Good Luck with Husqvarna

[keyman1808]

I had a YTH1848XP with Kawasaki Engine and it never gave one problem. But it was \pre 2006. I had almost 400 hours when I sold it 2 weeks ago for nearly 1000.00. Only reason I sold it was I am now using my Kubota tractor. My little husky was a real trooper. Sorry to hear they are now crap. As far asthe issue of tighening the gas cap it shouldn't matter how tight it is, so in my opinion its a defective design. Good luck guys

 

[Oldtrout]

I am in the property maintaince business, used Husky power saws,bush saws, lawn mowers,hedge trimmers,and blowers for years;with no serious issues. But of late I spend more time at the dealer getting things fixed than I really want. IE bought a Z turn,right from factory the belt was at a least an in to long,dealer ordered new belt,.....it was the same 1 in to long,dealer bought another belt of the correct size,which was NOT from Husky, problem solved. Bought a string trimmer,first day on the job starter rope pulled out,and stayed out,dealer repaired,2 days later same thing. I called Husky, now that was a joke .....response take to dealer and have repaired.
Now I have over 12,000$ worth of bush saws,power saws,etc,all husky,or were. Now I am on the hunt for a more reliable product,and have moved over to stihl,for power hand tools,and another company for lawn mowers.
In my opinion once Husky started selling in the big box stores,quality went down hill.
JMO.

 

[SARG]

Got a Husky GXLS2354....a Husky chainsaw and a Husky string trimmer. Happy with all three so far.

 

[Gem99ultra]

Sorry you've had such bad luck with Husky. Guess there's good ones and bad ones in every color.

I've been fortunate. Had a Husqvarna Rider 155 for 9 years; over 2,000 hours on it with very little trouble. Still have it and it's running like a top. Just added a Husqvarna Garden Tractor - GTH26V52LS to the stable. Yeah, we have lots of mowing, but basically use our Kubota L3400 for heavy work.

Better luck on your replacement.

 

[grsthegreat]

i have had my Husky YTH18542 riding mower for about 5-6 years, 200 hours, all is working fine. Replaced 2 mandrels over the years from rock damage (wife), but other then that, its worked great.

 

[Alien]

I have to say I have had my YTH 1542 for around 7-8 years and am very happy with it. I did a modification when I first got it and fitted swing blades as I didn't like the bar blades as they dug into the ground and twisted. This was mainly due to the work I was doing with it. The swing blades have been great. I replaced the battery earlier this year for the first time. The Kawasaki twin motor is my baby next to my CK30 Kioti. It is economical and totally reliable. I haven't even pulled a spark plug out yet. It broke a deck belt when it was only a week old and the dealer would not replace it so I was pissed off about that. I know that there were faulty belts manufactured around that time but he would not acknowledge the fact. I am still running the replacement belt to this day. Would I buy another one? Yes, If it had the same motor in it. However there are other good brands out there now and I would consider those too. A change of colour would be nice but this colour is close to my CK30 Kioti and they do park together......

Alien

 

[LBrown59]

I had 2 husqvarna's Lawn tractor's before I bought my JD zero turn, and they were both great for about 10 years each. I knew I could buy blades and spindles at sears but *didn't know they were made side by side. Hope your old Sears mower does you better.

Same machine Just different colors and name tages.

 

[LBrown59]

We had just given up on a failing sears tractor and thought
1*we were buying up into a better brand.......
To add insult to injury,
2*we quickly learned after purchase that this came off the same assy line as the sears unit we replaced.
3*Yeah, good luck with Husqvarna tractors.
(I am still happy with my Husq chain saw)

1*Tweren't so EEK.
2*That sure does suck .
3*Husqvarna and Huskey and Huskie are 3 dierent things.
Husqvarna is an orange craftsman.
Huskey is a chain saw.
Huskie is just one of the M T D products.

 

[grsthegreat]

1*Tweren't so EEK.
2*That sure does suck .
3*Husqvarna and Huskey and Huskie are 3 dierent things.
Husqvarna is an orange craftsman.
Huskey is a chain saw.
Huskie is just one of the M T D products.

And Husky is a dog

 

[LBrown59]

I am glad to see others who have finally posted about the Junk Husky Lawn Tractors. ..

There is no such thing as a husky lawn tractor but MTD builds a Huskie lawn tractor.
Bolens used to build the husky garden tractors .

 

[billb3]

I bought one in 2005/2006 with a Kawasaki motor.
Finally had to replace a mower deck drive belt and the dealer has no more orange Huskies. Says the new ones are junk (He quit Toro in 2005 because the deck metal was too thin), but he's selling the Dixon line of commercial stuff (still Husqvarna). Might be fed up with Home Depot / Lowes deals, too.

 

[moredneck]

I have a 5 year old Husqvarna mower, model number LOGTH2448t. I have replaced the front axle due to wearing out the holes the front wheel spindles ride in (no bushings). I have replaced the steering rods on both sides due to the ball dropping out of the socket on them. NOW, the frame broke completely in half on both sides. The factory will not do anything for me. Their answer is "We only warranty the unit for one year". I am done with Husqvarna and all the other brands they make. I have had riding mowers since 1978 and never had a frame break in two before.

 

[cdaigle430]

I was waiting for the great OZ to respond. :laughing:

I've narrowed the wiring problem to the negative ground wire. apparently one of the crimps is bad. Also the seat switch acts up. Other than that, I like the mower. I should load it up and let the dealer fix these things, should still be on warranty, but that means a lot of effort and time on my part and I just don't have the time to take off work to do it.

Who is this "the great Oz" Were you referring to me? If so, I'm not picking on you, there are legit complaints but some of the posted complaints are just ridiculous. Sometimes people like to blame everyone else for problems they caused. I have the same tractor and while its no Kubota or Massey Fergason it's def. no Crafstmen or MTD.

Most tractors today are only designed to last at least 5 years now-thats just how theyre engineered. You want something that last longer? Pick up and older Boleans or White garden tractor because thats the only way.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My husky is now 2 yrs old. The latest thing to go bad is the brake interlock switch. I had to put a jumper in to bypass the switch so I could mow today. Mower now has 31 hrs on it. It also still doesn't start well. It's already on it's 2nd battery also, but it takes so many cranks to start, I usually have to jump start it when it's cold.

 

[SageBrush]

Why do people fuss about hard starting? Like the motors are made by each brand of mower. Leave stale gas in any mower and you'll have issues. Clean the the carb!

I've had safety switch issues on every mower I've ever had.

 

[LarryD]

I've had safety switch issues on every mower I've ever had.

I've got a Z5426 that 4 years old and it works great. The paint on the deck was crap but $200 for a sand blast and powder coat and it's dong fine. I bought it used and the first owner did't take very good care of it. I installed a fuel valve in the line so I could run it out of gas during the off-season and treat the tank for this period.

Safety switches are not just a problem for mowers, there are lots of posts throughout this forum on a lot of different equipment.

 

[Natureboy]

I just bought a new YTH24V54XLS, so far no problems. Not concerned to much about Husqvarna's poor attitude. My dealer takes care of business, been shopping there for 8 years.

 

[xyz123]

I was thinking of a husky to replace 1 of my 3 riders. The old IH cub 44" kohler is needing re-ringed etc again.

Sounds like I may want to look else besides the huskys if they are breaking down this easily.

Heck my yardman mtd 50" 24hp kohler has been going 6 years no problems. Mowing 4hrs a week.

 

[cdaigle430]

Why do people fuss about hard starting? Like the motors are made by each brand of mower. Leave stale gas in any mower and you'll have issues. Clean the the carb!

I've had safety switch issues on every mower I've ever had.

:thumbsup:

 

[Scotty1]

Right ON!! Island Dreamer!