John Deere STX38 Black Deck

The John Deere STX38 Black Deck is a 2WD lawn tractor from the STX series. This tractor was manufactured by the John Deere in Horicon, Wisconsin, USA from 1988 to 1997. Two basic versions were available: the original “yellow-deck” from 1988 to 1993, and the later “black-deck” version from 1994 to 1997. The John Deere STX38 Black Deck is equipped with a 0.4 L single-cylinder gasoline engine and one of two transmissions: belt-driven gear type transmission with 5 forward and 1 reverse gear or hydrostatic transmission with infinite forward and reverse gears.

The John Deere STX38 Black Deck lawn tractor used the Kohler CV13S engine. It is a 0.4 L, 398 cm², (24.3 cu·in) single-cylinder natural aspirated gasoline engine with 87.0 mm (3.43 in) of the cylinder bore and 67.0 mm (2.64 in) of the piston stroke. The compression ratio rating is 8.5:1. This engine produced 13.2 PS (9.7 kW; 13.0 HP) at 3,600 rpm of maximum output power.

The John Deere STX38 Black Deck is equipped with manual sector-and-pinion steering, integral mechanical disc brakes, open operator station and 4.7 liters (1.2 US gal.; 1 Imp. gal) fuel tank. This lawn tractor used mid-mount John Deere 38 in (960 mm) mower deck with 2-blades and manual lift.

John Deere STX38 Black Deck Specifications