Craftsman 190cc 22&#34 Briggs & Stratton Rear Bag Front Propelled Lawn Mower Reviews

I bought this particular mower being that it was a Craftsman first off and second because it was front propelled. After mowing with a push mower for too many years it was time for me to get a little help! Well this Craftsman 190cc Premier mower with a Briggs & Stratton 6.75 hp motor was just what I needed. Ease of use, plenty of power, and that one start pull makes it a great mower.

After taking the mower out of the box, I was unable to start it.  Apparently, part of the starter cord was disconnected. By the way, I am a 44 year old woman.  I had my friend look at it and after looking a while, he noticed that it was not connected. He connected it and tried to start the mower.  It still would not start, so he told me to try it after 30 minutes because he may have flooded it.    After a few hours, I started the mower on the first pull and I have not had any issues ever since.  I have owned it for just over a month now.  It is very easy to start and it starts after the...

Bought this lawn mower because it was rated pretty high in ****************.  It started right away and it cut good.  We have almost a 1/2 acre to cut and the bag is a little too small for our needs.  But that's not a big deal.

The problem is that no matter how long we run the lawn mower, whether it's 2 minutes or 20 minutes, it won't start again for 30 minutes if you turn it off.  This has happened since the first day we got it.  It's pretty frustrating.  I wasn't expecting the world's greatest product but I did expect a product to work.

My husband and I purchased this lawnmower at the beginning of last season and it mowed pretty good, and when we went to get it out this season to start mowing we found that it was hard to start, it took several tries before it would start, the self propelled cord cable broke from the frame and it burns oil something terrible.  We have NEVER run this lawnmower low on oil so I don't know why that is happening and it seems like everything is plastic and just keeps breaking, $360.00 is a lot of money to spend these days for something that doesn't work. Very dissatisfied with this lawn mower, and Sears...

I bought this mower to replace a 6 hp Sears Eager 1 that was 10 years old.  The mower is quiet, powerful and easy to set up.  It indeed starts first pull right out of the box.  The wheel adjustment is simple and effective and I love the range of mowing heights available.  It cut through the thickest damp grass I have in the mulch setting.  It is easily the best mower I've ever owned at an outstanding price. 

I love my new Craftsman Front Propelled Lawn Mower!  I no longer dread the task of mowing the lawn thanks to this beautiful machine.  What once took me close to 2 1/2 hours with a push mower (I have a large front and back lawn.) now takes me only an hour!  I wish I had done this sooner!

Years back I used to own a Craftsman Rear Propelled (also purchased through Sears) but selected to go with a push mower after that.  Boy! was that a mistake!  The Front mower moves a little differently from what I remember about the Rear one but is no less effective. 

Thank you Sears for offering such a...

I finally purchased a new lawn mower after only ever owning used ones.  I've owned my house for 12  years.  This lawn mower is so much easier to use than my old self-propelled mower.  Out of the box, it took me about 15 minutes to get it up and running.  And part of that was me re-reading the instructions a couple of times because it seemed too easy.  It does a nice job cutting my grass.  My only complaint is that the mulching option seems to bog down the mower after several passes.  But that may be because of the height setting I have chosen.  I will play around with that and see if...

After literally days of reading reviews and learning of all of the problems people had I went to the store to seek the advice of a salesperson. Luckily I got someone who was not afraid to tell me the good bad and the ugly about the mowers that Sears sells, even if it meant me walking out of the store without one. They had 2 used mowers on the sales floor that looked brand new except for a few blades of grass on the underside. The one I took was this 37639. I was very skeptical about the quality of the new Craftsman mowers even though I've owned a Craftsman mower for 12 years. I have used it...

A good, solid mower for the money.  Perfect for long, flat lawns.

I bought this lawn mower for my "new" house's yard.  The lot is about a quarter of an acre, so there's plenty of grass to throw at this mower.  My first big mow of the season was exactly that -- a huge endeavor on account of previous neglect and needed weed control.  It was a great opportunity to find out how well I picked my machine.  This mower performed great, and easily chomped through that out-of-shape yard.

I did say we had a bumpy beginning, I'll elaborate.  I had trouble once or twice starting the mower back up after taking a break to empty the bag.  It felt as if the engine had flooded. ...

I purchased this mower in June 2009.  Within two months the rear skirt was destroyed when backing up at a corner as it was caught by the blade.  Warranty call resulted in a new skirt and was told it was a new part # as it was redesigned to prevent this problem from reoccurring.  Apparently Sears knows this is a problem.  Well, the second skirt was devoured by the mower again last night.  I guess the redesign wasn't successful.  This is a safety hazard.  Flying rear skirt parts are dangerous.  When I called the warranty department today I was told the mower isn't designed to be pulled backwards! ...

This outstanding mower does the job so easy makes me want to mow more often. . I did find that like all other mowers of this style , if you mow  wet grass it will build up and bog it down. But best bet is not to mow wet grass with most mowers.

Always easy to start and if you add just a tad of gas & or oil treatment from the Sears automotive shops it will start well each & every season.   

I don't use the bagger due to the environment in my opinion can use the break from all our trimmings in landfills. Along with the plastic bags going there with the trimmings it's simply NOT GREEN  to do so....

I purchased this mower at the very end of the 2009 grass mowing season (in Texas, that's early November) when my 20 year old Toro finally gave up the ghost. Sears was the only place with mowers on sale, and I picked this up for well under $300.

Setup was easy and without incident, and it started on the first pull. Height adjustment is OK, and I like that it has a much wider range of adjustment than my old mower.

It handles and cuts well, and seems to have more power than my old mower. Front drive takes a bit of getting used to, but hey, if you can't figure it out, you probably shouldn't be using...