Lawn mowers & tractors

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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Just a joy to use. Mowing is fun and fast. Mine has the Kawasaki engine.

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Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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I use the Timecutter Z380 to cut under 2 acres with lots of obstacles. I have summer grass so I don't cut my grass except every 2 weeks in the summer. This mower did a fine job when it was new. After about 2 years it started cutting poorly. The front casters were under-built and bent easily. I ended up ordering new casters and found that the part had been redesigned (obviously due to the poor design). After about 6 years the hydrodrive stopped working on the left side. The service shop said that the seals inside the drive were blown. They did not recommend repairing it, the part was over $700. When I investigated I found the part had been subbed meaning they had to redesign it! I have been able to use the tractor by keeping the drive filled with hydraulic fluid. I wrote to Toro about my serious disappointment and got no response. They obviously do not care about quality nor their customers. Just recently (after 7 years) I started to get gas in the crank case. While this is not so much a Toro problem as much as a Briggs & Straton issue, it still sours my experience with Toro. The machine was fine when it was new but poorly designed. Not for the long haul. I will never own another Toro product.

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No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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Very pleased with mower, only past experience with riding mowers was a standard TroyBilt, which the only problem was the belt drive was not very durable. So in this context; the Toro ZTR is super fast, takes half the time to cut 3 acres as the Troybilt. Much more efficient given there is no wasted motion in turning or cutting around objects. I haven't owned it long enough to speak to the durability concern, but mine does have a Kevlar belt which I believe is better than the standard rubber/fiber backed belts I've seen. Was pleasantly surprised to find that the Toro ZTR was able to cleanly cut Bahia grass even on the fast speed, something the Troybilt didn't do well. Bottom line, I'm pleased with the purchase and, if you're a veteran, you can get a 10% discount at Home Depot, Lowe's does not offer the discount unless you were a lifer or have an active military ID. I guess two tours in Vietnam is not enough? Sorry for the rant, but makes no sense to me.

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Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.