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I purchased this lawn mower for my personal use cutting my home lawn I've had little issues with it but now it is smoking real bad after running about 5 minutes into use of itThis item is a joke. When I started to repair my 15 year old Poulan too often decided just time for new. Fed -Ex delivered it blocking the stairway to the upstairs apartments just to make sure I saw it. ( Building a house that still neeeds grass cut ). Standing on edge just for info. Took it to house started to unpack it , only packing is one small piece of strofoam and noticed a small broken piece of plastic down in the box. Not a good sign. Where does it go ? Found that the lever that adjusts height and locks into various postions is secured by plastic spacers. That it lowest spacer is broken off. Carton was not damaged but maybe some rough handling ? Obviously a design issue. Before you consider buying this take a real close look at the wheels. Something off a hot wheels for kids. Lacks any real tread and is not going to provide any traction going anywhere on grass that is not level. Self propelled that you are going to have to push. Best part try online warranty registration . For me I get a blank screen. Ask for service centers and it refers you to parts of which there are very , very few. This item is also non returnable as per Amazon. So if you want to waste your money with no recourse this is the Mower for you. Should no be on site in my opinion.Update: The self-propelled mechanism died after only one season. It no longer pulls itself as of this spring, but I took the gears off so it would free-wheel and it cuts grass just fine. It is no longer self-propelled, probably Chinese cheap mechanism.Update: 6-9-20I get horrible chest pains when holding onto this mower when it is running. I didn't have angina or heart problem before now, but maybe this mower is connecting to a satellite or cell tower. The frequency it is emitting is strong according to my Amazon GQ 380 meter and this mower is really zapping me with EMF and electric field.I mowed nearly 1/4 acre with this mower which started on the first pull. I had tall grass as tall as weeds and weeds too & this mower ran over all of it. In the really thick stuff that is overgrown you might release the drive and let it stop and catch up. It died out several times because the weeds and grass were too thick, so maybe take a half cut or part of the row in tall grass and let it catch up. It's just the right walking speed for me, not too fast but moves right along. If an old 68 year old diabetic with arthritis can use this then probably so can you. It's powerful and smooth running. I'll never use a push mower again! When this baby dies I'll either fix it or buy another one of these.July 6, 2021I finally bought another brand of self-propelled mower and will retire this one and maybe harvest the motor for a go kart.I have owned this monster mower for a few months now, here's what you need to know.It is not lightweight, nor is it heavy, is somewhere in the middle, think Goldilocks eating baby bears porridge, it's just right.It looks cool, wait why should you care about that?! There's really no reason you need this information unless you are planning on shooting a music video and needed to KNOW the mower you are buying is photogenic.I mow 4 acres every week, in an ideal world those aforementioned acres would be flat, but alas that is not the case, think a 50/50 split of hills and flat area. This monster never fails to climb the hills with ease.Hey! You are still reading, great! Let us talk power, the given name of this mower is PowerSmart DB8621S. After getting to know the PS mower I have changed its name for a couple of reasons. 1. Saying "I'm going to mow the lawn with the PowerSmart" Is not nearly as fun as saying "I'm going to take the monster for a lawn walk"2. Calling my lawnmower "The Monster" makes me feel like mowing the lawn is more metal than mundane.3. I am totally happy with this mower, it starts up without much effort, it runs smooth, with a great deal of power and most importantly it gets the job done in style.Now that i own it, i would recommend it over the movers sold in the big home improvement stores. Easy to operate with the larger rear wheels, 170cc engine, all the power you need vs the standard 130/150cc. The three obtions are great, bag, side discharge or mulch, cuts real nice. Easy height adjustment. Hafe the time i dont even use the self propelled because the mower is so light. I purchased this because i wanted to c what else was out there, i have owned many top brand mowers paying double and triple of what this cost. Its a simple mower , the walk pase is one speed , but why not enjoy the mowing if you have to DIY .Opearates well once started, however, at times is quite difficult to start . Also, self-propell quit working and am going to have to take it to shop to get it fixed.Although I had trouble with the lawn mower(self propel action) the provider did all they could to help me-even to the extent of saying -‘provide photo & we’ll refund without having to return’ (as the smell of fuel was a problem). Excellent customer serviceI cannot mow the yard high enough. It needs one level higher!
