Customer Reviews

Yard-Man 12B-569Q755 21-Inch 160cc Honda Gas Powered Side Discharge/Mulch/Bag Self Propelled Lawn Mower With High Rear Wheels

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I ordered this unit to replace a Lawnboy that was 7 years old and giving me trouble with starting. The large real wheels looked like a nice advantage and the price was much less than a new Lawnboy. It has good power and starts easy. It uses a strange choke mechanism, automatically reseting within a few seconds, requiring immediate pulling of the starter rope. Seems this mechanism will have problems over time. I do not like the front wheels being used for propelling mower. It requires suffecient weight on front for traction. After about 20 hours of use the belt driving the front wheels broke. It takes about 2 weeks and $20 to obtain a new belt. In the mean time I replaced an ignition part on the old Lawnboy for $35 and glad to have it back as mower of choice.

I purchased this mower for my Mother-in-Law's yard. I personally own a commercial Lawn Boy mower and the Yard Man is more manuverable than the Lawn Boy and has comparable power. The only drawback is that it is geared a little fast for a standard walking pace, but you can overcome this by slightly raising the front wheels while mowing by putting slight downward pressure on the handle bars and lettting the front wheels slip. Overall it is a good mower and easy to start, starts on first pull. Routine maintenance and keeping the blade sharp should result in several years of yard service.The Honda engine seems to be easy on gas consumption also.

I bought it in 2007 and realized I did not leave a review.

I am using this from 2007 and I love this. absolutely no issues. The honda engine is the best.
This is very good if you have a small lawn. The olny concern is the bag get filled quickly so I have to empty few times.

This machine is not powerful. It lacks torque. The self propel belt is flimsy. Mine broke out of the box after two cutting two rows. This machine cannot cut through long grass without slogging down. It is very slow when the self propel is engaged. The screw knobs on the handle piping vibrate loose. This is fine for small yard or occasional mowing. For large yards and weekly mowing this is a failure.

I had a little trouble completing the setup on this machine. The instructions are too vague. But now that it is complete, It works well. I it is perfect for thos of us that have a bigger than average back yard.

THE HONDA MOTOR ROCKS MAYBY THE BEST MOWER IV'VE HAD. FOR A PULL START FIRST TIME ALWAYS. BIG BACK WHEELS SELF PROPELLED MAKE MY MOWING ENJOYABLE . O.A.C.