Toro Lawn Mowers Reviews

So I purchased a new Toro because my last one kept going for 20 years. When I got this home I realized that you have to engage the blade to start it and not run it unless the blade is engaged. So you have to mow when taking it from the shed to the lawn. Poor design. Then I started looking at this POS. Seems very cheaply made. My old one would start with 2 pulls no matter how cold it was. This thing takes at least 4 to 6 pulls before it will start. So on my 4th mowing with this POS the rear wheel fell off while mowing my front yard.

This has got to be the worst grass catcher design I have ever seen. Grass blows all over me when I mow. Emptying catcher leaves, more grass falling out the in the catcher. Very disappointing! Do better!

I brought my 22" Personal Pace 163cc Toro gas lawn mower over the holiday weekend. During my first use, and within the first pass of the front yard, the rear wheel fell off. I did contact Lowe's customer service, where I bought it. I did try to replace it but returning it was frustrating. I had to wait for pick-up then 10 more days to have a refund processed. It was on sale when I bought it and the model was not available so I could buy the smaller model 150cc for the same price I paid for mine, or I could pay more for a model with similar features that cost more.

Toro customer service sucks **. Will never get a Toro again. So pissed. They will not honor the warranty directly and told me I have to go to the dealer (if did not buy it from they only assembled and delivered). I called the 3rd party and they stated I had to bring it to them (even though they installed in incorrectly). I don't have the means of bring it and they basically said too bad. So spread the word....just glad they were not in front of me...

Purchased Toro Push Mower from Lowes and used it twice and then it wouldn't start. Contacted Toro as it was still under warranty. They pushed me off to an "Authorized Service Center". When I took it to them they immediately say the mower has known issues and they work on them a lot. After inspection they tell me it needs a new carburetor and that it was estimated to cost $168 to fix and that it was not covered under warranty. Again I used the mower twice. Furious I contact Toro again and they continued to refer me back to Service center and that they have no responsibility and the decisions are determined by service center. How is a faulty carburetor not a manufacturer defect?

Toro 2025 140 gts recycler mower is worst mower that I've bought in years. Toro should be ashamed to put their brand on this P.O.S.

Worthless. In less than 6 months the spark plug needed to be changed. 6 moths later it won’t start again. New spark plug and air filter fresh gas and now 100 mile trip for service and probably another $150.00 for servicing. For $300 in repairs I can buy a new non Toro mower.

Very bad products. No warranty backing by Toro nor purchase location. My toro lawn mower did not last a month. Constant stall with no start to follow. Please for you own sake, buy a Husqvarna, Stihl or a goat.

I bought a Toro 22 in. Recycler Lawn Mower, and I regret it every time I mow. Let's start with the positive aspects. It starts easily, which can reassure users, and is lightweight. There are many negatives. It has a small gas tank, and the bagger sits so low that it falls off going down a hill. It also falls off when you turn. Grass shoots out by the left front tire and around the bagger. The Toro also leaves clumps of grass all over the yard. When you back up with the mower, there is a pile of grass. The salespeople at Ace have no knowledge of these mowers; I would not recommend this mower. When I called the company, the consultant told me to read my owner's manual!

Never ever buy a Toro lawnmower. I would give a zero star if I could!!! I purchased a self propelled toro 140cc mower this past May for $400.. After 5 months of use the lawnmower...wouldn't start... It comes with a supposed 2 year guaranteed to start guarantee, which is a bunch of nonsense and lies... Since there is no human to speak to at toro. Sad to have an American made lawn mower with this horrible quality... I thought buying American would help the economy.... No wonder why people are buying overseas lawn mowers!!! I took the mower to an authorized repair shop... They charged me $88 dollars to repair it even though I shouldn't have paid anything since it should be under warranty...

Ah yes, gather 'round, folks, for the epic saga of how Lowe’s managed to lose a $3,346.92 sale over a $50 battery—and somehow made me feel like the unreasonable one. So, on October 5, 2025, I made what I thought was an exciting, adult purchase: a shiny new Toro 42" zero-turn riding mower from the Clay, NY Lowe’s (Store #5095). After coughing up over three grand, plus tax (because joy isn't free), I waited eagerly for my new toy to arrive.

I purchased the mower in March. It was used four times. It began leaking fuel out of the carburetor. Tried to get it repaired under warranty and was still charge $60 and told it was bad gas. I paid the $60 thinking it had been repaired at the Toro authorized repair center. It is still broken.

The self-propel lawn mower came out of the box from Lowe's and had to be repaired. The connection for the self-propel was not done coming out of the manufacturer. I was charged because I did not buy the lawn mower from the repair shop. Toro refused to refund the repair knowing that it came out from their facilities incorrectly. Now, the self-starter is not working. The lawn mower is not even a year old.

I purchased a Toro model # 21463 22” Recycler mower in June of 2025. I really wanted to like this mower but was very disappointed with its performance. If the lawn is even a little wet it leaves lawn clipping behind. I end up going over the cut lawn again to make sure the clipping gets all picked up. Also this mower is suppose to start on the first or second pull, that’s not always the case. On occasion when I stop to empty the bag sometime it decide not to start. I end up having to use starting fluid to get it to go, very frustrating. I live in the Pacific Northwest and our spring seasons are more on the wet side than dry side. I don’t believe this mower is a good choice for anyone living P.N.W.

I recently purchased a Timesaver 30”. I have had several Toro mowers over the years since starting a grounds care company back in the '80s, I have to say this is the first time I have been disappointed with my purchase. The engine is very under powered with the price tag of $1600 and change, I feel like I was duped.

1st time power drive wheel fell off. 2nd time. The other one. 4th time the power drive started smoking and quit working. 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th time same problems reoccurring with half power. Now that I got it back after 8 times in warranty I can't go 10 feet without it stalling out. All summer out. If 16 mows it only worked 3 times for the full yard. Plus the shoot for bagging is 5 inches higher off ground than other mowers and you WILL have a problem if you bag it.

I purchased your product from Lowe's in April 2024 for $549 and I registered it on your website. During my first use the plastic piece holding the cable for self propulsion broke off and I had to return it to Lowe's for replacement which was a hassle but after that I used it successfully for a number of months. I cleaned the air filter after each use and checked the oil periodically as per your instruction manual and added oil as necessary. In May 2025 after a month of use I was unable to get the mower to start as per your guarantee of quick start. I took it to a Toro authorized repair facility: Capitol Repair Services 6566 West Broad Street Richmond, VA 23230 and they told me they needed to change the oil. I told them that your instruction manual indicated that was not necessary. He was able to cover some of the work under the product warranty but I was still charged $75.00 for some of it.

Model 74710 32” zero turn. Engine kept quitting from day one. Exhaust deflector broke off the first year. Found numerous shorts in the electrical system. Had to replace battery starter solenoid PTO switches. Constantly throwing hydrostatic belts off because idler pulleys were seizing up. The mowers completely undependable. After screaming at the dealer that sold it to me, they said this mower will only last 500 hours. What a piece of junk. I’m not sure how the dealer in Clay Center, Ohio stays in business.

GTS 163cc, cheaply made – No side discharge port which cause it to stall when in mulching mode. Harder to start than any lawn mower I ever owned. Cheaply made, the carburetor housing is made of plastic. The self propelled drive system is hard to operate. We had several problems with it since we bought it back in May of 2022. Toro customer service is a joke and so is Ace Hardware.

I purchased Toro mower mulcher self propelled with rear discharge. If grass is even slightly wet constantly clogs due to design of rear attachment. Absolutely will never buy a mower with rear discharge.

Same issues as others. Won’t start..especially after taking a break! The spark plug is black after one use. Ridiculous. I took it to the repair shop..4th spark plug and 4th use and there’s no difference. SO disappointed…

Do not buy the 22 inch all wheel drive. It's junk... I does not like to mow damp grass, I am not talking wet, I am talking 3:00 in the afternoon, a little bit damp at the roots from the morning dew.. it clogs and you have to clean it out every 10 to 15 feet... buy anything else... this is the biggest junk thing I have ever purchased. It is two weeks old and I am buying another mower tomorrow.. junk junk junk..

We bought a 54” Timecutter Max Havoc Zero Turn Model #77506 costing $4500 at Tractor Supply Company in Collierville, TN 6/24/24. It JUST turned one year old. We have had Ariens (lasted 20 yrs), John Deere Lawn Tractor (lasted 18 yrs). We were told Toro was a very good mower. We live on 5-1/2 acres, but two acres we’ve left wooded. Very impressed with the motor and power. Primary reason I bought was the Kawasaki engine. I’ve owned construction equipment through the years.

Toro Super Recyler - 2025 junk. I've mowed my lawn for over 20 years with a Honda. Finally wore it out. Thought I would by the Toro high end recycle. This what you can expect if you mow the lawn that is very dry, very short and I change mow pattern every time I mow:

ZERO STARS. TORO: HORRIBLE $400 Lawnmower. Do not buy it... Brand New Won't Start. EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS GUARANTEED TO START. Total crap. AND the instructions have no words. Just STUPID TINY pictures. No explanation. MADE IN MEXICO. Typical JUNK. #1 in America? What a JOKE. Poured in oil, poured in gas $$$, 20 tries on pull start then finally it vibrates, it smokes, it shakes, it makes a grinding noise, cuts a foot of grass uneven mind you and then it conks out. Now I gotta drain gas in order to return it to Lowes. WASTE OF MY TIME. You were warned.

I replaced my 20 year old Craftsman lawn mower with a Toro. I should have done better research. The model I purchased just couldn't stand up to my old Craftsman. For some reason Toro has decided to make an extremely small bag for most of their mowers. Might be good on a tiny lawn but not so anything bigger. I did some research after I purchased it and found many have the same complaint. Also that the cut debris blows out the front instead of into the bag. To make it worse, Toro responds to the reviews that the manual should be read. As if that will fix their design defects. Ended up with a new Dewalt with a 2.3 bushel bag. So now I will sell my Toro.

Self- propelled Z wire clamp had broken due to fatigue crack after 3 years of use. Very poor design. Try gluing and using ferrule with another Z wire clamp; but cable pulled out gain. I had taken it to a lawn mower repair shop now and accept to pay approximately $150.00 after I pick up my lawn mower from the repair shop. I had paid a little more than $400 for the lawn mower originally.

I have the Recycler 60v 22 in wall behind mower, it's almost 2 years old. It died 1 week before the warranty runs out, so I guess I'm lucky. I took the mower to Weingartz in Livonia Michigan for warranty work. My experience at Weingartz was less than good. Your service department was understaffed and the associates in the service department were rude. I believe the Weingartz owners you should invest in their employees and teach them how to interface with the public. My $750 mower is out of commission now for at least a month, so I'm told by Weingartz. I'll update this review once I get my mower back and see if it works. Right now my confidence level is very low.

Have a 2023 Toro super recycler. What a waste of $800. The stupid stand and store feature starves the engine of gas. Engine pulses while running. Been in shop 4 times, replaced parts-no help. Tried calling Toro customer disservice-got some foreign guy reading from a script. I have had 5 toro mowers over the years and this is junk. Time to go to Walmart.

I bought the Timemaster from HD May 2024. I was pretty excited in the beginning thinking it would cut the mow time by a third. Yes, I read the reviews about the small gas tank and the pully system blowing up. I chose to turn a blind eye and go after the features like a 30" cut, self pacing, easy start, and easy height adjustment. All of which have been really nice. The small gas tank is a nuisance to say the least. Cannot mow one acre with a lot of twists and turns without refilling once. The engine could stand to add 1-2 more HP because it will bog down if you have a patch of thick blade grass like St Augustine. But the real kick in the seat has been the exploding pully system.

I have Toro recycle, worst mower ever. After purchasing it started 1 time then wouldn’t start so I took to a mower guy, paid $50 more, came home, cut the grass. Then 2 weeks later pulled it out of shed, and wouldn’t start so I paid for my grass to be cut. Not thinking of the warranty. It sat in shed then it dawned on me about the warranty. So I called toro, they told me to drop off at toro dealer. The dealer had no knowledge of a warranty from toro. He sent me to service department, they had no knowledge of warranty either. So I called toro back got a case number, gave that to service center. So yesterday the service center called, said my mower was finished and cost was $60. I told service that I was not putting any more money into it when I dropped it off. So I called toro back. They said nothing they can do. I will never buy a toro again. By the way it’s a guarantee to start mower. I told them to keep it.

I purchased this lawnmower because I could not pull the handle to start it. I also have a large yard and the battery operated ones did not hold a charge long enough. This one has an auto starter and gas. Best of both worlds! Well that was until the starter stopped working. I purchased it from Lowe’s and was told I had to contact Toro. They said you have to go to an authorized service dealer. The closest to me is 50 miles away. I have to take it there and maybe they can service this model which is still under warranty. I am going to have to pay someone to take it there and maybe they can look at it then or they have to go back. Or I might have to pay them to take it for nothing. I should have researched this before buying it. I just liked having the auto starter and gas. I definitely will not purchase from them again. I am very disappointed with the fact it already does not work and the service situation.

This is a review of Toro Customer Service. Apparently Toro is removing all responsibility for missing parts from their products. I ordered a Toro Timecutter 42” Zero Turn Mower and a Toro Timecutter Series 2 Bagger from Lowe’s. They were shipped to Lowe’s and then delivered to me. The mower is great. The bagger was shipped with a missing Weight Bracket. This is a $32 part. Toro will not send the missing part, they told me I have to get the part from Lowe’s or another certified supplier or return the entire bagger and order a new one. Lowe’s can’t get the part directly from Toro so they would have to buy one from another retailer at their own expense or take a return of my bagger and ship a new one. All for a $32 part that Toro failed to provide. If I have to return the bagger, Lowe's and Toro will waste a lot more than $32 of money and time to get a complete bagger kit to their customer. This is just poor customer support policy on the part of Toro.

We bought a Toro Recycler 21442 22 in. 150 cc Gas Self-Propelled Lawn Mower, April 4, 2024. 7 months later it would not start, store said we had to go to Toro, Toro said we had to go to a certified Toro repair, repair shop said if it is the carburetor or gas issue we had to pay. Husband fixed it and a month later it isn't working again. Toro has a very bad warranty, that doesn't help you at all.

Purchased a Toro 22” push mower with electric start in March 2024. Took it out of the box in July. Added gas and oil, cranked it up and the self propel function did not work. At the recommendation of Toro I took it to an approved repair center, they fixed it. After mowing the grass twice with it, my wife was mowing the yard and it run out of gas, I put gas in it and it wouldn’t start. Took it back to the repair facility and they’re charging me $112 for cleaning the carb, cleaning this etc… 3 times of using this mower and the carb needs cleaned!! Worst product and Customer service ever!!

I bought a Toro TimeCutter 50 inch from Home Depot in Greenwood, Indiana. At first it ran well but then one and a half months after I bought it the belt that drives the blades came off and now the batter is dead and had to be replaced (within 90 days of purchase). Toro refused to reimburse me for the cost of the new battery and stated I had to have a service dealer look at it. This is impractical since they charge $100+ to come to your house. Despite the fact that the lawn mower cost more than $3000 dollars the company is too cheap to reimburse me for a $50 battery. I will never purchase a Toro product again and have advised my colleagues where I work of the same.

What a horrible customer service. I cannot believe I purchased a brand new machine from their website, $600 and it arrive with open package, missing parts, not even looks new, wheel on the front right side is broken. I called 4 times to customer service, which couldn't transfer me to a supervisor, then after 25 minutes on the line she tells me to drive to a dealer to repair the part. I asked the supervisor to call me back, been told 24 hours.

The seat came apart three months old. The dealer scooters lawn mowers in Beaumont Tx has done nothing about the warranty and say that Toro has not returned any messages. I called Toro about it and they say it’s a dealer issue. It’s a same I spent 5K on a mower and no support from the dealer or Toro. Model 77505. The dealer will not return any phone calls on the warranty repair.

May 2024, got a Toro self propelled push mower, at my request, for my Mother’s Day gift. Wanted this for small areas where my zero turn wouldn’t go. Used it a total of three times on 4 small areas. The self propel stopped working. Took it back to Lowes on Labor Day. 23 days later, it’s still not back. Was just told the transmission and a belt have to be replaced and that they are having to wait on parts. Had to pay $60 just to send it off to see what was wrong. This mower should be replaced. Ridiculous for the amount of money I paid for this thing, $548.00, then $60 to send off. I will not buy another one. Toto should be ashamed for not replacing these that break down after so few uses.

I purchased a Toro zero turn lawn mower approx 4 for months ago, the first lawn mower delivered by Lowe's was returned. It would not crank. The second lawn mower was delivered while I was not at home and it would not crank, I had to have a Toro warranty service center come pick it up, pay $70 dollars for pick up for a new battery, cause the one in it would not even take a charge. I have only cut grass 4 times because of lack of rain, on the 4th time the mower cut off and would not run. I had service center again pick up lawn mower and this time, the clutch locked up on it and it blew a fuse. That is why it stopped running and it had nothing to do with me. I paid almost $3500 for this mower and I will never buy a Toro again.