I didn't know how bad my mower was cutting until I put this bad ...
346012
I didn't know how bad my mower was cutting until I put this bad boy on! Well worth the price!
3060913
I am a frequent purchaser on Amazon and rarely write reviews.  However, after using this blade as a replacement for the Toro OEM blade, I must say that I have never been so disappointed in a product.  During the course of mowing my grass without the bag, I checked to make sure that I had installed the blade correctly because there were sections of my lawn that looked like I had not made a pass with the mower.  I found myself having to go over sections again to obtain a decent cut which I normally do not have to do unless it has been a week since I last mowed my grass.  I will be removing this blade before my next mow
2184700
I decided to use these blades for a few weeks before writing my review, in order to use them several times and have more information for my review.
For whatever reason, using these blades causes the deck of my mower to become clogged with cut grass so quickly that I am unable to finish mowing my yard without stopping and clearing the blockage about halfway through.
I ensured that the blades were installed correctly, with the "fins" pointing up toward the deck, and that the blades were sharp.
The blades do cut well, leaving the cut grass in very short pieces.  But with the deck clogging up halfway through one mowing, I will have to order a set of standard mulching blades and stop using these.
For a comparison...when using standard mulching blades (like those that came on my mower) I usually only have to clean clogged grass out from under the deck once or maybe twice a year.  Having the deck get completely clogged with grass after about 45 minutes of mowing (half of my yard) is mind boggling to me.
Oh, and just to clear up any possible confusion, my mower does not have a closed mulching style deck, it does blow the cut grass out to the right side.  It is a 42" Husqvarna zero turn mower with a 16hp engine.
2679950
I installed this on my commercial-grade Toro 20057 mower.  I agree with some of the other reviewers that it didn't seem sharp out of the package.  It is painted black.  The first time I used it, it mulched poorly - not even as well as the factory blade.  I took it off, sharpened it so the paint was no longer showing, and tried it again.  Still no good - leaves grass on my lawn in clumps.  Oh, well - it was worth a try, but in the end it was a disappointment!
654607
I just finished setting up this saw in my cabinetshop tonight and got to cut with it for the first time.  Yikes the cuts are bad!  I removed the stock blade and put on my Forrest Chopmaster and the cuts were still bad. The left hand fence had a noticable warp along it's length, and the saw will not cut plumb.  It is adjusted plumb, but wanders to the side during the cut.  Also it seems to wander a good bit on slide cuts, I could not get a cut close to square when crosscutting a 12 inch wide piece of plywood.  I thought this saw was a great deal for the $399.99 special, but now I know why it was on special.  Sending it back and going back to my old, but dependable Makita 12" slider.  This saw is a major disappointment, and I do not see how it would cut the mustard for any professional.
3440561
I had no idea how bad my mowers really were, I thought I had gotten really old, really fast.
A bit pricy, (DH said he can get the same stuff from the auto parts store for much less) but it sure made my mowers good as new!
A must for all reel mowers.
Whoever said to use the drill rather than the crank was one smart cookie! I'd been turning that crank for days!
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1083356
This blade came with my Circular saw cordless 20v, I ALSO started getting the smoking of wood while cutting. It was extremely difficult to even cut the wood so I stopped. What in gods name is going on here? Everything was put on correctly.
1146065
I bought this in 2013 trying to be environmentally conscience. Turns out i should have bought a small gas powered mower. The biggest issue was the lack of power if the grass was more then two weeks old. So it was prudent upon me to keep the grass cut. That couldn't away be the case due to business travel and vacations so I borrowed my neighbors Honda upon my return. Also, if your lawn is pretty big, plan on doing it in two time periods to let the battery charge again. The last bad point was that I sometimes had to do the lawn twice as the blade didn't cut all the grass in the first go; specifically where the wheels were at.
1447953
Long story short, left mower in the shed for a year. Cleaned it out, couldn't get it to start. Tried treatment and new filter, had a very tough time getting it to start and if I did it would only run about a minute. Decided to clean carb out, and noticed at that point my oil was compromised (milky and dark) so changed that, same situation. Fuel was draining from somewhere as well. At that point decided to try a completely new carb (had a tough time finding rebuild kits and honestly didn't want to put any more hours into troubleshooting the thing) and plug. Installed them, changed oil again and it starts up first pull every time, often without priming.

The number on this carb didn't match the one on my mower but they looked identical shape wise and it came with the gaskets I needed (I have a slightly older Ariens 21 self-propelled with a 6.75 B&S "Intek"). I didn't want to chance it on a cheaper aftermarket one after seeing some of the reviews, and I can't really attest to the performance of those but after all the hell my mower gave me, I am glad I just shelled out the $35 for the OEM part.
1566857
This is really bad mower, very heavy to push if there is a slope, the first time it is OK, the second time the batter start to smoke , I waste $350 and get a Honda at the same price, that was really relief. it can move by the engine, you do not have to push it , and it is powerful . I will not trust any battery powered mower any more.
3672499
I agree with those who have serious issues with this item. While I love my GreenWorks mower and blower, I can't stand the cutter.  The line doesn't auto-feed, and it is much heavier than expected.  But the worst part is that the battery is stuck and not able to be removed -- I only used it once and can't get the battery out, nor can 2 other people who tried to remove it, rendering it useless.  Discovered that 2 days after the return deadline so now I'm stuck with the stupid thing that doesn't work.
1977926
I bought this starter and it worked for 2 cuts of my lawn. I live on 1185 dollars a month disability  and cannot afford junk. My experience with  Amazon is mainly positive  but there are these disappointing  purchases. Now here it is in the height of the growing season and  my mower is down again.
4165700
Well, I never finished my review the first time around...!

So, I have a Honda HRC216 walk-behind, and in order to see any results, I had to lower the deck down to the bottom, which only resulted in a scalp, and after inspection, does not appear that the thatching tines ever came into contact with the soil, and the dead grass remained at the bottom of the lawn.
An easy solution is to make the trimmer lines longer.
I WILL NOT buy trimmer line in precut pieces...what a rip!

I guess I will buy a 1lb. spool of trimmer line, and fix it myself! Too bad I have to re-engineer a simple, $20.00 item on my own, with another $20.00 expense...the trimmer line I buy will NOT be Arnold. (They don't even offer .170 trimmer line other than matchstick pieces,12 at a time.)
985422
It didn't fit right on my mower and before I took it off the blade , it bent the blade.
1789641
Here's the thing; they put this hood on the top of the mower so the grass clippings get shot out of the front of the mower. At first, this seems like a decent idea because now, the grass won't get blown all over your feet as you mow. However, this turns out to be a problem when you are mowing a long line of grass because basically, the grass piles up and the mower becomes much more difficult to push as you mow the line. At the end of the line, a large pile of grass clippings is shot out which is basically the accumulated clippings from the entire line all at once.

Yes, it's very easy to push for the first 2 feet, then the clippings pile up and it comes to a screeching halt. Sometimes the wheels would just refuse to turn. I even adjusted it so that it would *barely* clip the top of the grass (ie, barely cutting any length) and the issue was lessened, but still had issues with the whole thing stopping and the wheels locking up.

I was convinced that the main issue was the hood being situated so the clippings went directly to the front so I attempted to just remove the hood and keep the mower if that solved the issue. Unfortunately, it's nearly impossible to remove the hood without complete disassembly so I never got the chance to see if this would resolve things.

I have used an older solid steel reel mower, and it worked great, I think the light weight and the front facing hood killed this product. The build quality is good just the design is poor.

I returned my unit for a refund and haven't figured out what I will replace it with.
3351695
Sounds like a lawn mower. They only cut if you don't use the plastic attachments. And even when you don't use the attachments, it still gives off a very poor cut.
4403631
I would not recommend this item. I installed it and mow 1 time with it. Next time I tried to mow it started blowing fuses. I'm in the process of returning it as we speak. These things should last almost for ever. Or at least longer than 1 or 2 mowings.