AND IT’S A PIECE OF JUNK!!!!
Below the fold are three pics of my wonderful Troy (not very well) Built Mower. I would see if you can find out the problem, but I will explain. This has been going on a year before the blog was even started, so I have been very patient. The main problem is the front wheel bushings. They are poorly designed and fall off. They do this a lot. I have sent this very mower back to have warranty work, to fix this problem, two separate times. I have also fixed this problem on this same mower no less than six times. It is just a very, very poor design. It takes three hands to fix the bushings. The number is three. Two is not enough, and four is right out. I have tried to fix this problem with just two hands. After 30 minutes of trying, it was still not fixed. I got my lovely bride’s help, and it took about 45 seconds. That was a faster case, but it usually takes less than two minutes. I have to remove a cotter pin and slide the bushing into the place for insertion. The odd thing is that there is no way to force it into place. In theory they should not fall out, but they do. We all know about theories, Evolution is one too.
I bought this mower for many reasons: 7HP Briggs & Stratton engine, better gas life, single control height adjust were the main ones. My old Murray mower had those too, well, 6.25 HP engine, but it was old. It gave up the ghost in the summer of ’05 when I was unemployed. We found the new mower at Lowes and could pay it off over 90 days. That is real important when you do not have a job. What a mistake. Lowes even offered to take it back when I returned for warranty work. I was patient and assumed that Troy Built had pulled their heads out, and declined the offer even though I knew it was a piece of junk. Big mistake number 2!
I saw an add for a Husqvarna, last month, at about the same price I paid for this pile. I was tempted to get it, but I will nurse this one through the season and turn the 7HP mower into a 7HP go-kart. That would be a much better use of the engine. The rest will be trash….well….it already is.
please take a look…
another view…
and another view….
Okay, this is how I really feel about Troy (not very well) Built….
Hey;
You’re too old to me mowing anyhow. How’s about givin’ some illegal aliens a chance to the good life and let them cut your yard? Pretty darn selfish if ya ask me.
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