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Craftsman lawnmower opinions?
On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 18:35:36 -0600, tightwad wrote:
Well, I hope you and other Stockholders, in Sears, start getting the outfit back on course. I hate to see what is becoming of a former American Institution. They bought Western Auto, gutted it and sold it to Pep Boys. They bought KMart and are in the process of guttin it. They are *******izing the Craftsman name and milking the Sears good name til there won't be a "Sears" in a decade. you can no longer buysporting Goods or Firearms from Sears. Their Automotive Department is a joke. They bought NTW and gutted it and sold it Tire Kingdom which is cluster f**k. Service and Warranty from Sears is only as good as the cheapest outfit they can place it with. Lord knows I share your concerns. No one likes the fact that China and Mexico have taken over virtually all of our manufacturing. How nice it would be to buy something "Made in USA" again... or to get someone in customer support on the phone who is not sitting in Bombay, India. It's practically impossible now. And having the old Sears back would be a great start at reform... but we both know that it isn't going to happen. Welcome to the new reality. I'm afraid that the extent of holdings in my 401(k)... which is now more like a 101(z)... isn't going to impress anyone. If my calculations are right, I will be able to buy exactly four (4) McDonald's cheeseburgers on the day I retire before my 401(k) is completely exhausted. So much for 40 years of hard work making other people rich. Jake |
Craftsman lawnmower opinions?
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 01:15:41 GMT, "Retiredff"
wrote: Actually, just the oppisite. K-Mart bought out Sears (merged, if you will). Correct. They merged. Jake |
Craftsman lawnmower opinions?
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Craftsman lawnmower opinions?
Everything I have tried from Sears in the say last 5 years has been
below standard. Even a wrench set was junk. 6" angle grinder went up in smoke. Fridge pops and cracks all the time. Water softener only lasted 5 years. I am a slow learner. From Mel & Donnie in Bluebird Valley |
Craftsman lawnmower opinions?
Jake H. wrote:
On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 21:53:18 -0500, Joe Canuck wrote: Consider your mower a long term investment and purchase the best you can afford at the moment. Craftsman also make mowers that are Honda powered. Honda power is definitely better that B&S. Joe - I am experiencing extremely high vibration levels... felt back through the handle and with audible/visual handle chatter... with my new Sears Craftsman lawn mower with the 5.5 HP Honda engine. Can you shed any light on this? After two lengthy visits back to their shop, Sears insists there is nothing currently wrong with it and will not let me try out a different one or give me a refund. So much for buyer satisfaction. Is it normal for Honda engines to cause handle vibrations so sever that you get blisters pushing it for 30 minutes? I have owned many lawn mowers in my life, most of them from Sears I am sorry to say, but nothing that came close to vibrating and causing blisters like this. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Jake My Honda is the smoothest running mower I have ever owned. Mine is a Honda mower (with a Honda Engine of course) and it is very quiet and has less vibration than any other mower I've ever used. It is very possible that the motor is not the source of the vibration. An unbalanced blade will vibrate like hell. Take your blades off and sharpen and balance them or take them to a mower service place that can do it for you. |
Craftsman lawnmower opinions?
On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 17:45:22 GMT, John Crichton
wrote: My Honda is the smoothest running mower I have ever owned. Mine is a Honda mower (with a Honda Engine of course) and it is very quiet and has less vibration than any other mower I've ever used. It is very possible that the motor is not the source of the vibration. An unbalanced blade will vibrate like hell. Take your blades off and sharpen and balance them or take them to a mower service place that can do it for you. The first time I took it back to Sears for the excessive vibration problem, they supposedly replaced the blade. That made it even worse. It's unclear to me if they really did anything the second time I took it back. The repair order says that they *balanced* the blade. The vibration remained unchanged. Most folks are speculating that the real problem is a bent or otherwise defective crankshaft, or possibly a bearing problem, but I suppose it is possible that their blade balancing efforts were faulty. I am planning to take it back to a different Sears store this weekend. Jake |
Craftsman lawnmower opinions?
It does sound like it could be a bent crank. It doesn't take much.
I bought my Mother a 5 horse mower ( don't remember the brand) and operated it at just a medium speed. I hit a small something that didn't damage the blade at all but it was sufficient to bend the crank. |
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I second a bent crank, All you need to do is remove the spark plug and have somebody put the handle on the ground and pull the rope while you watch the blade bolt for any wobble. |
Craftsman lawnmower opinions?
On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 02:29:33 +0000, restrorob
wrote: I second a bent crank, All you need to do is remove the spark plug and have somebody put the handle on the ground and pull the rope while you watch the blade bolt for any wobble. Yeah, good point. I should try that approach before taking it back again. I tried judging by the blade height itself (i.e., distance up to the housing) over all 360 degrees turned manually, but I couldn't really tell. It wasn't much different than my other (LawnBoy) lawn mower, which doesn't vibrate at all. Jake |
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