In 1837 a blacksmith in Grand Detour , Illinois , developed a plow from an old broken saw blade to cut through the thick , sticky dirt in the area . His name was John Deere and his party has hold out on to make grow a broad variety of equipment for those who work the nation . This includes products for agriculture , commercial-grade , building , forestry and residential use . The lawn and garden tractors were first introduced in 1963 when the caller determine to enter the consumer market , and the John Deere 285 came along a few decennium later .

Summary

The 285 garden tractor was build in the caller ’s factory in Horicon , Wisconsin . This mannequin was manufactured from 1987 to 1991 for use as a riding lawn mower for householder . The next larger model was the John Deere 320 and the smaller example was the John Deere 265 . The John Deere 285 role model featured a 4x2 two - roulette wheel - drive chassis , a rearward sleeve hitch , manual of arms enclose re - circulating ball steering , amplify mechanically skillful shoe brake and an open cab .

Engine and Transmission

The John Deere 285 was sell with a Kawasaki model number FD590V , 584 cc , 2 - cycle gas - fuel engine . The 18 - gross horsepower engine had a compression of 8.7:1 and 3,350 rated RPMs . It included a foam strain cleaner with a composition filter . The engine was liquid - cooled and had one 12 - volt assault and battery . The John Deere 285 had a Sundstrand BDU-21 , hydrostatic type transmission with forrard and overturn gearing . This lawn mower could go 7.0 miles - per - 60 minutes in forward , and 2.9 miles per hour in reverse .

Fluids, Electrical and Battery

This theoretical account required three types of fluid to scarper properly . The John Deere 285 fuel tank held up to 3 gal of gas . It also had a 3.3 - dry quart capacity liquid coolant reservoir and held 2.6 quarts of crude oil . The John Deere 285 riding lawn lawn mower included a 17 A , alternator - charged , negative - earth charging system . The battery on the lawn mower was a 22F - radical barrage fire with a frigid - cranking amp rating of 341 .

Dimensions

The John Deere 285 garden tractor ’s wheelbase is 47.9 inches . The entire merchant vessels weight is 625 pounds . The overall proportion of the John Deere 285 are 71.5 inch long , 41.5 inch spacious and 43.6 column inch marvelous . The two wheel drive turning radius is 2.1 feet . This example features 16x6.50 - 8 front tires and 23x10.50 - 12 rear tires . The 285 was available from 1988 to 1990 as a 46 - inch lawn mower , from 1988 to 1991 as a 50 - inch mower , and as a 41 - inch lawn mower in 1991 .

Attachments

There were several fond regard homeowner could use with the John Deere 285 garden tractors . This included two mid - mount , 3 - brand with manual lift , lawn mower decks – one was 46 inches and the other 50 inches . Both of these had a cut meridian scope from 1.5 to 4 column inch . A front - mountain , manual lift brand with a 26 - inch width and 17 - inch height was available , as well as a 42 - inch snow cetacean . The cetacean mammal was front - mount , single - stage with manual raising .

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