CRAFTSMAN M215 21-Inch 3-in-1 High-Wheeled FWD Self-Propelled Gas Powered Lawn Mower with Bagger - 159cc OHV Engine, Liberty Red

I got this lawn mower as a replacement for an 11 year old Craftsman mower, and I am extremely pleased with it. It arrived in a sturdy box, so it was well-protected during shipping. The minimal assembly/setup was easy and required no tools. It could all be done by hand. They included everything needed except gasoline. It is lighter-weight than my previous Craftsman mower, and also quieter, but still equally powerful, or possibly more powerful. It starts very easily. The grass height adjustment settings are very easy to adjust. And the self-propel feature does work really well. I have a very uneven property, and the self-propel feature has worked great, and I find it very helpful. Also the black covering across the front is a sort of bumper, so if it bumps a tree or stone, it just gently bumps the mower backward, and doesn't jolt the mower horribly. And most importantly, it cuts the grass really well and evenly. This is a great mower, I'm very pleased with it, and all of it's features work really well.

I’ve owned plenty of mowers throughout my life, this one is pretty darn good. If you’re used to the craftsman line of mowers, not much is changed although the overall quality is a little less than you’re used to from 40 years ago but hey that’s life. Assembly wasn’t too bad just follow the instructions I think it took me like 20 minutes. As far as the power goes I have been using a little 12 inch electric mower because my yard is not that large. But if I let the grass get to high electric mower wouldn’t do it.This mower is very very very easy to start and it went through some 8 inch grass and bagged it pretty well. I would totally recommend this one especially with self-propelled feature because it is a little heavy but maneuvers very well Because of the large wheel in the back

I guess I'm in the minority, but despite the fact I've put together literally hundreds of items, I had a tough time assembling this. The pictures were of little use, and when I finally figured what to do, I didn't say to myself, oh that was dumb of you. It was just wasn't sensible. That said, the mower runs great, but I have two issues. First, the front wheel drive takes some getting used to, and when you are making a sharp turn, like to go back on a row, you need to watch the wheels and kind of lift them or they start to tear up the turf. My Toro had rear wheel drive-much better. And the bag is pretty small, and not easy to get back tight on the unit so that clippings don't start flying around out of the top. I'm a little worried how it will be in two or three years when the bag starts to wear out. But it has good power, and I can walk at a good clip(haha). It mulches very well, and I can go through a pile of leaves without it clogging and stopping. I like that you can let go of the transmission so that the wheels stop, but the blade keeps spinning unless you let go of the throttle bar. Seems pretty well built but we all know that's up in the air for a couple of years.

Looks good one minor broken part the affects the use for the mower greatly. Broken during delivery and now it’s stupid difficult to turn on BC the top pops up when the string is pulled. Haven’t event turned it on once BC of this issue.Update. Tried turning it on and the whole top just came off so I am unable to start it at allHowever excellent customer service and fixed the issue.

This mower is 2 years old and it probably has 10 hours of use. I use it to trim occasionally. It has been progressively harder to start. At this point I can’t get it to start at all. I had the previous model of this mower and it started on the first pull every time. I am very dissatisfied with this model. Of course it’s out of warranty. It’s unfortunate that the warranty is not based on hours of use and not time.

It was an easy assembly out of the box. We had a little trouble because we didn't set the handle bar correctly, so some of it was still down by the blade, which made it so the blade wouldn't turn. But once we got that set we were good. Also, we read NOT to cut the zip ties, but we didn't read that until after we cut the zip ties. So we had to go to the store and buy more as they really are needed to hold the cords in place.But it starts incredibly easy with one pull and has multiple speeds, so we have it going pretty fast right now and can get through the lawn in record time! :) This is a good lawn mower!

The Craftsman M215 came well package and was easy to get ready. The M215 started on the second pull after adding the oil that is shipped with the mower, and filling with gas. The self propel feature made for easy walking, and this mower cuts grass, weeds like a grass/weeds eating machine. I did a lot of research before buying the Craftsman M215, and after using it a few times all ready, I couldn't be happier. I see a good future with this machine, and can only pray it last as long as my last Craftsman, which went on for 10+ years.