Craftsman  42 In. 21Hp Briggs & Stratton Hydrostatic Turn Tight Yard Tractor Non CA

Being a reluctant Sears customer due to past issues, it was with some hesitation that I bought this. But I must say I'm overall very pleased. A few exclusive features (tight turn, upgraded motor) and compares very well to it's price-range competition and even a few for more money. I can't speak to longevity yet, but it's much easier to use compared to my prior mower; the mow-in-reverse feature is great, as is the oil change feature. Good power, very even cut, and great bagging with reasonably dry grass. Also like the availability of the 'hard bags' grass catcher, no more rotted-out bags. Downsides? A few; the transmission 'speed' selector tends to return to zero, so you'll likely need to 'bump' it while mowing. The cup holder is useless; 1, the vibration will shake any carbonation out of a drink quickly; 2, if you have the bagger, 'leaking' around where the discharge chute goes into bagger will quickly cover your drink with dust/grass. An hour meter would be nice too.

We needed a somewhat powerful yard tractor because the property we bought has steep slopes that need mowing. I've only used this tractor for a year -- 20 hours used on it -- but I am very pleased. It sat all winter and turned right over, even with the old gas in it. I use an additive to help "keep" gas longer, though, so that probably helped. Climbing the hills has not been an issue, this has plenty of power for it. The cut is very good and even. The blades are still sharp after having hit plenty of branches. Overall I am glad we purchased this tractor, it's done all I've wanted it to do.

will not go up a slight incline and no support from Sears on this issue

delivery guys were very informative, no crating or anything to remove or throw away on my own. The delivery guy walked me through the mowers features. My grass cut evenly and with speed. I had to be careful because this thing was so quick it was whipping my neck around! My yard is hilly with many obstacles so I wasn't sure of how successful I would be but this mower has been a cinch to use. So far so great.

This is the first rider I've owned. After many months of looking at different brand mowers, I decided to purchase this one. The features that helped me decide were the (4) anti-scalp wheels, the Hydrostatic automatic transmission the horsepower and the 6" turn tight steering. With the sale price I bought it for, no other brand mower had the same features for the money. I have used my mower 4X to cut my 0.47 acre yard and have not added gas to the tank since filling it the first time. Looks like I'll get a 5th run before having to refill. I absolutley love this riding mower! It is smooth, comfortable and cuts very nicely. It used to take me 2.5 hrs to push a mower and now only takes me 30 mins on the rider. I removed the discharge cover and installed a mulch plug I ordered through Sears along with an hour meter. There is a convenient panel that pops out of the dash and the hour meter plugs right into an existing harness made just for it, then snaps into the dash. Nice add on feature.

just bought it works great for what I need but when I picked it up from the store it took forever had bird **** allover it had to clean myself and got home to find find wash out connecting hose missing got to go back and pick that up spending another $10 in gas

Extremely satisfied so far with this mower. Easy to use.

Bought mine (w/mulch kit) over year ago for my 3/4ac Indiana yard. From my research, most "entry-level" tractors are built with same tranny & similar engines. Craftsman had lower actual selling price and better handling. It's been trouble-free so far & gives decent cut. Just remember that on wet grass your tires will skid- so go slow to actually use that tight 8" turning radius.

People at the factory need to finish the electrical wiring. Would not start up at first until I founf the problem. The wiring was not completed. I finished their job. The store prep work needs a little lesson in testing out this product before delivery.

Mine was purchased online and delivered to my house free. It saved me a few bucks over buying it at the store, I didn't get stuck with a dusty one with stale gas in the tank sitting in the weather out by the parking lot, and I didn't have figure out how to haul it home and unload the thing by myself. All adding up to a big plus. The delivery guys called my house to ask directions. I told them,"First house on the right as you cross the train tracks.'' My wife was leaving for work when she saw the Sears truck with our new mower drive by our house... she chased them down and caught them at the stop sign, 1/2 mile down the road. They were here two hours early. After they'd left, I noticed that the cables to the battery were but finger tight, so I tightened them with wrenches and put a battery charger on it before I started to mow. After mowing, I noticed it was a tight fit through the door of its storage shed. They'd delivered a 46" mower, not the 42" one I'd ordered....