Customer Reviews

Yard Machines 11A-020B000 20-Inch 148cc Briggs & Stratton Mulch/Side Discharge Gas Powered Push Lawn Mower

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1 star:		(8)

 

 

I bought this mower about 5 years ago. A single woman, I never paid attention to oil changes or maintenance schedules. Just a week ago, I though I needed a new machine when the cord got stuck and would not recoil. It motivated me to learn to do my own maintenance on the mower.

A clean, new air filter, a freshly sharpened blade and a new spark plug later with a healthy oil change proved to me how resilient this little machine is, and how sturdy it is. With its new parts and a good clean up, the little thing started working like new.

If it can endure my abuse, believe me, it is a good product! I mow an area of about 1/8 acre. Very, very happy with my machine that is still faithful to my yard.

I've had this machine since 1998 and it starts first pull every stinking year. I store it under the spruce trees in the winter. Gets plenty of use all summer. Replaced a wheel bolt, and repaired where the cable hooks into the throttle/on/off handle just this year.Other than that, it gets very little maintenance and still performs ridiculously well.I've never even replaced the spark plug..yikes... It looks worn, but the darn thing always works! No special care at all. I love this..would buy another, if and when I need to.

This mower should be in one of those "set it and forget it" infomertials. Before purchasing this mower you should understand its limitations. It has no throttle control, the handle isn't adjustable, and the wheels have to be completely removed to adjust the height. It runs at a fixed speed which is more than adequate. The only way to shut it down is to release the brake handle. If you're much taller than 6 feet the handle may be too low to comfortably push it. I set the wheels in the middle position and don't intend on ever adjusting them again. If you have a need to adjust the wheels or handle on your mower, think twice before you buy this one. Assembly was a straightforward 45 minute affair. Tools required were a set of sockets and a pair of RoboGrip pliers. A 20oz bottle of oil is included. Pour in the entire bottle and the engine will be filled to the correct level. It started on the 2nd pull. The 3.5 horsepower engine had plenty of power to mow my 3-5" grass that was on the damp side. The deck is made of steel rather than plastic or aluminum so its unlikely to crack.

The product description is erroneous. This mower is strictly side discharge. It has no mechanism to switch to mulching. I brought this to Amazon's attention and they did offer to take the mower back at their expense. I'm happy enough with the mower to keep it. It does actually have a mulching blade so it doesn't produce as many clippings as expected. I'd say about half of it gets mulched.

Good mower for the price. It is noisy and a little heavy but does the job.

Height adjustment is manual but if you set it low enough then you should be good to go.

This mower is mainly for people that don't have good grass and uneven back yards. You probably want a better mower if you have good grass. The lawn mower is sturdy and I dont have any complains against it.

I would recommend this mower at this price.

I bought this mover because it weight only 51 pounds. This lawn mower is really light weight and this is important to me. The mover arrive safely by UPS. The first start was fast. I use it for one hour and the mover cut the grass very ease. I recomended for person to looking for a light weight mover without other features like back bag,etc.

This lawn mower is really light weight and this is important to me.

On these hot days of summer I must cut around the sides of my house where the riding lawn mower

won't go, this mower makes the chore easy.

I had another more expensive heavy-duty lawn mower, but it was so hard to push that I am selling it.

Yard Machines 11A-020B000 20-Inch 148cc Briggs & Stratton 300 Series Side Discharge Gas Powered Push Lawn Mower
I bought one of these 2 years ago from HOME DEPOT. It lasted one season and wouldn't run anymore. I took in for warranty, I got it back for a $75.00 charge(?). Their report said it needed a spark plug, the carb repaired, and that the engine was failing. It ran half of this season and died again. I hauled it to the dump. It also used a lot of gas!

Great little trim mower for a good price. I bought one just like it about 10 years ago and it is still running good, I just wanted another one.

great mower, was as described cuts perfect and is very light and easy to use. starts easy and doesnt use a lot of gas. love it thanks.

We bought this lawn mower because it was the cheapest one we can find with mulch discharge. When it came, and my husband spend 2 hours putting together, it turn out there is absolutely no "flip of the side flap" that converts the mower from mulch to side discharge like stated in the product description. We had to return the product.