Customer Reviews

Yard Machines 13A7660G752 20 HP Riding Lawnmower with Tecumseh Engine and 42-Inch Deck Box Frame

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Never in a million years did I expect to buy a mower online, however, I am glad I did. I am very satisfied with this unit. The 20HP engine is rugged and you will spend much more for a 20HP elsewhere, believe me, I looked. Cuts and turns well. Just added gas and it was an immediate start. Shipping was 100% free and delivered within the quoted time frame and came in a wooden crate for protection. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is that the unit has a low-back seat and doesn't mow in reverse. But for the price, I'm not going to complain about that. As for the Tecumseh engine vs a Briggs & Stratton, I had a push mower equipped with a 4HP Tecumseh engine that outlasted two B&S push mowers. Maybe luck, but I have had no issues in the past with Tecumseh.

Mower has very good engine but frame itself is very cheaply made. What a shame that they went to the expense of putting a very nice engine on it but really cut corners when it came to the body. Cutting height is easy to adjust and level but it does not come with any deck wheels so it scalps the yard quite a bit. I would not purchase this mower again. Instead would go with the Husqvarna mower of comparable size.

I ordered this mower, with the free shipping option, on 06/02/2005. My credit card was charged on June 20th. It shipped, via Eagle Global Logistics, on June 25th and was delivered on July 6th. Eagle was very easy to deal with and they called several times to discuss delivery and unloading options. Unfortunately, the driver showed up with neither ramps nor power lift gate but with nebulous ideas on how to unload the mower, which was crated on a shipping pallet. One of his thoughts was to dump it off the rear so it would be standing on end (on the ground) and then lower it so it could be uncrated. Another idea was to back the truck up to a convenient mountain (I live in Appalachia), and slide it off the rear. Fortunately I had a pair of ramps so we wound up uncrating the mower in the back of the truck and rolling it down the ramps. It was a little hairy because the ramps are short and the truck was high and the mower weighs 584 pounds but it worked fine. The driver was hard-working and had a great attitude and sense of humor.

Some minor assembly was required....seat, battery and steering wheel but it would not start because the battery was dead. Also the oil was low. Not dangerously low but right on the line. The instruction book refered you to a label on the battery and recommended a charge if the date of service was after the date on the label (it was by 6 months). I charged it overnight with a trickle charger and the next morning it was good to go. I didn't attempt to cut anything as we are in the middle of Dennis' aftereffects but the mower ran fine, needed the choke only for the first time, is very fast and more nimble than my 28" Snapper rear engine. I give it two thumbs up.

I've owned this tractor for 4 years now. Each time I use it, I am reminded of just what a disappointment it is and what a crappy cut it gives. After the first year I moth- balled it and bought a 30 year old John Deere to cut my lawn. What a difference. The old Johnny finally died so I'm back to the Yard Machine and it's still the disappointment that I remembered it being. Gotta love the 20 horse engine, but the weak frame flexes so much that it's impossible to get a level cut. The only adjustment I can find is on the left front of the deck and I have it as low as possible. This severely limits deck height adjustments and it still scalps on the right side when making a left turn. Way too much frame flex. I've gone as far as placing a brick on the left side of the deck in an attempt to get a level cut...to no avail. I think this mower has been discontinued, but if you happen to come across a used one for sale.......DON'T BUY IT !!! You'll be disappointed.

The Yard Machine I bought from WalMart looked great ran great the first 2 times I cut my yard, after that it started eating the belts up the sissor clutch system would hang up against the inside frame work and you would have to kick the clutch several times to get it unhunge. the clutch system is the worst I've ever seen a defect in design from get go. but the 20 horse power tucumseh twin v engine is a perfect engine which I removed 3 months after I purchesed the mower,I'm saveing it in my shed to put on a different frame with a better clutch design, but never a yard machine again ,but a tecumseh engine I'll always count on. there tough dependable and reliable.A hydrlic clutch system would have been a perfect combo with the tecumseh engine its a shame they didnt think of that, and a pto on the rear of the lawn mower would have made it flawless to bad the designers didnt think ahead there sales would have jumped thru the roof . Yours Truly Mark Willard of Wilmer Ala.

I purchased this mower from Wal-mart as a left over . Now I know why it was left over. It never mowed level, had to keep adjusting the deck and it finally quit running. I checked everything, gas, filter, oil level, fuel shut off valves , fuel pump, everything. Had it checked by a repair shop, they told me the carbs were bad . I siad order some new ones. They claim that tecumseh has gone out of business and they can't get parts anymore. So I have a 200 pound lawn ornament -------anybody want it ????