Production | |
| Manufacturer | John Deere |
| Type | Lawn tractor |
Mechanical | |
| Chassis | 4x2 2WD |
| Steering | manual |
| Brakes | disc |
| Cab | Open operator station. |
Power Take-off (PTO) | |
| Front PTO | independent |
| Clutch | electric |
108 Serial Numbers | |
| 1979 | C108I095001M |
| 1980 | C108J120001M |
| 1981 | C108K155001M |
| 1982 | C108L190001M |
| 1983 | M0108X222001 |
| 1984 | M0108X285001 |
| 1985 | M0108X315001 |
108 Serial Location | |
| Below steering column. |
Electrical | |
| Ground | negative |
| Charging amps | 3 |
| Battery volts | 12 |
Engine Detail | |
| Briggs & Stratton 191707 | |
| gasoline | |
| 1-cylinder | |
| air-cooled | |
| Displacement | 318 cc 19.44 ci |
| Bore/Stroke | 3.00x2.75 inches 76 x 70 mm |
| Power | 8 hp 6.0 kW |
| Starter | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 |
| Sparkplug | AC CS-45 |
| Champion CJ-8 | |
| Autolite A79 | |
| Sparkplug gap | 0.030 inches 0.762 mm |
Transmission | |
| Transmission | Peerless 801 |
| Type | belt-driven gear |
| Gears | 5 forward and 1 reverse |
| Oil capacity | 1.125 qts 1.1 L |
| Peerless gear transmission operated with right-hand gear selector and left-foot clutch pedal. Clutch must be used to change gears but tractor does not need to be stopped to change forward gears. Tractor should be stopped before changing forward/reverse direction. | |
Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 44.7 inches 113 cm |
| Length | 61.9 inches 157 cm |
| Height | 39.4 inches 100 cm |
| Weight | 405 lbs 183 kg |