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HomeGarden StoreMowers, Tillers & MoreMower AccessoriesSwisher Trailmower - 44in. Cutting Width, 11.5 HP, Model# T11544 |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
current owner operator Aug 03, 2009
By Robert F. Frum
The swisher has a plunger button that needed adjustment before I could start it for first use. The hitch bar is too light grade steel and bent easily. I stiffened it by welding rebar on sides. The holes for drop pins stretched out due to same weak steel. The mower did well but seems to gouge and scalp on hilly terrain if not vigil. Pulls easily behind UATV.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Not As Good As I Hoped Aug 20, 2008
By Robert Warren
I bought my mower to help stay ahead of the weeds on some acreage where I live. At first it did OK, though it was always difficult to start and very loud. The mower was not as efficient as I had been led to believe, often making it necessary to make multiple passes to get the grass cut evenly. I assumed this was due to running over the grass with my ATV, but later learned it was because the mower deck itself was mashing the grass down. The mower lasted approximately 200 hours of mowing before the engine blew, putting the connecting rod through the side of the block. I was never very pleased with the operation of the unit. The blade engage cable broke twice the first week I had it and I re-engineered the linkage to prevent that from happening. When the engine blew, the customer service people simply told me that Tecumseh and Briggs and Stratton make suitable replacements -- which are both nearly $500 to replace if I do it myself. I don't plan to repair the mower. There have been some design changes since I bought my mower, so some of the problems may have been fixed. I would personally get a larger mower with a larger engine if I were to replace this one with the same brand.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Having problems with this product already... May 21, 2011
By TDK
13 June 11' update: I have only been using the mower for 2 months to cut the grass on my lawn. The lawn mower is popping, choking down and sometimes stops running when in gear. The engine sounds perfect when running out of gear but when in gear and driving on straight and level ground it has started to have trouble running. I have only used the lawn mower to cut my grass 4 or 5 times and I am only cutting about a half acre of standard lawn grass. The engine doesn't seem to have trouble cutting the grass, it will sometimes pop and cough to a stall when it's doing no new cutting at all, so the problem has nothing to do with the length of grass or cutting, seems to be a problem with the engine, fuel supply or gears? I am going to have to take it in to the shop to figure this out. You are probably better off buying another lawn mower. I will update this review after solving the problem or returning the product.
I purchased the Swisher to mow a half acre of lawn surrounding my home which is sloped in some areas. The mower worked great and had absolutely no problems working through any of the tall grass in the yard. I am impressed with it's ability to maintain fuel flow in sloping angles despite not having a pressurized gas tank. The parts of the mower that I was not happy with were as follows, the connection arm is made of a combination of plastic and light metal. The design of the connection arm looks to me to be poorly thought through. I also am not happy with the handle and device used to raise and lower the mower. The engine is great and the mower works good from that standpoint, but the engineering of the body and control points seems to have been executed by the C-squad design team.
Average Apr 13, 2012
By 7879Bronco
"gower29"
I've had this unit for nearly 10 years now. For the most part it has been a dependable unit for us. We mow 8 acres every week, and I'd guess we have nearly 600 hours on this deck. Here are the issues:
The metal for the trail bar and adjusting pivots are WEAK - the alignment holes wobble out over time giving a bit too much "slop" - since I don't really need to adjust angles frequently, I just welded it in the position I wanted, otherwise I am sure they would have pulled through. We have burned out quite a few belts, but I think that is a pretty normal "wear and tear" item, so no big deal.
Although this is a "finish" mower, you really don't get a clean cut with it...we have a reasonably smooth piece of land, but the bumps and wiggles in the terrain tend to lend to scalding or uneven cut of the grass unless you are driving extremely slowly.
This unit is a pain in the butt to start. It does have a "choke" of sorts (above the throttle control), but I don't know why they didn't use the standard "bubble" primer to make it easy prime the engine to start it. Sometimes this thing starts on the second pull, sometimes I have to mess with it for 30 minutes (testing my resolve not to swear and bruising my hands) to get it to fire. I keep the plugs changed regularly, so I can't figure out why it is sometimes so difficult to start.
All in all, OK, but I would definitely spend the $ to get the electric start, and I'd shop around to look at the bigger units to see if they are a bit more stable (no scalding) and made of a thicker metal before buying.
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