Craftsman  190cc* 22'' Front Drive Self-Propelled EZ Lawn Mower

The model number on the web page doesn't reflect the model numbers found on the mowers. The ones I looked at in the stores all started with 917.xxxxxx. There are 4 images for the rotory mower and the first looks like the mower I have but the other three are different mowers with different options. The mower wheel adjustment on my mower has to be moved in different directions to raise or lower the mower and to keep it level. They must be in different slots which conflects with the instructions in the user manual. Was this assembled with the wrong parts or were the parts installed incorrectly?

I bought this lawn mower 6 moths ago and have used 4 times and every time had problems with it. It had all kind of problems including leaking gas so I took it back to Sears and they wanted me to pay 45 bucks to send it somewhere so that they could tell me it it was a factory problem. ( There were more people at the store with similar problems ) . Sears lost another costumer

Was wondering about a Murray made mower after a couple incidents where I thought I should of read more reviews because it died on me, Found that the spark plug wire came off from a bump,that was easy. The second time grass this first season I cut was a little tall and height was set too low so it must have flooded, it had gas on spark plug and on filter I let it sit 10 to 20 min and it was going again , whew... Better price and features than all other major brands with the same engine. , Buddy said "should of bought a H^^^a" , in my opinion not worth the extra cost and the reviews on those are no better or even worse.

I just bought this mower on 4/29/2013. Took it out of the box yesterday, added the oil and went throughout the setup. It will not start. I pulled my arm off yanking on the cord. The motor just floods. Removed the plug too many times to dry it off, found that the choke is stuck on....poor design. This is going back, I want a mower that will start.

We have a small yard. So small we didn't really need this much of a mower, but it was on sale. Got it, brought it home, set it up and started on the yard. With less than half the yard done, the mower died. It would not start again. Looked online at negative reviews (something I should have done earlier. Number of people all reporting the same thing. Giving Sears and Craftsman the benefit of the doubt, I exchanged it for the same model, based on the fact that positive reviews outnumbered negative reviews. Got home, set it up, started it.... Immediately, oil started bleeding out of the engine, smoke billowing everywhere. By time the mower was shut off, it was covered in oil (some of it black!). People at Sears suggested that maybe it was bad oil (oil came with the mower), or bad gas (just got the gas). What is really sad is the engine is made by Briggs & Stratton, so you expect better quality. Lesson learned. Don?t buy from Sears.

I am very pleased with this mower. I really needed a new one since my old one was not propelling very well any more. Nice to have a good machine to help with cutting down mowing time!

Bag smaller than old model - have to empty it more often. Self drive seems under powered. Ok up to half full bag then it bogs down - especially up a hill. Don't like new design of handle at base of mower. Used to be able to move handle up to be perpendicular to mower with push in release - now you have to undo bolts & large wing nuts to move handle up. Very inconvenient.

Does not mow as even as I would like. It bounces some. Does not always start on first pull.