Customer Reviews for John Deere S140 48 in. 22 HP V-Twin Gas Hydrostatic Riding Lawn Mower - California Compliant

It took a few tries to get my John Deere delivered to me but Home Depot made it up to me. The turning radius and cut is superior to what I’ve had in the past. I’m so glad I went up to the S140 over the S130 the extra blade has made a big difference on the cut quality and time saved over two blades from S130.

Bought new last month from HD website. Delivered May 10, 2023. Used 3 times and it was great. Yesterday went out to my shed and found the front left tire completely deflated. Tried to put air in and saw the valve stem was completely detached from the tire. No tear or anything, just detached. Called Home Depot, rep (Denisha) and manager (Rich) said absolutely will not help at all, either service-wise or covering the cost of transport to service center, because I am at day 35 from the purchase.

Very helpful, powerful ans fast cutting

Excellent cut and a time saver

Everything always excellent with a Deer!

My only criticism is I would prefer the mowing deck could raise higher than than 4 inches. I have areas on my property were the growth can get out of control and if I miss a cutting day especially in the spring season a 6 inch would be better. Other than that this mower performs like a dream.

I use for trimming. Had a couple small issues with the product at delivery. But worked out fine. Nice cut. Do miss power steering.

GOOD MACHINE OVERALL. LOTS OF SAFETY FEATURES, EASY MOWER DECK HEIGHT ADJUSTER, ADJUSTABLE COMFORTABLE SEAT, ENGINE STARTS EASILY, EASY AIR FILTER ACCESS, LOVE THE EASY OIL DRAIN FEATURE AND THE TWIN CYLINDER ENGINE.

the lawnmower is as expected

Took back. Cost me $45 to rent trailer to haul it back. Only had for 3 weeks. Starter went out. Bought a John Deere because I thought it was the best on the market

I didn't receive a call on the morning of delivery.

Took a hour to unpack off the skid. But when finally done the mower started right up! So far it’s running and cutting fine!

The tractor was delivered and unfortunately the battery was defective and dead. No lights working and engine would not even turnover. I am bewildered how this could be delivered to my house in this condition and not tested prior delivery. John Deere has a better reputation than this and even Home Depot. HD customer service at the store swapped out the battery, but not without a lot of hassle on my end and time spent researching and resolving the issue. The S140 Tractor itself runs perfectly after resolving the battery.

I like the mower, but the oil filter was not tightened on the engine and oil leaked out everywhere on my concrete

Truck brought the mower out. That all went well. Truck left. I unwrapped all the tape protection. Lifted up the hood and no battery. Call the store. Three hours later a battery shows up. I installed it myself and then got on the mower. Turned it on and got familiar with it. It runs very quiet and quick. Mowes well. Pleased so far. Only mowed a few minutes with it.

All went very smoothly the mower is great.

The tractor itself is what you would expect from John Deere. Home Depot on the other hand was a terrible experience. The tractor was delivered with a dead battery. When I called customer service where I had bought on-line, they referred me to a store that they pulled it from as where I needed to go talk to. When I spoke to the store manager he told me to go to my local store to swap out a battery where it would be waiting at Service Desk. When I drove all the way down there they had no idea what I was talking about and would not swap out the battery. I had to buy another battery and was told basically I’m on my own…. TERRIBLE customer service model where the parent company passes issues to the Stores and they stores do not want to deal with it.

The lawnmower is very easy to operate and cut the lawn beautifully.