It’s now 2021, and the mower was just tuned (by me) for it’s 6th season of use. I now have a 1/2 acre yard to mow in North Carolina, and the mower gets used about 28 mows per year. BUT, I was living in a condo, so it stayed in storage just as often as it was being used. From about 2005 to 2015, it stayed with family and saw sporadic use, some would use it for a season or two, then buy their own mower, and I’d get it back. It NEVER failed me, wouldn’t start, or any other problems. I used this for the first 10 years I owned it for mowing four rental properties weekly during the summer months. I bought my 14SB at auction in 1994 in Virginia for $100 and came with the original owners manual. Return to John Deere from John Deere 14SB Return to John Deere Lawn Mowers from John Deere 14SB If you own a 14 SB or have ever used one, please leave your thoughts on it in the review section below. Some feel that it’s the reliability of the Kawasaki engine that makes this model so great, while others feel that it’s the John Deere parts that make up the rest of the lawn mower that make it so good.
The great thing about this model though, like all John Deere models is that even though it may have been over 10 years since one has been produced, there are still replacement parts available for it from John Deere.
But this is due in large part to it’s engine.
While many people remark on the longevity and strength of this model, the only real downside to it is that it weighs quite a bit. The John Deere 14SB has a 21 inch mower deck, which is pretty standard for a walk behind, self propelled lawnmower. It also has the advantage of being able to also take a bagger. The upside to this however is that you can easily take on long wet grass without having to worry that the engine is going to cut out even when you are mulching the grass. Perhaps John Deere made a mistake when they were creating this model and gave it an engine that was far more powerful than needed.
It is powered by an FC150 Kawasaki engine, that pumps out 5hp, which is really quite a lot of power for such small lawn mower. This walk behind, 5 speed, self propelled mower has long since finished it’s production run but is still quite a sought after piece by JD enthusiasts. The John Deere 14SB lawnmower is another quality, classic piece of machinery from the crew at John Deere.
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