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(More customer reviews)I have a 1-1.5 acre yard that has a lot of trees, shrubs, lawn furniture, etc. Most of it is grass, so it requires mowing at least once per week. I bought this 30" Simplicity Mower because I did not want to spend 6 hours behind a push mower (yes, the exercise would have been great, but 6 hours is about 4 hours too long), and I wanted a mower that could navigate between bushes, trees, ornamentals, etc (I needed a more narrow cutting deck). A larger deck mower is fine for yards with lots of open space, but does not work well in the yard with a lot of trees, shrubs, or other things to mow around or in between. So I got this Simplicty mower several years ago and have mostly been happy with it. It has always started, and I have never had trouble with the belts or transmission. Simplicity makes a reliable machine. The deck is a "floating" cutting deck in that it self-levels as one cuts. The controls are ultra simple, and the single blade cuts grass very neatly. The mower engine, like all engines, is fairly loud and hearing protection is mandatory. The seat is comfortable (adjustable), and has an automatic engine cut-off if pressure is taken off the seat. Therefore, it one were to fall off the mower, it would stop. The mower takes straight unleaded gasoline.
On the downside, it is very difficult to change the oil, as there is a side port coming off the engine and it is quite messy trying to catch the oil as it drains out. The engine is of course in the back, so there is not much forward weight on the wheels. This sometimes prevents the mower from going where you steer it, especially if you are going uphill, or cutting on a slant, or in wet slippery conditions. Finally, when cutting next to a curved border, like a decorative stone border, the back wheel will sometimes catch on the border and dislodge a brick or two. What happens here is that the mower deck, being smaller in width, just barely clears the back wheel, so when navigating around a curve, the back wheel may catch the border of the curve. I have compensated for this by not trying to cut to close to curved borders and using my weed whip in these areas.
I have had my Coronet for years now, and am quite content with it. I have had it into the shop just one time, and that was for an engine carburator tune-up (I left gas in it over the winter and it ran rough due to deposits).
One can get a much less expensive mower at just about any major outdoor outlet, such as Sears, Fleet Farm, etc. While the initial price is lower, I believe the less expensive machines break down more frequently and require more repairs. If you are a do-it-yourself type, this is not a problem, but I wanted a machince I could rely upon season after season, and I found this in Simplicity.
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