Meet the newest member of the family in its brand new, just removed from the box, first photo; a Toro Model 20072 6.5 horse power, 22 inch self propelled Recycler lawn mower:
I finally got tired of messing around trying to fix an old Cub Cadet lawn tractor or trying to find something else. Yesterday afternoon I broke down and purchased the mower at, ahem, The Home Depot. It was on sale and all. I got it home and figured that I had an assembly project on my hands, but it was all put together right out of the box. I just needed to add oil, which was conveniently provided, unfold the handle and set the wheel height.
The good, the bad, and the Ugly:
Good
- It started on the first pull.
- It has lots of power. Even in tall thick grass, the mower kept on going.
- You can vary the walking speed using the self propelled engaging lever. All the way in is a fast walk, letting the handle part way out slows the machine down
- Using the hose port, you can clean the mower deck after every mow. It works pretty well
Bad
- The handle has this funny angle thing at the top, I noticed after an hour or so my wrists were a little sore from gripping the both levers
- It is a little louder than the other mower
Ugly
- Nothing really ugly, its a lawn mower after all.
All and all, a good value for the price (about $271.00 on sale) This mower has much more power than the old Craftsman mower. The engine on that machine really was shot.
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That is one sweet lawnmower.
Thanks, Jay. After I used it yesterday it is a little less shiny so I don’t think I could return it like a dress at the end of the summer.
Well, maybe you can keep this one. I finally got my lawn mowed this afternoon…and wrote about it, of course.
I have two blisters now, from that damn bottom lever. Oh well.
Started right up, first pull.
Bye, TWIN!!!
By the way, you can delete this comment. I just wanted to tell you that when you click the post title, your picture is pushed to the side. You need to add more text to your first paragraph.
1. Congratulations! Yes, we are Lawn mower twins!
2. Wear gloves.
3. Stupid IE explorer!
Nice mower and congrats on getting it on sale! When you get ready for a new mower check out the Robotic Mowers.
does yours mower leak oil>
Mike, not a drop.
I’ve got one right now with a crack in the lower part of the engine and it leaks oil under the deck.
I viewed this as an upgrade from my old Craftsman. With a small corner lot I’ve used it maybe 24 times in two years and today the self propelled mechanism just stopped working. Now I’m told this is common with a Toro and it will cost me over $100 to fix. Anybody else delt with this? I’m two months out of warranty…of course…but with I just haven’t used it all that much…takes like an hour to an hour and a half to mow my whole yard front and back. Starts great and had been running well but this just let all the air out of the Toro balloon.
I agree regarding this mower. It’s a good model and it has a lot of power. I have a neighbor who owns one and it seems to do the trick.
@Ken~ The self propelled part is actually a small transmission that needs to be replaced. I just had mine done yesterday and $100.00 is a fair price considering the part alone costs about $75.00. Ive have mine for about 4 years now, and this is the only problem other that an occasional clogging of the air filter (which is owner error)! Good luck with your mower.