Mike88se
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I bought what was advertised as a BOP Quick 36 off of CL. Better Outdoor Products single hydro with an electric start Kawasaki engine. It's in really good shape. Has an aluminum grass catcher and one of those...sulkies? The first time I used it, it left a strip of uncut grass between the center and left blades. That was real disappointing. I had to get my old Craftsman/Honda 22" to finish mowing the half acre lot I was cutting.
I emailed the manufacturer but he wasn't able to offer much that was helpful. Seems like a nice guy but just didn't have any suggestions that were helpful. I had already checked the blades and they seemed fine. Tips were level with each other and sharp. The spindles were good. The deck wasn't leveled properly but I fixed that. Tires had the right amount of air. I tried it again with the same results. I was looking at the belts and the lower belt was routed wrong. Fixed that but I haven't got a chance to really try it out. I mowed a little of the neighbors yard and it seems to be getting all the grass now but I didn't get to mow enough grass to get a good sense of how well it cuts. I'm hoping I get to try it out next week. Seems pretty slow though. Compared to my old mowers anyway. My Toro 32 Proline and Toro Timemaster would pretty much go faster than I could go. I really miss the bar on the 32 and the personal pace on the other.
The reverse lever on this thing is broken... that puts a damper on things too. It isn't easy to push much less pull.
Anybody here own one of these? Advice?
I emailed the manufacturer but he wasn't able to offer much that was helpful. Seems like a nice guy but just didn't have any suggestions that were helpful. I had already checked the blades and they seemed fine. Tips were level with each other and sharp. The spindles were good. The deck wasn't leveled properly but I fixed that. Tires had the right amount of air. I tried it again with the same results. I was looking at the belts and the lower belt was routed wrong. Fixed that but I haven't got a chance to really try it out. I mowed a little of the neighbors yard and it seems to be getting all the grass now but I didn't get to mow enough grass to get a good sense of how well it cuts. I'm hoping I get to try it out next week. Seems pretty slow though. Compared to my old mowers anyway. My Toro 32 Proline and Toro Timemaster would pretty much go faster than I could go. I really miss the bar on the 32 and the personal pace on the other.
The reverse lever on this thing is broken... that puts a damper on things too. It isn't easy to push much less pull.
Anybody here own one of these? Advice?