Delivery was delayed over a week, and when it finally arrived it has a defect. At 3 of the 4 heights the left front wheel hits the deck, causing resistance. With all the hassle of getting it, I opted to just carve a notch in the deck. Otherwise, it starts easily and cuts well.

I have just used it once, mowed my 1/2 acre lot and it took 2 hours, my prebious machine from home depot would do the same job in 1 hr and 15 mins, this self propelled mower is rear wheel propelled, and if i raise the front wheels when i turn it just runs away from me, i have to hold it tight, but when it is mowing in the self propelled mode, it wont go any faster with me pushing, the speed is what it is set at and that makes it slower than the other machine, the cut was good. no other issues so far.

I bought myself one last summer, and it cut my mowing time in half. I bought a second one this year for my son. It is easy to assemble, the power of the self propelled feature, the adjustable wheel height and 12 inch wheels make hills easy to mow. I saw many reviews about the speed of the self propelled being to fast, it does not really adjust, however, adjusting the height of the wheel and depending on the length of the grass, the mower speed did vary a bit. The propelling feature operates separately from the engine it is easy to disengage the power to the drive quickly. Bonus for ordering online from Sam's, with my premium membership, free delivery to a small town not to close to a club.

Purchased this mower from Sam's Club online. It was shipped to our home and upon arrival we attepted to assemble it. A quick check of the box contents against the parts list revealed that the lower handle was not present. Three phone calls and three weeks later the missing part finally arrived and the assembly was completed at last. Alas, the handle does not lock into place for mowing, it still moves up and down. Perhaps another missing part we don't know about?

Overall, I like this mower…..mostly. There are a few negatives though. The major negative is the mowing height. For scalping, the lowest height setting is so low you’ll be plowing dirt and the self propel isn’t powerful enough to pull it through. So expect to get stuck on the lowest setting. There is a large difference between 1 and 2. There needs to be a 1 1/2 or something. I usually mow at a two and it gives just enough height for me. The other settings are way too high unless you want fairly tall grass even after mowing. The other negative is the real wheel drive. It is extremely slow. I’m used to a faster pace when mowing. Only two negatives and now on to the positives and there are quite a few! This mower is lightweight. This kind of counter balances the slow self propel speed. It’s super easy to just push it. I can push it for my whole yard with minimal effort. I have a lot of very thick grass in our backyard so I do bag frequently. This mower bags really well. Doesn’t leave a lot of residual grass. The height adjustment is awesome. One easy to adjust lever for all four wheels. I like that feature. Finally the engine. It is really strong. I haven’t had it bog down at all. It always has started on the first pull and it’s a pretty easy pull at that. This was purchased toward the end of the mowing season so I did get it at a markdown. At $250 it was far cheaper than anything you could get a Home Depot or Lowe’s. Worth it!

Very jerky and clumsy to operate. When I would try to rotate on the back wheels for a change in direction it would rear up and accelerate. Very little propulsion going up moderate hills. Holding 3 bars in hand at once is not practical for me. My back hurt the day after I used for an hour, returned it.

Good quality for the price. The speed of the self-propelled rear wheels is good. Only issue I have had is when trying to change directions by pushing down on handle to raise front wheels. You have to disengage the self-propelled rear wheels before pushing down on handle to turn.

I find this a good lawn mower for our 1/2 acre lot with lots of trees and hills. It has enough power, is fairly light, is well thought out and executed, and the self propelled feature is solid. Returned a Greenworks electric mower for it’s for lack of sufficient power for tall/thick grass and probably also for mulching leaves in the fall.

I have owned several lawnmowers over the years, and they are always difficult to start, especially at the beginning of the season after sitting a long time. This one arrived, I put the handle on, added oil and gas, and with one pull, it cranked! It cranks on the first pull every time. I love it!.

I bought this on clearance and thought it was a good deal. I ended up returning it. The main reason is that it blows grass everywhere. The bag does not seal well so grass blows back at the operator as well as out the front onto the deck. It was also hard to maneuver. This may have been a function of the high rear wheels. It also seemed harder to move backwards than forwards