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Kohler Lawn Mowers

Kohler • High-Pressure Toilets • Shower Doors • Lawn Mowers

Ricky of Dickson TN (4/22/05):
Purchased a 42" 15HP Kohler driven riding mower in 1997. I have had to replace parts and pieces every year that I have owned it. Fortunately I�m knowledgeable and capable to do the work myself. I had a 3-year warranty that we purchased separately and I will praise them on providing good service the first 3 years.

However, the bigger problem is that they chose the wrong company to manufacture their mowers (i.e., MTD). The transaxle is built by Peerless and has failed on me 3 times. I�ve replaced the pinion gear all three times with it shearing the gear teeth after a few months of operation. I�ve tried to make sure the clearances are correct but apparently they aren�t since it continues to fail. The engine has worked flawlessly and it�s unfortunate that the body/transaxle are not built with the same quality.

Sears has since changed their manufacturer on most of the riding mowers to Electrolux (Swedish based company) so I hope the quality has improved. I plan on buying a new mower in the next few months but I�m looking for a little higher quality mower this time.

No physical damage. The economic impact of the poor quality mower would have been horrible if I had to return the mower each time it failed.

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