Recent content by TobyU

Toro actually does one of the better jobs of the residential grade ZTRs out there. They also seem to have some of the highest blade speed I've seen for residential mowers or maybe it's just deck design but they have a lot of vacuum and noise and do a very good job of being powerful and cutting...

About the only purpose removing both cables can do is the fact that it gives you a chance to inspect both cables for corrosion and taking them apart and putting them back on is liable too knock some corrosion off if there's any there and make a better connection than if it just sat there forever...

This is exactly why people really need to focus on the diagnostic skills when there is a problem with a piece of equipment. All too often people end up trying this or trying that which is basically throwing parts at a piece of equipment and typically on the 3rd or 4th time they luck out and get...

Not necessary at all for the gas. Riders are much more forgiving than smaller engine push mowers. I have found is better to store them full of fresh stabilized fuel than to run them dry as it's better for rubber parts and inlet needle valve in carb. Just don't use old gas that you've had in...

Have to be careful how we state the things about Toro and lawn tractors... While it is true that Toro does not currently (and hasn't for some time) their own lawn tractor style mowers BUT they do make all of their zero turns and there walk behind mowers. We're not really talking about the 21 and...

To be honest, if I were the neighbor to the OP and we had identical lots. He could go out and buy whichever new one he wanted and I can get on Craigslist or market price and buy a used 42 or 48-in rider. We could go 15 years or 20 into the future if you want to and I very well might be on my...

I've cut 48-in deck riding lawn mowers in a standard Chevy 8-ft pickup bed many times. It's not convenient and you have to pull the deck up above one side onto the wheel well but it can be done.

A classic example of making something over complicated that didn't need to be that way. We turn these mowers into a complicated bi-directional computer system a fuel management etc which makes them far harder to troubleshoot and makes the parts far more expensive and more of them. I'll pass. I...

The prices of batteries are going absolutely the wrong way of what the market should be doing but that must just be greed. Instead of getting a replacement battery for a walk behind mower for 50 to 80 bucks they are now at least $150 if not 250. I don't ever want to have any of the battery...

This is for experience and seeing thousands of plugs comes in. You described the plugs as being wet and dark but ever used plug that comes out of a mower is dark if not black and wet is a matter of opinion. It obviously wasn't actually wet or not wet enough and not fouled or it wouldn't have run...

Also, I have to laugh at your last line about the future is here. Like battery powered or electric mowers and or tools are anything new. Same with cars as we're on about the fourth rendition of battery powered cars in this world. Lol In fact, a friend of mine had a Black & Decker battery...

I was also correct with everything else I stated. Lol Correct for now because I used words like "currently". You have to watch statistics and numbers and see exactly what number you're looking at because while your stated number of 25% of annual push more sales quite accurate (and in fact the...

Only a fairly small percentage of people in many parts are even most parts of the country have taken the plunge or chance let's say with a battery powered mower. Just wait until it becomes more and more mainstream with some of these stupid stores actually pushing it and giving numbers and dates...

I am happy to see that there are better frame options out there in battery mowers than the flimsy plastic stuff and wimpy blades the early ones were and many still are. There is no reason not to have uniformity with the deck, wheels, handle etc. Just swap the engine for the electric motor and...

Man! I see a lot of blind loyalty here or loyalty from previous experiences that is not accurate with the equipment you can buy today. Toro has been my favorite lawn mower company for a long time but that certainly doesn't mean they make the best mowers or that they don't make mistakes etc. The...