Bought this riding mower based up quite a few positive reviews...but it has not been living up to the reviews. While it has the electronic locking differential what I have found is that when this is engaged the mower will not steer...meaning that if you turn the wheel with the diff locked it keeps pushing forward/straight and will not turn. Anyone else experience this?
The mulching kit is a pain. Adding the plate to the mowing deck HAS to be there or grass is coming up from everywhere if you just use the shoot cover. The biggest problem I have with this plate is that it catches/holds grass because there is now a shelf of about 2" for everything to get stuck on. More so with wet/damp grass as it will just pack in there which will then just give the deck an area to start to rust. With dry grass it holds in there too and will dump out the grass clippings on every bump or they fall out when in the garage making a mess.
The mulching kit is a pain. Adding the plate to the mowing deck HAS to be there or grass is coming up from everywhere if you just use the shoot cover. The biggest problem I have with this plate is that it catches/holds grass because there is now a shelf of about 2" for everything to get stuck on. More so with wet/damp grass as it will just pack in there which will then just give the deck an area to start to rust. With dry grass it holds in there too and will dump out the grass clippings on every bump or they fall out when in the garage making a mess.