Texican,
What became of your battery problem??? See link.

Here is a link that might be useful: battery problem post

Hey lkbum. I just left a follow up on it. It ended up just being the connections. THe brakes are still out, but I have not had much time to mess with it yet.

I now have someone who has a used Deere L130 they may want to sell, but it has this reminder system that keeps flashing. I assume it is just a way to make you come in and pay a little extra for some normal servicing (oil change, etc). But I know it hasn't been abused or anything. I disconnected the positive battery cable, but that didn't do it.

Texican: How many hours are on that machine? I had a JD Sabre a few years back, and the service reminder would flash at certain maintenance hour intervals. I'd do what was suggested in the book for maintenance, then run the mower. Once it hit a certain turn over point on the meter, it stopped flashing - apparently ASSUMING the owner had done the maintenance. Nothing else had to be done to stop the flashing. Those meters I think are run by an internal battery, and that's why removing the battery cables from the mower's battery doesn't affect it.

mine flashes when it gets close to the scheduled time. then after another couple hours or so of run time it quits on it's own.

From your owner's manual:

Using the Service Reminder (Models L111, L118, L120 and L130)
NOTE: Service hours will continue to run and service intervals will be wrong if key is not returned to STOP position.

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· The service reminder (A) shows the number of hours the engine has run and will indicate that service is necessary for the engine (B) or the mower (C). When service is required, the service reminder will flash for two hours. Follow the service timetable on the maintenance schedule located under the seat and the Service Intervals section.

· Turn the key to STOP position when not using the machine.

· Hour meter cannot be reset.

It has 150 hours on it. It started a couple of hours ago (I think). So, maybe it will end soon.

I will return home tonight and check it out (and maybe run it a little while I guess).

While using my John Deere L130 lawn mower, it suddenly stopped running. No response when I turn the key. It has gas and oil. Did it just overheat? I had been using it for about four hours. I've heard something about a reset button?