Craftsman  190cc* 22'' Front Drive Self-Propelled EZ Lawn Mower 50 States

The Platinum 700 series has serious problems. The first mower I bought wouldn't start, and I had to return it the same day. Sears replaced it, and it worked great for about 10-12 uses. Then it wouldn't start. Naturally, I thought something had to be wrong with the mower. So, instead of having it serviced by the repair guy down the street, I brought it to Sears for repair under the warranty. After 17 days, I picked it up to discover a $49 bill for a tune up, but nothing else wrong with it. Apparently, this has to be done after every 35-45 hrs. of use, as opposed to the 100 hours/end of season stated in the manual. This mower is way more high maintenance than I expected, certainly a lot more than my last Craftsman required, and that was only a mid-level mower. Save yourself the money and hassle--the Platinum is actually worth LESS than the lower priced mowers.

Like most of the reviews everywhere, u only get to hear about the product when its new. I wish you could get reviews a few years later to really get a good opinion. I've has Craftsman Lawnmowers in the past and they all only lasted about 3 years before they started to fall apart, loose power, drive transmissions wore out, etc, and this Lawn Mower is exactly the same. I am on my 3rd year with the Mower which was great the first year and now in its 3rd year, it has lost power, transmission slipping , etc, SOS ! ( yes I have replaced the belt and pulley already) There is another horrible quirk to this mower, and that is YOU CANT PULL IT BACKWARDS! If u try to backup , which I have to do quite a bit, the Safety guard protector at the back of the mower folds up under the mower! Very Frustrating! I had to rig it to get around this. I am going to try another brand this time around.

I just got this one and it is working out very well so far. LOVE the electric start.

I purchased this in March 2012. Ran great at first. Then 1 1/2 months later wouldn't start. Brought back to Sears. They replaced it for free. Ran great rest of the mowing season. First mow of 2013 --- would not start. Cleaned spark plug & air filter. Still would not start. Brought to Sears service center. They sent it off for 10 days for repair. They had to replace the carburetor and charged me $12 for a new air filter and spark plug. They did say not to use gas with ethonal (alcohol) in it. Great price, but recommend to pay more for something more reliable and less hassle. Likely, won't go the Craftsman route again.

This mower is way too expensive for how it performs. Self-propel and cluth broke after less than one year use.

first mower came broken replaced with new one with no problem starts right up

Purchased this model 3 years ago. There is a black plastic cover that sits atop the bag. On each side there are plastic ends that fit inside a spring. The springs help the cover stay propped open when detaching the bag. Because of the torque of the springs, these plastic ends break prematurely. This is a design flaw in my opinion. The part is $30 and you can count on replacing every 2 years. Because i'm out of warranty sears wont help me. Not very happy with this purchase. I should have bought the Honda model.

Easy to operate with the push button start and the 'forward' handle to make the mower move on it's own....also, i have a yard with a pool and with the bagger it keeps everything out of the pool.

Used mower one time, would not start again. Mower only two weeks old and store wanted me to pay ($40) to ship it to be fixed (up to $80). Returned product to store.