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(More customer reviews)This Yard-Man 11A-A19Q701 21-Inch 160cc Honda GCV Mulch/Side Discharge/Bagging Gas Powered Push Lawn Mower... looked good from the picture.
When the mower arrived, I turned it over to look at the undercarriage and found that it was made of plastic, and that the 3/8" metal axles were pressed into flexible plastic pressure clips. The only thing holding the axles to the mower were the plastic clips, one on the end of each axle. If one of those clips broke, the machine would be unrepairable, and unusable.
I tried to return this unused item to Amazon, but I learned then that gas powered machines can not be returned. It makes sense, but I wish that I had known before I bought it. So this may help other buyers in their purchases.
Since I have the machine, I am going to try to use it, perhaps I can learn how to fix it if it breaks. It certainly is a machine that seems to have more value than to be landfill if one axle clip breaks.
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After reading the operator's manual and the engine manual and assembling the mower, it was difficult to determine how best to start the mower. The MTD operator's manual declares that information is found in the engine manual. They also state that as their mower models change, the operator's manual may not fit the mower that was shipped, and that they assume no responsibility for that fact.
Further, in the engine manual, there are diagrams for 9 different engine setups, and of course Honda could have no way to determine in which manner their engines would be set up.
It seems to me that MTD should be more informative since it is their machine.
I did find that as I set the choke and then squeezed on the kill switch bar the choke went back to the off setting. However, when I pulled on the starter cord, the engine did start, and has continued to do so.
I hope this helps someone using this particular model. I think the mower will serve its purpose, and I am glad that it has the Honda engine.
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