Craftsman  42'' 24hp* V-Twin Zero-Turn Riding Mower Non CA

Very easy to operate.........love it

I bought this for my husband, because every time we saw one he would drool. He loves it. Still needs to get use to the steering, but he loves the mower.

As this is my first riding mower, all I can say is WOW! The controls are a little hard to figure out at first. Speed is a major factor when your first trying it out, don't go full out. Place it on turtle and take your time figuring out the controls. Once you have a better understanding of it, then place it on rabbit. I read a few times that it tends to tear up the grass on tight turns, well this is true, and it's much worse when the grass is wet. I am 6' 5" and I am pretty comfortable on it. One thing I noticed is, if the parking brake isn't engaged, it won't start. What normally takes me 30 minutes to cut my grass, it took me 10 minutes with this on turtle. If you're in the market for a Great zero turn mower, for a low price, you can't beat this.

I make money mowing. I had never used a zero-turn before. Well built machine beats expectations. Fast mower, makes covering area a breeze, powerful motor good on hills. Zero turn reduces time/areas to be line trimmed. Makes a nice cut. Size is good for smaller lawns, but speed compensates for bigger areas. Tips: Read manual, tabs under fenders lock and unlock drives for pushing or driving, won't mow in reverse (interlocked) as a safety feature, lower air pressure in tires and slow into curves to prevent turf rip.

New mower was delivered, driver pushed it in garage for me, I went over owners manual to learn how to start the mower. Got it started but would not move, went back to owners manual found I had to engage the transmision by pushing the two small rods under the seat. Then after doing that I started to mow. Learned how to steer, after mowing yard, it was the best I have ever seen it. Glad I made the purchase. I use to hate mowing the yard 1 acre. Now cant wait for grass to grow so I can mow again. Best mower I have ever owned. And one more thing FAST cut mowing in about half the time.

Every zero turn mower I've used (Hustler, X-Mark, Dixon, and Scag) rides rough and requires experience training to operate without tearing up the turf or getting stuck. And don't think about mowing UP a hill. Your weight is in the rear of the mower. Started fine and mowed well. Died and battery dead. A&E Service came out and replaced the battery under war. Did it again. Came out and ordered voltage regulator. Replaced and ordered stator. Problem fixed. Changed oil and filter at 26 hrs. Used Mobile One synthetic oil. Oil filter very difficult to get to without a small oil filter wrench. Replaced blades as the factory blades are quite thin and were worn out (at 26 hrs). Very easy to drop the deck and slide from under mower for blade replacement. Sears needs to rewrite the manual - needs a page for common maintenance parts with correct part numbers AND the part listings on the FACING page to the diagrams. Decent mower for the price. Wish the PTO cut off speed was higher in reverse.

Got the mower last week and was mowing within minutes. Took a Few minutes to master the controls and start up procedures. I wish I had gotten a ZTR years ago. I have a 2 1/2 acre yard full of trees, bushes and other obsticles that would take my wife and I 3+ hours to now. Now my mowing time has been cut in half. Trim time has been almost eliminated because the mower can maneuver as close as a push mower. The mowing speed is unreal. I highly recommend this mower to anyone.

Had this mower delivered today. Started up fine, but the steering wouldn't engage to move forward or backwards. Being that I just got the mower today and wanted to test it out, this is a huge pain. They are sending a technician out on Monday (today is Wednesday), but it really makes me worry about the product. I will keep everyone posted as to if it is a simple fix or if I got a lemon. Trying to decide right now if I should just get my money back and buy a different brand. Not real excited that I spent that much money on something that doesn't work from the beginning.

Easy to train on and took to it right away.