Craftsman Riding Mowers Reviews

I purchased a Craftsman T110 Riding mower earlier this year. I am 85 years old and have been using Craftsman mowers almost exclusively since I was 12 years old. My other Craftsman riding mower is a LT 1000. The older mower is far superior. The first issue with the T110 was the very first time I engaged the mower deck blades. There was a noticeable vibration from the mower deck. I immediately shut the mower off and looked for a loose blade or any visible damage. I found no detectable issue. I decided that possibly the blades were out of balance. I have never experienced that severe of a vibration on any other mower. I have not replaced the blades yet.

Last year I purchased a Craftsman 42 inch lawn tractor, within days I knew I had a lemon. Multiple issues from wiring and battery problems to carburetor choke sticking. I took it back. Being a firm believer in Craftsman, even from MTD, I accepted that maybe this was just a lemon, everyone has them from time to time, so I left Lowe's with another tractor the same make. The tractor worked great - for about 6 weeks. Then the choke started sticking, just like first one. Shortly after the mower started choking down and cutting out when in 3 inch high grass. Now, it's a fight to get it to cut consistently at all.

30 hours on mower in 2 years and in the shop FIVE times and shop cost over $400. Warranty either not covered or you can’t find any factory help! I think my comment should stop any sales if they publish this. JUNK. JUNK.

I purchased a T210 riding lawn mower in 2020. I have 118 hrs on the machine. I recently experienced complete failure of the transmission. I took it to a reputable repair shop and they informed me that the repair parts were not available and it would need a whole new transmission. The mower in queue before mine was also a Craftsman with a failed transmission. Today I took the deck to the repair shop to donate along with the mower to try to help out someone else with parts. The engine ran fine. I thought about purchasing the next model up. I believe it was the 2400 as they don't make the T210 anymore. As luck would have it as I was at the shop a customer was dropping off a 2400 with only 40 hrs time on it for get this transmission failure. Come on Craftsman. Start building a reliable transmission or at least one that can have parts replaced. Needless to say I will no longer purchase a Craftsman. Buyer beware!!!! Highly disappointed.

My Craftsman lawn tractor will only cut for 20 to 30 minutes. I have taken it to the shop and it is still doing it. New spark plugs, fuel and oil filters, everything we could think of and my warranty is about to expire and they haven't figured out what it wrong. Have anyone else had this issue. I got a new tractor because of power steering. Now I am stuck with a lemon from Lowe's. I shop there regularly.

Craftsman T2200 Lawn Tractor. Purchased from Lowe's (Milledgeville Ga) July 10, 2023. Had to charge battery before using, less than 8 hours on mower air filter totally disintegrated on the inside, replaced and winterized it keeping in garage. April I put fresh gas, charged battery and after 10 minutes mower started smoking, engine running rough, stalling out. The spark plug was fouled out by oil, replaced, changed oil and filter, ran about 15 minutes doing same thing. Lowe's sent it off for warranty on April 25, 2024. Service called saying oil was dirty and carb. Was damaged. I don't understand why oil was dirty when I had just changed it. Not covered by warranty 370.54. Finally got thru to Lowe's manager and after heated discussion she finally agreed that Lowe's would pay cost. Asked if they would check battery and starter also.

Purchased a Craftsman 36 inch riding mower from Lowe's in May 2023. The first issue is safety; the seat is so slippery that I have had to reach out a leg to keep from falling off; The second issue is with the brakes, one time I was mowing and put the brake on and the mower kept moving into bushes. When backing the brakes hardly work. I have had constant battery issues and experienced a flat tire with no apparent damage. The mower scalps the grass when turning the mower and leaves ridges when mowing straight. Lowe's sent my mower to an unauthorized repair facility and I was charged $270.00 for installing a battery which was under warranty. Lowe's has been very uncooperative in accepting responsibility for their mistake.

Purchase a Craftsman lawnmower from Lowes under warranty, no service plan bought lawnmower. Will not hold gas, trying to go through this loop from Lowes to Craftsman is a big fat joke. Lowe's will not help over year purchase. Remind you paid for at purchase. Now my warranty is running out in 10 days, can not get anyone to help, keep passing ball, Craftsman will not answer phone or stupid online crap. I've got a 2,000 pile of crap. Never again Lowes never again.

I purchased a 3000 dollar Craftsman lawnmower. Only put 35 hours of on it and the throttle broke, battery has to be jumped every time used, belt came off twice and two tires have gone flat. I called to return it and Lowes only allows returns for 30 days. Ridiculous! There should be an exception for such an expensive LEMON! I was told to contact Craftsman. Craftsman Warranty center said I have to get the lawnmower to one of their repair centers. I told them I did not have a trailer and would have to rent one. I asked if I would be reimbursed and was told, "unfortunately not."

The engineering on these machines is a joke, and “planned obsolescence” is absolutely the case here. I've put maybe 40 hours on my Craftsman t140 riding mower, and have had to repair the carburetor at least four times already due to parts corroding. I can get my grass cut because I know how to repair it myself when it breaks, but it’s a total service-repair money-grab from anyone who isn’t proficient in mechanical repairs and who would prefer that the company fix it for them. About half the time I’m doing yard work, I end up pushing this mower back to my repair area because of some kind of parts failure, and usually pushes my yard work back another day. Believe me when I take the time out of my day to write this review, these mowers are very poorly engineered. I was educated in mechanical design, and these engineers ought to be embarrassed of themselves.