WeedEater One Compact Riding Mower Hot

I purchased this unit at Kmart in Feb 2010. Got to use it for four lawn mowings, before the friction drive unit started to come apart. It only has 6 hours on it.

Contacted the supplier, who indicated it can only be repaired by an authorized dealer. Three of the suggested dealers do not work on it. The fourth was a fax machine. The last can't get to it for three weeks.

The company absolutely REFUSED so send me the required part, even if I payed for it. (Its under warranty for two years) Kmart can't give me a refund, I've had it for over 90 days. So I'm stuck with it.

The mower works well, but six hours between failures is not acceptable. Finally got two different suppliers willing to send the part at $99.00, but they were backordered for 4 weeks.

Finally found Sears has the part in stock. So I ordered it. Now to see if the replacement part lasts more than 6 hours.

My conclusion. Do not buy this unit.

Perfect for my 1/2 acre property. It climbs a 10 degree slope with my 220 pounds on board with the mower engaged with no problems. Great value for the money.

Not sure what some of these people are talking about. I'm 200 lbs and this climbs hills with no problem. Not sure what the slope is but it sure used a lot of my energy to push a mower up it.

I can't speak for others' experience w. the Weedeater One, I would just suggest taking any negative reviews w. a grain of salt. They were almost enough to cause me to pass on trying this little rider, but I'm so glad I didn't. Paid $650 this afternoon at the local Walmart, & that included a $100 Wallyworld gift card. Got it home, fueled up, checked the oil & she cranked right up. Headed for my drainage ditch which has a fairly steep section, and SURPRISE, contrary to user reviews re the Weedeater One not being able to pull anything but the most shallow incline, this little mower had NO PROBLEM climbing out of the ditch, and that was w. the blades engaged & in medium gear. Cuts great, runs great, drives great (I especially appreciate the adjustable seat, as I am 6'2"/210 lbs). For the money, this little mower is a winner. And if you do happen to have a problem, Walmart has the most liberal return policy I know.

We bought this mower and promptly returned it! We have a smaller yard but it does have a few inclines. The mower will not go up the incline and gets stuck often. It also is very "jerky" and feels as though it may tip over on any incline. If you have a smaller, completely flat (and I mean completely), you may be ok with this mower. However, I would not recommend this mower if you have any incline in your yard at all.

I bought this last week. I have a average yard. It cuts well, but does not do hills. I have a very small hill the rest is flat. It could not make it up the hill no matter what I tried. It does going down hill very well. If you have a average flat yard I would say go for it. It has no gas pedel so there is no way to add any power.

The best thing about this mower.......MADE IN AMERICA BABY!!!

If I was shopping for a mower I would be looking for an older Ransomes walk behind or a Walker MT zero turn. Even a beat commercial machine will out work a new chiwanese wonder machine. Especially when it comes time to buy replacement parts.
Think about your job, which tool would you rather depend on, a new harbor freight circular saw or an older Porter-Cable or Makita?
Landscapers tend to dump there older equipment fairly cheap, Craigslist is your friend.

It gives a new dimension to our old lawn mowers. But for that price, maybe I should stick to my old lawn mower.

:sad:I bought this lawn mower due to it was a cheep riding lawn mower. As soon as I got it home I knew I made a mistake. This lawn mower is made for small flat yards only. Also if you any hills or dips in your yard this it not the mower for you. I had scalped my lawn with this so called mower and also got stuck going up a small hill in my yard. Thank god the hardware store took it back. The manager even told upon taking back that this mower is pretty much made for people with small yards that dont wont to push a mower. To give you an example of how crappy this mower is, I ran over a small mole hill and it killed the mower and bent the blade. Pretty much you get what you pay for.

:sad: After buying a house with a large yard before selling our old house, we wanted something to cut down time on mowing. This mower is not made for large yards or anything other than a "light duty" application. After 5 weeks of pretty heavy use there was a drive-train problem. The local authorized service center said it was not adjusted properly at time of assembly. rather than wait 4 months or more for the back-ordered part, I took it back to walmart for a full refund! I don't recommend this rider for anything other than small, flat yards (as previously mentioned)

i also bought my weedeater-one at wal-mart.one of thoes prolbums were my yard was to small for the biger mowers.but alot of work for a push,or a selfpropelled mower.when i saw it and the size i had to have it. i have had it 4 monts,takes one hour to cut my lawn...first time i used it i noteiced it wouldent pull me verry well at 180,lbs i called weedeater thay told how to purg air out of trans.dident help verry much.99% of my yard is flat.i should have took it back.the cluch/brake cable broke to day cant find any one that will fix the repair shops that weedeater rec.said no way.seems like every company now buy the chepest junk they can.my father bought two lawn mowers.one befor i left home the outher,i dont know.i am 51 i have bought twenty mowers and at least 10 weedeaters differnt makes and models..do not buy this mower. had it 4 monts will not pull out of its tracks ps i take good caer of my equipment.every thing is made with cheep junk parts good luck

After 3 months of light use, the steering mechanism failed. I took it in for repair at a dealer, and discovered that they had 2 others there with the same problem. Nevertheless, Weedeater denied warranty coverage for all three. I would like to start a class action suit. If you are having similar problems, please email me at sibenjam@gmail.com

There is a replacement kit that is better than the cable for sale on the famous auction site

I purchased this mower and had only problems with it,could not get parts unless I wanted to wait 4 months for them

Was there a recall? Can you oder a batter.

MOWER IS CRAP. THE THIRD TIME I CUT THE GRASS THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. UNDER 2 YEAR WARRANTY RIGHT. WRONG HUSQVARNA WILL NOT REPLACE IT OR REFUND FOR IIT AND NONE, I REPEAT NONE OF THEIR WARRANTY SERVICE CENTER WILL WORK ON IT. IT HAS NOW BEEN SIX MONTHS AFTER I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO HUSQVARNA [UNDER WARRANTY] STILL NO REPAIR. HOME DEPOT, WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING, EVEN THOUGH I REPORTED IT TO THEM 20 DAYS AFTER DELIVERY.