Huskee Reviews

Engine sputters and stops every 5 minutes.

This is by far the worst investment I have ever made! I bought a Huskee Supreme 4600 w/ 19 hp Kohler engine in the fall of 2009 and it broke down the second time using it. It sheared off the bolt that holds the bracket and the pulley that engages the blades. I talked to TSC and they recommended me to a local small engine repair shop. He had the deck for over a month. There was snow on the ground by the time I got it back. It chewed up the drive belt the very first time using it the following spring. It has spent more time being torn apart and getting fixed than it has mowing. Since the warranty expired, it has sheared off that bolt at least half of a dozen times (fixed 2x under warranty) and has chewed up 10 or more deck to engine drive belts. It still has the original lower deck belt on it.

Huskee lt4200 - I contacted MTD about a recurring problem. Jason said I needed to talk to someone else and transferred me. Roe answered the transfer and told me she needed to transfer me to someone else. I was on hold for over 20 minutes. No one answered. Total call lasted 45 minutes, of which I was on hold for the last 20 minutes with no one answering. Thought it was just Huskee. Seems to me the whole MTD just doesn't care if the customer is satisfied. Very poor customer service and lack of concern.

Huskee lt4200 - They sent out repair service. Repair service said I had put on the wrong belt and charged me $140.00. The belt I put on was the one in the owner’s manual. I have had the belt break 2 more times since then. They say it is a "consumable" item and is not covered. New belt, pulley and bearing put on in 9/2012. It sat during winter in the garage, used 3 times starting in March, and belt broke again!!!

I bought a new Huskee SLT 42 (42" cut) in 2004 and have had the obligatory belt failures (three to date), and a carb butterfly failure due to using ethanol fuel. As far as engine troubles go, I've had no issue. I do keep my oil and filter changed, and the air cleaner clean. I find the idler pulleys last longer when you douse them in oil on occasion. Could MTD have installed grease zerks? Of course, they should have. I usually pull the wheels to grease them, but just this year, I found zerks on the inner front wheels. I grease the steering zerks yearly, as well.

MTD Huskee LT3800 Riding Mower - I purchased this mower new in late fall of 2011. It has a problem of not cutting the grass tall enough. When the deck is set to the highest cut, the grass is only 1 1/4" tall. I went back to TS where I purchased it and they said I needed to bring it in right away when I bought it and they maybe could have done something. I told them that I had not mowed with it until the spring of 2012 and found the cutting height was not correct. They suggested that I take it to a mower repair shop and have them look at it to make sure it was adjusted correctly.

I bought a Huskee LT4600 in 2009 and had problems with the belts slipping and smoking from the start. I thought it might be normal break in. In 2010, as I was mowing on a slightly sloped area, either the belt slipped or it popped out of gear. I'm not sure which, but I started to roll backwards. The belt caught or went back into gear. The tractor started to tip. As it was starting to flip over, my first thought was that the blades are spinning and I am about to get hurt bad. While the tractor was above me, blades up, still running and in a complete roll, I pushed away hard and rolled off. I hit the ground and so did the tractor. I got up and walked away with all my limbs intact (thank God), just a bruised knee and bump on the head. I had some knee pain from time to time until Dec. 25, 2010, when my knee blew up on me.

I brought this Huskee MTD riding mower at the end of March and I didn't use it till July. I had trouble with the belt. They didn't even have one for it. They measured it by another one. I also brought a spindle, and the blades were no good; I had to replace them. Then the brakes stopped working good, started smoking and threw a rod and also, the oil stick was sucked into the motor. They wouldn't fix it, told me it was due to poor maintenance and that it wasn't under warranty. I also had to replace another spindle, it didn't have any oil in it, but the darn thing stopped running and I can't afford another. So now, if I put another kind of motor in it I know I will have other problems. I don't know what to do!

I got one Huskee lawn mower from my neighbor and have had problem after problem such as belts and I can't keep them on. It went through for 3 or 4 more seasons. I had it torn apart. The drive pulleys were set on to low of an angle and it chews them up constantly. I can't find parts. Now I have to replace PTO cable and all springs but can't find parts. I will never buy one of these hunks of junk ever. I wish you all the luck with yours.

More than frequent repairs. The customer service at TSC and MTD is very condescending and really unconcerned.

To make a long story short, their junk belts, pulleys - what else? If my grass/weeds get any taller, they will have bark on them and I will take them to small claims court. They are incorporated and will have to hire an attorney, which will cost them big time. They might want to settle out of court to save face and money.

I have used this riding lawn mower for less than a year, less the winter months and although I have had very little problems with it, I am having problems with the tires. The two back tires will not hold air and, as a single middle-aged woman who lives with her elderly mother, I am not able to haul it somewhere to repair the tires.I am not sure how to even take the tires off. Until I figure out how to either take the tires off or have someone else work on it, I have been using fix a flat for the time being. I do not understand why the tires are giving me so much trouble for a small 70ft. x 120ft. lot with a house on it. Not much lawn to mow.

I bought the Huskee Push Mower on September 2, 2011 on sale and had used it two times in September. I got it out in April and used it once and it would not start again. I called the number about the warranty and was told where to take it to get it fixed. They fixed it and charged me $96. I called Tractor Supply and they said the carburetor was not covered under the warranty because I used gas with ethanol in it. I will never buy anything else from Tractor Supply and will tell everybody about this.

Where do I start with the worse mower I have ever had. It's Huskee Supreme SLT 20 HP 46" cutting deck. We had problems since we purchased this piece of junk at about $1400. I have had to replace the belt (954-04122) at least twenty times. I have two acres to mow, and it has never finished cutting the yard yet. Reading the complaints, it seems Huskee owes all of us, who purchased this expensive piece of junk, a full refund. Maybe it's time to get enough of us together to file a class action lawsuit against Huskee.

The pull cord broke, the next week, it wouldn't start and I had to replace the plug. I bought a warranty, it's a good thing or maybe it is bad. Then the handle broke on the next week. TSC said they would order the handle and be in the store within 4 business days. After 5 days, I called and they said it will be in by Monday next week.

I purchased Huskee Supreme 4600 that has been broken more often than it works. My main problem is the deck that keeps tearing/destroying the belts and pulleys. I have spent more than I can afford trying to keep it running.

I purchased a 2005 model Huskee Lawn Tractor Supreme GT from TSC in Danville, KY. It was new at the time of purchase. I have now replaced the drive belt for the 5th time. Now my repairman showed me that the idler pulleys are frozen up, thus the belt drags through them instead of rolling itself through. This has been causing the belt to shred. Unable to find needed pulleys, it will have to be ordered. It will not charge the battery, so I charge it about every 2-3 weeks so that I can start the tractor. This tractor looks good, but after reading other complaints submitted, my next tractor will not be a Huskee.

It (Huskee Supreme Lawnmower) keeps burning the belts off, 13 so far. Even turned the last one inside out! I replaced all the pulleys and bearings. It is still burning the $40.00 belts off! I paid a lot for this 23HP machine and cannot use it. I need some help. Tell me what I can do to fix it please. Thanks.

Very poor product. The extended warranty service is poor, often weeks without the mower while they repair it. I have had it just over a year and nothing but problems. I cannot recommend this poorly made product. The only saving grace is that I spent even more money for that warranty, so at least I am not paying for the lengthy repair process.

I bought this Huskee Lawn Tractor (21 HP 46" cut SKU = 4494049 MTD = 13AT688H731) from a rural farmer that, in hindsight, seemed to work really hard to sell it to me. During the 'demonstration', it actually broke a belt. Okay, so 'stuff' happens, I didn't give it a second thought when he offered to replace the belt and bring it to me in town early the next day.

My father bought a 2007 Huskee Lawn Tractor, 42" cut, 17.5HP, from TSC. This is the worst mower I have ever had to use or work on. This piece of junk will not make it through two cuts of our yard without shredding or throwing a deck drive belt. We have replaced at least 20 belts on this mower in the last two seasons. We had to replace the two main drive belts twice in the last 2 years and also had a problem with the front axle pivot bar wearing out and breaking.

I am copying a letter I sent through registered mail to Power Plus Plan. Please read this entire letter as the details are significant. I purchased a Huskee 19hp 46-inch riding mower from Tractor Supply Store in Springfield, Illinois on June 17, 2009. It was a dream for the first few weeks. However, I had to replace the battery as it did not want to start without a jump. This worked for part of season in 2010. As I began the season in 2011, I realized it must not be a battery problem and I did not want to continue buying batteries. I called 1-866-765-2687 to utilize my Power Plan Plus as this seemed to be a major problem. In times past, the representative discouraged use of the plan as a "major problem" may occur in the future.

I purchased the Huskee 3-in-1 High Wheel Push Mower on a Saturday, a week ago. The first time we used it, the starter cord snapped right off. It looked all frayed, like it was old. The company said to take it for repair, but the store that sold it replaced it. Well, the replacement machine did the same thing, the first time we used it! The store will only replace it, not refund our money.

We bought a Huskee SLT 4600 with 19 hp engine and 46-inch deck in 2007 for about $1400. It ran okay for 2 years. At that point, the blades would not disengage after the first time of engaging them after start. And the upper drive belt had broken previously. We replaced belts (several times so to date), battery, spark plug, blades etc. which seemed to fix the problem for 2 mowings. At that point, my wife heard/felt something and the mower started smoking. It turns out the shoulder bolt which holds the LH idler bracket assembly sheared the threads off in the deck. And the assembly and pulley were no longer attached while the belt was spinning, causing it to burn. The shoulder bolt (which has no grease fitting) had frozen/welded itself into the idler bracket assembly - the bracket is supposed to be able to pivot around the shoulder bolt.

I purchased a Huskee in 1989 and it still is running great. So I bought another one in 2008 and it is running great.

I purchased a Huskee LT4600 in 2008. I have had nothing but problems from the start. Within months, I had to replace the drive belt. After that, I had to replace the spindle assembly, which included deck repairs also, then another belt. And currently, a pulley has torn completely off the deck. The total repairs in less than 24 months closing is in on $800. How many issues should there be with a product before the company addresses? This is ridiculous.

I bought a Huskee 23 HP 50" cut riding mower in 2004, brand new, at Tractor Supply. The first time I mowed, it began smoking so I took it back to the store and they swapped it out with the mower I have now. It started off good but by that time it was the end of mowing season or the next year, as soon as I started mowing, it broke a belt and the spindle assembly as well as the belt had to be replaced.

My dad bought a Huskee 46" mower from Tractor Supply in Lenoir, NC. The mower has shredded belts, both main drive and mower deck belts, since the day he owned it. It took me months to figure out the mower deck on the machine he owns and the deck shown in the manual are totally different. Now the tension springs on the deck break like they are made of plastic. The people at Tractor Supply are useless when it comes to ordering parts. Plus, they are overpriced.

I bought a Huskee Supreme 54" deck from a friend who was moving out of state. I'm not having the type of belt problems that others are reporting with the 46" deck, but I need a replacement ignition switch. Seems Huskee has been bought out by MDT or something like that. Where can a person get parts for Huskee Supreme riding mower these days?

I bought a Huskee 46" riding lawnmower. From the fourth time I used it, belts started tearing and breaking and the belts aren't cheap. The belts break and then the lower assembly and springs start getting out of line. This mower has been nothing but a nightmare and I will never buy a Huskee product again. Since I went and bought a used Snapper riding mower, I have not had a single problem this summer of 20101.

I bought a Huskee lawn tractor in 2006. It is a 23hp 46" deck. I had the left double pulley spindle replaced and bought two belts a year. This year, I just had that same spindle replaced. By the time of the mowing season is over, it will probably be 4 belts this year, about $32 a belt and $80 a spindle. That's 8 belts and 2 spindles, costing $416. That's not right.

We purchased a 42" Huskee cut 22HP riding mower on July 31, 2008 and have had nothing but trouble with mostly the motor. We had it worked the first time with 22 hours on it. Now, it is down again. It is a piece of junk and someone needs to be held responsible. We would like our money back.

I am also someone who purchased the Huskee LT4600 from TSC. The first year, the engine drive belt broke. After replacing that, the engine to deck drive belt broke. Since then, that same belt has broken and/or stretched and mutilated beyond recognition every two cuts. I have just read that I'm not alone in this. And the belts from TSC are around $30 a piece. Who has that kind of money to spend every two cuts? Especially for a mower that is less than 2 years old!

I bought a 2007 Huskee Lawn Tractor in April 2007 from Tractor Supply (TSC). I could hardly use it the first year because it keeps breaking belts. TSC sent it to the shop at least twice. Finally, they swapped out tractors on Oct. 2007. The next year, I had trouble with the blades staying tight. I even broke a couple of belts in 2008. I even had to buy a spindle assembly for it. At the beginning of the 2009 season, the bolts came loose on one of the spindles and tore up the deck and put the blade through the side.

Purchased a brand new Huskee slt4600 on 10/6/07. It didn't even work the first year. The drive to deck belt (oem-754-0467) kept breaking. I must have replaced about 20 belts and have 199 hours on it as of 7/11/10. The company should be sued for knowing the deck is inadequate and selling a product that is a piece of junk. Why wasn't it recalled? Why can't we get our money back for the belts? At this time, the piece of junk (that looks good) is sitting in our garage because my husband is disgruntled and won't put another belt on. He did one lap on and broken a belt. The company needs to step up to the plate. They need to be forced to. This resulted to $1000 in belts, repairs, cut hands bleeding, and back pain.

I purchased a 2004 Huskee Lawn Tractor from TSC. This is the 23hp engine with a 46" deck and manual PTO. This is, by far, the worst piece of junk I have ever purchased in my life. I have had problems with lawn mowers in the past and decided to purchase something new to try to avoid "used.” BIG MISTAKE BUYING HUSKEE! This has to be the most ill-conceived belt drive I have ever seen. The first season it ran fine, but, the second season is when all the problems started.

What a piece of junk mower for the money I spent. I am extremely upset and disappointed of the quality of a product on the market. I purchased a Huskee "Supreme" (yeah right! ) SLT4600 Lawn Tractor brand new in either late 2006 or late 2007. It worked fine for the first season (a couple of months), then the problems started. The second season, not once but twice, I had to replace the mower deck belt tension spring. The first time I ordered it was through Tractor Supply Company. After two weeks, I had not received the spring. I contacted Tractor Supply Company to inquire, but got placed on hold, transferred, placed on hold, transferred again, only to find out the part had not been ordered yet! Finally, after another three weeks, I received the spring, a $6 spring. I put the spring on the deck and it worked fine until later that same season when it broke again. I went elsewhere to order the spring and when I received it a week later, it lasted the rest of the season.

The bolt on the pulley that holds the belt keeps breaking off, which in turn tears up the belts. I have had it in service 2 times but it takes all summer to get it replaced. We have had made bolts to replace that one that keeps breaking. They still break the same place. Huskee products seem to have a big problem and they don't seem to want to fix them. The places that service the equipment could care less that you don't have your product. I have bought my last Huskee product and I tell everyone not to buy one. I have had to have someone else come in a price I can't afford to mow, I can not keep affording to do this. I paid for a service plan that was a joke for there equipment also.

My husband was working on our neighbor's Huskee riding lawn mower. After he had finished, we began to load it on our lawn mower trailer. The mower deck got high-centered on the hinge of the trailer. The mower was not engaged! The lever was in the position of blades off. My husband reached down to pick up on the deck and apparently the tension from the deck being high-centered cause the pulley to activate the blades. My husband chopped part of his ring finger out and cut open his middle finger. We had to go the the ER because of the way it cut his hand the doctor could not give stitches. When we came home, he started the trailor. I could see the blades moving and as he backed the Huskee down off the trailor, the blades stopped.

I bought a Huskee Supreme 46 in. 20 HP Lawn Tractor. It has been nothing but belt problems. The mowing deck is just too cheaply built. The belts just won't stay on the pulleys. Anyway, I would not buy another Huskee Lawn Tractor.

I purchased a Huskee 500 Series push mower two years ago. I bought the extended warranty. We just replaced it for the 7th time and this one has to be taken back, also. Once you stop mowing to take a break, refuel, etc., it won't keep running. It has the same problem each time. As soon as the warranty is over, I will never buy another Huskee. It is a worthless product.

Well, it seems to me that the 23hp mowers are the ones that are giving everyone problems, Huskee mowers that is. Let me tell you about my 16.5hp 42in cut that I purchased back in 1996. Well, I had some trouble with the mower cutting off on me time and time again. So what I did was I took the carburetor apart, clipped the tip off the little pin that moves up and down to allow the fuel to enter the carburetor and the mower has been running like new and it's 13 years old now. I have never changed not one belt or pulley, not even the blades, just the filters which is normal. My mower sat in bad weather for quite some time and the rust locked it down so bad that a new battery couldn't roll it over. After sanding down a few crucial parts of the engine, it started right up after sitting in bad weather for two years and it's still cutting like a champ. I don't know what's going on with the Huskees of today but I can tell you that my Huskee has never given me any bad serious problems. I guess I must have bought a good one.

Pulleys broke. Shaft broke, junk, junk, junk. No warranty, supposed to be three years, paid for it.

In 2004 I bought a 23 hp Huskee Supreme, 46 cut. I have hated this mower ever since I used it the first time. Nothing but problems. I have put new drive belts from engine to mower about every 2 months. I even bought the ones with Kevlar in them thinking they would last longer. There is an extreme angle from engine pulley to mower pulley when mower is lowered to cut on setting 1 & 2. My right front wheel fell off, due to a flimsy cotter pin which wore off and the wheel hub was torn up. Couldn't find a new wheel with a grease fitting, so I bought one without. It had a lot of slop, because the inside hub was shorter and the tire rubbed against the steering stop and ruined the tire. I'm currently putting air in the tire daily. The tire has a thousand small bubble leaks. Now the rear end transmission is shot and I've had it. You won't see me have another Huskee product or another MTD product. I have used for 248 hours of mowing.

purchase a push mower from TSC and with one year it blew the engine and Huskee will not replace it

As noted in previous complaints, we have had the same issues with this mower as to the pulleys and the loud engine sound. Also, it is a shame to purchase such an expensive mower to find all these problems and to find out that the company you purchased it from don't even carry the parts to fix it with. I have the hardest time trying to find blades to fit our mower. We have returned so many and made so many trips to the different Tractor Supply stores to almost pay for another one.

I purchased a Huskee garden tiller in 2000. It was a 5.5 hp front tine tiller. It was light weight and worked great in our sandy soil. Two years later, it began to kick back when I pulled the starting rope. I took it to my repair man, and he said that the valves were stuck and he couldn't repair it. I went to the Briggs and Stratton service rep in our area. He said the tiller was a throw away and not worth repairin.

I bought my Huskee Garden Tractor in 1999 and have had a lot of problems every since it was purched. I also bought the tiller attachment and the dozer attachment. Shortly after I got the tractor I was using the dozer and the frame bent. MTD would not repair it I had to pay out of my own pocket. They said that it wasn't ment to be used to push dirt around even if it is loose dirt. I said DA it's called a dozer blade because why. If your not suppose to use it why would you buy it. I have since junked the dozer because it fell apart.

I made the mistake of purchasing a Huskee 22 550 series push mower. I have owned a variety of mowers since 1976, and this Huskee is my first and last. The way it is designed allows the blade to hit everything that comes near the mower such as rock, pavement etc., (Please note, I'm not talking about running over rock and pavement; I'm talking about mowing near rock and pavement.) Next, the engine is sluggish, and I don't believe that it is rated correctly regarding horsepower. The bottom line is that it is poorly designed, unsafe, sluggish and was a big waste of money. Although I consider this to be unsafe and a lousy mower, the only damage has been the price of the mower ($170).

On April 16,2007 I purchased A Huskee mower, 46, 19 HP. The deck belt came off the first time I used it. I took it back to Tractor Supply in Russellville, AR. They told me I had caught some foreign object causing the belt belt to come off. No foreign object was found. They put the belt back on and told me it was fixed. I took it home and it happened again. I took it back to Tractor Supply and they admitted they had experienced problems with this model and agreed to take it back and sold me a Huskee Supreme at a higher price. I experienced the same problem with this mower. The factory replaced the damaged belt. I brought it home and it happened again. The manufacturer admitted there was a flaw on the deck.

I bought a Huskee Supreme 46 inch riding lawn tractor in February of 2007. I have had nothing but problems with the mower (it currently is undergoing the 5th repair since I bought it). The mowing deck is very poorly designed and doesn't look like it was made for the tractor. The mounting brackets actually have a piece cut out of them to let the belt travel through all of the pullies.

I have to purchase a new set of tines that the manufacture even states lifetime warranty on these tines for a similar product. Either I am forced to buy $80 in tines or $300-$400 for a new tiller from a different manufacturer. My time and travel back and forth to the TSC store has probably cost another $200 or more.

We have over $1500 in repair charges and $1700 in the original investment. The mower has never worked long enough to cut the grass.

I have to push mow two acres,and i should not have to.

economically i have to pay someone else to mow the 2 acres. i am a senior citizen retired and i can't afford this.

Bought 23HP, 46 deck Huskee mower in mid-March, 2004. In first week of ownership, alternator would not charge the battery. Tractor Supply gave us a replacement and said that if the problem persisted, we had no recourse but to take it to an authorized warranty repair shop. It didn't fix the problem. The closest authorized repair shop is thirty miles from Corsicana and is two-weeks backlogged.