John Deere 455

1992–200122 HPdiesellawn
A+
Excellent
Score: 95.0/100
Recalls
322
Found
Known Issues
1
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Auction Records
0
No price data
Reliability
A+
95/100

Specifications

Engine Power22 HP
Engine (kW)16 kW
Fuel Typediesel
Transmissionshaft-driven hydrostatic
Categorylawn
Production Years1992–2001
Variants2 found

Safety Recalls

322 found
Safety recall — John Deere JD-8R370 (Japanese market, reference 1241810)

Japanese manufacturer safety recall affecting the lighting. Declared production window: 2021–2022.

LightingJP
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.

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.

OtherCA
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.

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.

OtherCA
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.

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.

OtherCA
Safety recall — John Deere JD-7R310 (Japanese market, reference 1241260)

Japanese manufacturer safety recall affecting the electronic control. Declared production window: 2020–2024.

Electronic controlJP
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Known Issues

1 reported
1 low
JD455 mower. Is it necessary to mow at full throttle?
low

I acquired a low hour 455 last year. One thing I’ve noticed is that the little diesel is quite thirsty if I’m mowing at full throttle, but if I back off the throttle a bit the fuel consumption goes down dramatically. It still cuts just fine since I’m only mowing a lawn that never gets very long. Conventional wisdom with all the air cooled mowers I’ve had previously is to always mow at full throttle for proper engine cooling. Since the 455 is liquid cooled and doesn’t get hot doing this, is there any risk of hurting the pto or hydrostatic drive by running them slower?

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Market Value

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Hours Benchmark

Class: Compact (040 HP)
Low use150 /year
Typical300 /year
High use500 /year
Typical lifetime6,000 hours
Expected life15 years

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