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Catt
Location: Minnesota
Joined: Oct 16, 2009
Points: 196
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John Deere 1330SE
Original Message Sep 9, 2010 7:18 pm |
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Last year I bought a John Deere 1130SE snowblower and for the most part I was extremely happy with it's performance. I love the hand warmers, electric chute rotation, easy steer and the front end weight just to name a few. The only problem I had, which was pretty significant, was the intermittent transmission slipping. After sealing the transmission housing with silicone and some weather stripping, the problem was completely gone. The remainder of the winter was very pleasing and I always looked forward to using the 1130. I also had a second snowblower that I'm trading for a new 1330SE. So now I'll have the 1130 and the 1330. The 1130 will be for my business parking lot. Some of the interesting features of the 1330 is the addition of an electric deflector control and dash area integrated headlights. So now the chute is totally electric (both rotation and the deflector). The slipping transmission should be resolved from water getting into the rubber/aluminum disc drive. To fix this problem, Deere added a rubber gasket between the engine mounting plate and the transmission housing. I'll try to post some pictures in the future. BTW, my second choice would have been an Ariens since they seem to give people on this website support from at least one poster. I wish Briggs, Simplicity or Deere would give the same support.
This message was modified Sep 9, 2010 by Catt
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FrankMA
Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
Points: 587
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Re: John Deere 1330SE
Reply #2 Sep 9, 2010 9:45 pm |
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Looks like a real nice machine. Please post pictures of the entire machine as it looks robust and well built. Let's hope for a snowy winter. Best of luck with it!
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Catt
Location: Minnesota
Joined: Oct 16, 2009
Points: 196
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Re: John Deere 1330SE
Reply #6 Sep 10, 2010 10:23 pm |
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aa335
Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434
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Re: John Deere 1330SE
Reply #8 Sep 11, 2010 2:42 pm |
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aa how do you feel the deflector cap cable on your honda compares with this john deere cap deflector? I haven't encountered frozen or sticky cables on mine. It is protected by rubber boots from water ingress or dirt. Nice friction damped cable actuator that doesn't need notches to hold position. Fast and precise. Move the lever forward half way, the chute goes down half way and stays put. It follows the same operation as the hydrostatic drive speed selector. It's the best in the business for cable actuated deflector. The Deere electric deflector seems well designed and wins kudos for convenience. I like the idea of making chute adjustments without having to move my hands too far from the handle bars. I like them both.
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