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John Deere L108

18 HPgasolinelawn
A
Good
Score: 68.4/100
Recalls
322
Found
Known Issues
3
1 high severity
Auction Records
0
No price data
Reliability
A
68/100

Specifications

Engine Power18 HP
Engine (kW)13 kW
Fuel Typegasoline
Transmissionbelt-driven hydrostatic
Categorylawn

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

3 reported
1 high2 low
Fuel leaking from carburetor, engine won't start
high

User reports gasoline leaking from a circled part on the carburetor after adding Lucas oil injector cleaner to fuel tank. Engine cranks but will not start after running for approximately two minutes then dying.

fuel_system
John Deere L108 cranks but won't start, this part seems to be dripping gasoline
low

Changed the spark plug and all the filters are clean and new. I just put Lucas oil injector cleaner in the gas tank. Ran about two minutes then died and now it won't start. This circled part seems to be leaking gasoline pretty badly. Any advice?

Engine
Need picture of the side discharge chute mount for a L108
low

I recently purchased a used John Deere L108 for a steal, only issue is there’s no side discharge cover. When comparing the side discharge covers I found online to my mower deck, it looks as though I’m missing the hardware it actually mounts to. My mower deck just has two holes forward of the “center” of the deck where the chute would mount. Can anyone link a picture of their mower or a good one online that shows what the discharge chute mounts to? From what I can gather, it probably looks like a long bracket with some hinge holes that the pin goes through. If I can see what I’m missing, I may have an easier time either locating the parts I need or either fabricating something that’ll work or modeling it myself and 3D printing something to at least let me attach a new side discharge chute. Thanks in advance!

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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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