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I have a John Deere 160 lawn tractor (c.1987) that I am having a problem with. I set the height of the blades using the height adjusment lever and lower the deck to start cutting. Any time I go over a bump, the deck drops down to the lowest level and I end up scalping the lawn. I noticed that the spring for the height adjustment lever is either disconnected or broken, but I can't figure out where the two ends should be connected to. The manual shows me the spring but not the connecting points. Does anyone have a picture of this sub-assembly or know where I can find one? I emailed the J.D. web site and they told me to contact my local dealer. Not exactly what I was hoping for. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

160 Lawn Tractor c 1987
John Deere Tractors
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I have a John Deere 160 lawn tractor (c.1987) that I am having a problem with. I set the height of the blades using the height adjusment lever and lower the deck to start cutting. Any time I go over a bump, the deck drops down to the lowest level and I end up scalping the lawn. I noticed that the spring for the height adjustment lever is either disconnected or broken, but I can't figure out where the two ends should be connected to. The manual shows me the spring but not the connecting points. Does anyone have a picture of this sub-assembly or know where I can find one? I emailed the J.D. web site and they told me to contact my local dealer. Not exactly what I was hoping for. Any help would be greatly appreciated.<br>
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Larry

160 Lawn tractor c 1987
Antique Tractors
Replies 1 Post by LarryK57