I bought a John Deere 214 at a silent auction and was excited to get it home and all tuned up. (Apparently, the previous owner had taken good care of it until he was no longer able to do yard work - apparently it sat in the garage a few years before he, unfortunately, passed away.) I went online to bid on an owner's manual and bought all the necessary oil, gas, grease, spark plugs, etc. HOWEVER, a somewhat "in-the-know" acquaintance said the tractor had major issues. We paid to have it assessed by a tractor repair/maintenance vendor and were told: It would cost $700-750 to fix.
The battery was almost dead, but they got it to turn over.
All belts needed to be replaced.
No ignition and no compression – some valves stuck open.
Probably needs a new set of breakers. MY QUESTIONS:
What the heck are breakers?
Is it useless that "the valves are stuck open"?
Should I give up on it and try to sell it off at a loss? I do not know anything about tractors/mowers, but I love to learn new things and like to get my hands dirty (I do all the handy work in our house). I just need to know if these issues are beyond my potential ability. Can anyone give me some advice? Thanks!
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