Model 1125504 Craftsman self propelled front wheel drive lawn mower.

Herman Kidwell

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My daughter purchased the above lawn mower today at Lowe's, in Winchester, KY. I helped her assemble it. We then tried it out, in her back yard. We found it has a serious problem. The drive wheels in the front rotate backwards. What's up with that? How do I fix that?
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By taking it back to Lowe’s, no reason to play around with it. Then go to a Toro dealer and look at the Recycler series. For about the same amount of money or less you can get a better quality mower.
 

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Agreed. Craftsman ain't the same Craftsman we all grew up with. Someone bought the name and branding rights from Sears and is simply re-branding cheaper mowers.

Do your daughter a BIG favor. Go get the Toro at a dealership.
 

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Call number listed in the owner's manual, on telephone, the old fashioned way, might be a very simple "fix". Take back to store if no help there.
 

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By taking it back to Lowe’s, no reason to play around with it. Then go to a Toro dealer and look at the Recycler series. For about the same amount of money or less you can get a better quality mower.
Thanks, for you reply.
 

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Agreed. Craftsman ain't the same Craftsman we all grew up with. Someone bought the name and branding rights from Sears and is simply re-branding cheaper mowers.

Do your daughter a BIG favor. Go get the Toro at a dealership.
Thanks for your reply...
 

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Call number listed in the owner's manual, on telephone, the old fashioned way, might be a very simple "fix". Take back to store if no help there.
Thanks for your reply. It has been taken back to the store to store to exchange it.
 

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It could very well be a simple fix but my question is, Is this an indication of problems down the road? As a service tech I can fix this, but as a consumer why should I deal with this type of quality?
 
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