Ariens or Husqvarna push mower?
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Chinese engines on both.
Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
I've got the Husky ,but mine has the Honda engine.To put it simply,the rest of the mower has fallen apart around the engine.The drive works well(self-prop)amazingly with six years of Florida lawn abuse and some commercial cut wear and tear.The auto-choke gimmick broke this year,a zip-tie fixed that.I dont know if Kohler has a better engine or not,but it'll probably outlast the[rest of the mower], too.
Support the workers in Brillion, WI and buy the Ariens.
Take a look at Toro too.
They have high ratings.
They have high ratings.
Have you considered Toro? I have a vintage 1992 21" and it was used to cut approx 26,000 sq ft of lawn until 2005 when I bought a lawn tractor. Outside of oil, a few replacement spark plugs and air filters the only repairs have been a replacement cable to activate the rear drive and a belt. Clean it and sharpen the blade several times during a season and it was completely trouble free. I still use it for trimming and would replace the B&S Quantum motor if it ever gives out. Not sure if Toro is the same quality it use to be but I would check into it.
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I am looking to buy my mother a new 3 in 1 lawn mower. I think I have it narrowed down to one of these
Ariens ]or Husqvarna I think they are the same mower with a different name. What do you think?
That would be correct. Ariens has subbed out their push mowers and smaller lawn tractors sold at HD to Husqvarna. I know this because I bought an Ariens lawn tractor at HD last summer. If you were to look closely at the Ariens you would likely see it somewhere on the mower.
They are made/assembled in Orangeburg SC along with Craftsman, Poulan, and AYP and others. I also have a Kohler engine with no indication that it is made in China as stated earlier in this thread, though it wouldn't surprise me. Mine has a 19 hp Kohler Courage engine.
Sightly off topic, I have put myself in as part of a class action settlement against Kohler (and others) regarding advertised HP. Seems the manufaturers have been overstating the HP of their engines. I will say that the 19HP engine seems no more powerful (or perhaps as powerful) than the 14.5 Kohler I had on my previous Craftsman lawn tractor.
That said, I wouldn't see any problem with the purchase of either push mower, but between the two would likely go with the Ariens from HD, but that's just me.
I am looking to buy my mother a new 3 in 1 lawn mower. I think I have it narrowed down to one of these
Ariens ]or Husqvarna I think they are the same mower with a different name. What do you think?
That would be correct. Ariens has subbed out their push mowers and smaller lawn tractors sold at HD to Husqvarna. I know this because I bought an Ariens lawn tractor at HD last summer. If you were to look closely at the Ariens you would likely see it somewhere on the mower.
They are made/assembled in Orangeburg SC along with Craftsman, Poulan, and AYP and others. I also have a Kohler engine with no indication that it is made in China as stated earlier in this thread, though it wouldn't surprise me. Mine has a 19 hp Kohler Courage engine.
Sightly off topic, I have put myself in as part of a class action settlement against Kohler (and others) regarding advertised HP. Seems the manufaturers have been overstating the HP of their engines. I will say that the 19HP engine seems no more powerful (or perhaps as powerful) than the 14.5 Kohler I had on my previous Craftsman lawn tractor.
That said, I wouldn't see any problem with the purchase of either push mower, but between the two would likely go with the Ariens from HD, but that's just me.
I stand corrected. That is a Kohler engine 4.5 hp.
It's a new engine (couple of years).
It's a new engine (couple of years).
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