Latest reviews about Craftsman Commercial Grade Grass Catcher for 33&#34 Wide Area Mowers

FredDavenport says "33-Inch Wide Cut Mower Bagger Grass Collector" about Craftsman Commercial Grade Grass Catcher for 33&#34 Wide Area Mowers

FredDavenport — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:47:30 GMT

Is there a place to select "zero" stars???

I absolutely love my 33" Craftsman mower. and I absuletly HATE the ($150.)bag catcher. Like other posts have said, it is a pain on the A?? to put on and off.

The zipper broker after only 20-25 uses, and now I discover that to replace the bag, I need to again pay (dumb me!) the $150 for all three pieces.

This is awful and Sears, who I have been loyal to for over 50 years should be ashamed of themselves.

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Jeepr says "This is a cumbersome bagger." about Craftsman Commercial Grade Grass Catcher for 33&#34 Wide Area Mowers

Jeepr — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:49:07 GMT

As an above average assembler, I thought this bagger was difficult to install. It has to be mounted to mower, not just hung on the mower. Once bracket is installed, I found the bagger to be tricky to install on mower-and this happens every time you empty it, it takes some time to refasten the bagger at five points on the mower. Once the bag is full, there is no easy way to carry the full, heavy bag to your receptacle. One end is a zipper and the other is a hard plastic chute. The chute stays open all the time so you have to keep that end up. When you lift zippered end over receptacle, you have to hold plastic end up with one hand and reach under with other hand to unzip, only to have grass blow back at your face because you have to stand over bag to empty. Finally, my bag ripped (about 2 inches) the first time I used it. It ripped right on the support tab where you hang it on the mower. It is annoying to have grass blowing out at you while you are cutting.

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Anonymous says "Nice Mower..." about Craftsman Commercial Grade Grass Catcher for 33&#34 Wide Area Mowers

sears-feed — Sat, 16 May 2009 03:45:03 GMT

I bought this mower to help reduce my hour and a 1/2 mow and it did just that. I have always mulched in my grass clippings and I do have to say it does a great job. For those of you who have said other wise, maybe you are not mowing soon enough. In May and June my grass will grow 2 1/2 inches in 3 days, so in short, I mow twice a week and mulch it in and it does the job every time. However, after reading the reviews about the grass catcher, I will not be buying it. I'll just leave that up to my 22 inch for the 2 to 3 times a year I decide it pick up. Hope that helps your decision....

coolcj says "1 star" about Craftsman Commercial Grade Grass Catcher for 33&#34 Wide Area Mowers

sears-feed — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:45:18 GMT

The mower is great. The grass catcher is to hard to put on and to take off. The grass catcher is also hard to empty. The grass catcher adds to much extra time to mowing the yard....

pibs says "3 stars" about Craftsman Commercial Grade Grass Catcher for 33&#34 Wide Area Mowers

sears-feed — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:15:05 GMT

The bagger and hardware are very well made, with heavy duty brackets that could withstand alot more abuse then they'll get just being used for bagging. But that's about the last positive thing I have to say. The attatchment on the bottom needed some encouragement (hammering) to get the slots to line up properly to afix to mower. The bag is attatched to the chute with a zip tie, so it cannot be removed for emptying. This is a major problem if you want to empty into a trash bag or trash can, as you cannot lift bag up to empty. The unit also adds extra width to your mower so if your storage space is limited this is an issue, as it is not a very quick process to put it on/off every week. Overall, well made but a poor design and pricey....

jptar114 says "Grass catcher" about Craftsman Commercial Grade Grass Catcher for 33&#34 Wide Area Mowers

sears-feed — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:30:09 GMT

Love the Crastman 10.5 hp 33 in. commericail lawn mower. Cut moving time down by 30 mins.Use to take about 1hr & 15mins. to cut the grass now only about 45mins.. Order the Grass Catcher on line & received it in less then a week.That was great only thing wrong is that the catcher is such a pain in the --- to install I don't use it. They need to redesing this product so it can be easly installed & taken off to empty. Like on their other movers. Final thoughts buy the mower but DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THE CATCHER it's not wroth it....

Yardbyyard says "So So for grass" about Craftsman Commercial Grade Grass Catcher for 33&#34 Wide Area Mowers

sears-feed — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:00:07 GMT

Love the mower but... Use the attachment for a couple of customers and it could definately be better but it gets the job done. After several times of mounting and emptying the bag I found a system that works....but could be alot smoother. It can be messy and more time consuming than necessary trying to get the grass out of the bag into a barrel but onto a mulch pile or back of a truck is not too difficult if neatness does not count. The bag needs some ribbing or additional support to help funnel the grass out of the zipped opening...wants to colapse on itself and keeps the grass from coming out the opening. Not having any trouble with clippings jamming the zipper That being said I plan on trying to modify this bag to empty easier and quicker or fabricate my own bag over the winter to both hold more clippings and empty quicker....

Gjennings says "Rake it" about Craftsman Commercial Grade Grass Catcher for 33&#34 Wide Area Mowers

sears-feed — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:45:06 GMT

I bought the mower last summer and was not pleased at the amount of clippings it left behind. Today I received the grass catcher attachment hoping I could save time and leave my rake in the garage. Anyway, the attachment is horrible, poor quality of material, cumbersome to remove. Needless to say, I'll be taking it back as soon as I can. I'd choose a $10 rake over this heap of netting and plastic any day... Buyer beware, they send you zip ties to attaching the bag to the chute... nice quality....

FranksLandscaping says "Good Mower" about Craftsman Commercial Grade Grass Catcher for 33&#34 Wide Area Mowers

sears-feed — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:30:07 GMT

I have read these reviews and disagree. I myself own a landscaping company and I am still in young stages of it, only two years in but I added this mower to my fleet this year because a lot of my costumers gates were to small to fit my zero turn in. This mower mulches very well in my opinion. When my zero turn sit down broke down I had to use this mower for two weeks on all of my lawns. I do not have the bagger attachment nor do I need it because you could not tell that grass was left behind. As long as you keep the blades sharp it cuts superbly. I have 25 lawns I mow weekly and none of my costumers even noticed that I had not bagged their yard. This machine cuts well and I recommend it especially since it saves considerable time....

tribble1 says "1 star" about Craftsman Commercial Grade Grass Catcher for 33&#34 Wide Area Mowers

sears-feed — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:45:01 GMT

A great mower,but a lousy grass catcher.To much time to put on.Someone has to have a better idea.Sorry I got it now....

KStroul says "Craftsman 33" mower" about Craftsman Commercial Grade Grass Catcher for 33&#34 Wide Area Mowers

sears-feed — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:45:03 GMT

I read other comments about the poor mulching capability but I bought it anyway. It is worse than I expected. The side discharge works great but your grass better not bee too tall because it can be pretty ugly with all the brown grass clippings. I thought it would save me time but I have to go over it a couple of times just to get the grass clippings to go be small enough to blend in. Not a great product for a home owner....

rtbow says "07133731000 grass catcher" about Craftsman Commercial Grade Grass Catcher for 33&#34 Wide Area Mowers

sears-feed — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:00:12 GMT

loved the mower but the grass catcher was just to time consuming to put on or off. You would be better to use the bags zipper and leave it on the mower when removing the grass! took the mower back just because of the bags poor design!!!Great mower bad grass catcher!...

PittPanthers says "Craftsman 33" widecut mower" about Craftsman Commercial Grade Grass Catcher for 33&#34 Wide Area Mowers

sears-feed — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:45:19 GMT

The Craftsman 33' widecut mower is made by MTD. MTD recently purchased Troy-bilt which is where this mower derived from. Improvements made include a larger gas tank, larger front caster wheels and the blade spindles have grease fittings. Problems with this new unit include braided cables to engage the drive wheels and blade. Braided cables tend to fray and brake. On my Troy-bilt the engagement rods were adjustable steel rods. My Troy-bilt is used commercially and the steel rods are still in perfect condition. The next problem with the Sears(MTD) is the handle. Although strong they mounted the drive lever on the top. This is a no no. You have 50% less control with the drive lever mounted at the top. I can tell an engineer designed this who never used a walk behind mower before. On most walk-behind mowers including my Troy the drive lever is mounted on the bottom so you can flutter it for much greater contol around corners and even on straight aways. Another problem is with the deck design.......