no way to tighten a loose belt. Brought tractor in 2017 and Transmission won't shift into reverse Called dealer told me 500 dollars for the part plus labor cost. Transmission is made of plastic dealer said it was not worth the cost to replace. Better to buy a new tractor John Deere once stood for quality. Will never buy their product again

50 hrs of service and the transmission is tore up, so now am out a lots money and no way to cut my grass. That's bad for an elderly woman, no funds now to buy another one. I thought John Deere*D105 was a good mower, Guess you live and learn! Beware is all I can say.

Been surprising happy with this tractor have owned 2 other brands and in 3 years the John Deere D105 has lasted the longest. Mow 1.5 acrr yard once a week only skipping Nov to Feb and it starts up and goes. Have only replaced the battery and starter failed this year but it has plastic parts and only cost $80 to get back online. To top it off have only did one maintenance and that was after 3 years never changed our or anything so to be honest have t treated it well. Now after maintenance it runs like new and this year will disconnect the battery and we shouldn't drain it in 2 years like before. So overall great lawnmower takes a beating and keeps cutting

I wanted to put zero stars. I have 5 flat, easy to mow acres which is all grass and no rocks, I have had 5 John Deeres in the past which have been good for the price but the D105 has been a lemon from day one with wheel caps and bits of trim falling off. The Gear box blew up twice with the first time being after only 90 minutes on the clock. Both times the new John Deere dealer " Vanderfield " at Gympie QLD has automatically blamed me before they even looked at the mower and tried to charge me for warranty work. It seems like every time I try to use it I have a new problem and this will be the last time I buy a John Deere or go anywhere that dealer.

Had our John Deere for 3 years. Works like a dream. Changed the blades a few times of course and services done. Great mower and a good price. Brought it direct from the John Deere shop with was good because they do finance there if you need it. Highly recommend.

The D105 John Deere mower is the biggest piece of garbage I've ever purchased. Uneven cuts, blades become unbalanced, high replacement parts and maintenance costs. Only 60 hours on the mower and it went up. Local JD dealer wouldn't back their product. I'll never do business with John Deere again.

We have a small farm and lawn coming out of our ears including an orchard! This unit is a god sent and has so far been reliable, although we are only 10 hours in. Handles well, simple to use, economic. Doesn't do hills in long grass well at all - wheels spin or come off ground so has limitations on terrain but a workhorse for simple jobs. Recommended!

I have owned four D105s in succession. Loved all of them until the lastest which they have changed from a manual transmission (select your gear and off you go - no accelerator required) to auto transmission (put your foot on the accelerator harder or softer to select speed). I have a large area to mow 2-3 hours worth each time and I rarely changed gears so I would just select the gear and off I would go for hours. Now I have to push my foot down hard on a sticky accelerator the whole time!!!! After 20 minutes my back was ACHING. What a terrible idea. I am going to have to get rid of the bloody thing and find some other brand to buy. This is crap.

Mower deck is flimsy and I have rebuilt it 4 times. It will not start unless you have jumper leads on and have put a bigger battery in it than the original (biggest that would fit in the compartment ). The paint has all flaked off the foot stand area and mower deck.