Unhappy Husky Owner

This sounds very familiar as I have had a terrible experience with a husky lawn mower which was purchased new.  I too had bought one from sears thinking the quality of husqvarna would make mowing the lawn more reliable.  However, after using it to mow the lawn once, I could not start it the next time I went to mow a few months later.  I had put fuel stabilizer in the tank when I put fuel in, and always keep the tank full with the stabilizer.

Instead of taking it back to Sears I ripped into it to see what was wrong.   I ended up cleaning the carb out as it had gummed up, and filing the inlet needle valve as it was jamming with the weak spring/float in the bowl.  The quality of the carb is awful and very cheap which I guess is not a huge surprise.  The carb gumming is a constant issue even when you are using it once a week.  it is stupid to need to put so much time into ensuring the carb does not gum up by "winterizing" after every time you mow...I am not impressed.

  The rip cord seems to be constantly wearing on the housing as well which ends up breaking.  I have replaced 3 cords before modifying the cheesy pull start housing by cutting away where the cord rubs so that the cord is a direct tangential line from where you are pulling to the clutch/pull start. it was engineered bad.

It is irritating to buy a mower with the idea that it is a reliable mower from a reputable brand, and then have a constant battle with mowing the lawn.  Perhaps all lawn mowers are crap these days.  This mower seems to be very cheaply made once you start looking at the internals.  I would not recommend this mower(Husqvarna rotary lawn mower 173cc Kohler engine power propelled 21" multi cut, product # 7021), and have doubts about husky as a company these days.  I too would like to fie a complaint and I suppose will call them directly next.  I will also be calling Kohler to pass along that their engines are garbage (Kohler courage xt-7 vertical crank shaft), and is the root of the problem.

An unhappy owner.