stuff. However I’ve got it running and it fires up okay. But after running for a few minutes it gets very hot, seems to lack power, and threatens to stall if I don’t slow down and let it catch up…. Then when I shut it off you can see smoke rising from the fly wheel and smell an oily smell. Whats the first place to look? Any guidance appreciated. As I said I can take things apart and possibly visually identify obvious problems but if it gets too into the weeds I may need to call in a pro (I’ll just take it to my mechanic at work)