After a lot of research here and elsewhere I splurged and bought a Toro 20099 with the Kohler engine.
1) Due to many factors and I know it's a bad idea but, I just had to cut my yard after 3 weeks. Tried it at the normal setting (~3 inches); in some areas the grass was was 8 inches tall. Sure, I had a little clumping on turns and when I stopped to move lawn furniture, but it never stalled or clogged. What a beast!
2) I just got a recall for three transmission screws that may cause a problem. For my inconvenience, they are extending my transmission warranty another year, to a full 6 years. Seeing as how that was what failed on my last (non-Toro) mower that caused me to be in the market, I love it.
Will post later on how my dealer handles my recall during the summer busy season.
I feel it was well worth the money. Of course now I'll want to throw down another $100 for the best tires when I need new ones, buy the most powerful welder when I buy one, etc.
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jmurray01
It just shows that just because some people don't like something it doesn't mean it is bad... But in most cases it is!
What size engine do you have ?
The Toro 200099 looks a lot like my Mountfield SP414 (in my avatar).
Is it self propelled ?
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Grass ala Mowed
I don't have the engine manual out, but it's an odd number, I think 173 cc and it is overhead valve. Yes, it is self-propelled, personal pace which is great.
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jmurray01
173CC is quite good for a mower! My mower is only 100CC, but it copes fine with the light work I use it for.
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Grass ala Mowed
UPDATE; I just got my mower back from the recall fix. It took a couple of days, but this is their busy season. Just for the record, my Toro Dealer is Land and Coates on Bonney Road in Virginia Beach VA. I am pleased with their sales and service and heartily recommend them. Now if it'll quit raining for a whole day ...
As posted above, it was subject to a recall by Toro because there had been some problems with the transmission mounting. I had not encoutered a problem and choose to not wait, because that would be when they were absolutely slammed and the grass was growing about 1/2 inch a day! The mower has been going strong all summer and I like it.
Is anybody aware of the differences in construction between the engines that Toro formerly used (Briggs and Tecumseh) and the Kohler engine? I'd be curious to know.
