well - sent a leeter to the head honchos of husqvarna

[ultrarunner]

Legalized rackets, IMO. I have no use for them or their ratings.

Necessary if you have a vehicle Lemon Law Complaint in my State and wish to pursue Arbitration...

Arbitration has no out of pocket cost for the consumer and is binding should the consumer accept the decision under the Lemon Law.

The BBB administers the State Program and has an excellent record.

 

[Blstr88]

I just sold a Husqvarna YTH22V46 I'd bought about 2 years ago, had 195 hours on it...not a blip, always worked great for me. Only sold it because I needed a bigger/faster mower and recently purchased a Ferris ZT.

I think theres a huge difference between the big box store models and the specific equipment dealer machines.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Been running my "big box store" husqvarna for 2 years now. Not a single problem with it. Not. One. Single. Problem. With. It.

I don't do anything special to it, I park it inside, run the gas out of it in winter, take the battery out and put it on a battery tender. Start of this season I put the battery in, put fresh gas in it, cranked it until the carb filled, and it fired right up. Every time I start it, it fires right up, runs smoothly, cuts well, plenty of power. Still running the original battery, belts and mower blades. I pull around a small utility trailer with it, filled with random brush/wood/cut logs, as well as a seeder/fert spreader with a 100 lb hopper to seed and fertilize my yard. It does everything I've asked it to do with no problems or complaints.

So NO. Husqvarna does not only make junk. That is a childish statement. You have ONE piece of gear that is giving you problems. Compared to the 10's of thousands of units Husq puts out every single year, that is statistically non-existant.

You and your dealer are pissed off at each other. Nice job. Now neither one of you is interested in working together to fix your problem. But at least COWBOY UP (or man up if you prefer), and admit that it's a YOU vs. DEALER issue.

 

[LightningCamaroGuy]

Here is the info to contact the plant where the Husqvarna riding mowers are made in the U.S.
Husqvarna Outdoor Products in Orangeburg, SC | Whitepages

I worked out there as a Tool Maker for the engineering department but left there in October of 2014. Like others have said the amount of money you spend kind of determines how quality the machine you get is. Even still sometimes you just get a Limon regardless if you spent $1,300 or $4,500 on a mower but a good dealer selling the higher-end machines should be more than willing to help you out.

When talking about quality vs cost most other manufacturers do the same thing. When I was out there the biggest competition for Husqvarna when talking riding mowers was JD. Just like Husqvarna you can go to Lowes and buy a JD mower that has the same model # as the one at the JD dealership but for less money. In reality it's built with cheaper components and maybe thinner gage material than what the dealership sells and isn't close to being as quality or made to get as much use out of.

I agree the plastic transmissions are for the birds. It's one of their main area's for budgeting though as a good transmission is a whole lot more than a cheap plastic one. When I was out there Husqvarna was making this Snapper like mower with the motor behind the drive but not a zero turn and that thing was a total POS. (The "Weed Eater One" is an example of this POS mower) Husqvarna quit making them for a while because the majority of them were breaking the transmissions with only a few hours on them. It was that cheap plastic crap. It was their most low-end mower though and it wasn't even branded Husqvarna, and was only rated to last like 800 hours where your higher-end zero-turns are rated to get like 3500+ hours.

Husqvarna makes a lot of brands other than Husqvarna. Craftsman, Dixon, Poulan, Poulan Pro, McCulloch, Weed Eater, etc.

Did you buy from a Husqvarna dealership or at somewhere like Lowes? I know you said the salesman is giving you a hard time so I'm guessing a dealer? If they are just a poor dealer you could likely let Husqvarna know how they're treating their customers. If you can't get ahold of Husqvarna I don't know what to tell you. At the top of this post is a link with the info for the very plant that your mower was manufactured at. Hope this helps.

 

[BlackOps]

thanks and yes it wa s a dealer - he actually said he goes to the KY derby with the VP of husqvarna..... go figure - BS to me.

 

[atsah]

I have run Husqvarna saws for 30 years, only issue I have ever had is the case bolts back out due to vibration, a little thread locker fixes that, I buy them from a reputable local dealer. they set them up right to begin with. I have a new Husqvarna lawn tractor from the same dealer, operates perfectly, no complaints at all with there products but I believe dealer setup has a lot to do with my success.

I like Stihl as well, my problem with them is they seem to start hard and the oil/fuel caps were designed by a drunk engineer. I have a few friends that own there own skidders and twitch wood for a living and they all use Husqvarna XP saws and swear by them.

The lawn tractors they make today are not International or JD 316, 318 or 400 series tractors, that's when they made a serious lawn tractor, the lawn tractors they build today, you use them for 6-8 years and junk them..

 

[Bluegill2]

This has been an interesting, or should say entertaining read.

Husqvarna makes cheap stuff to compete in the market & then they also make better stuff. It really pays in the end to learn about the different models of the mowers and or chainsaws.

Only the two smallest, cheapest saws are made in the US by Poulan, the rest are made in Sweden. Not bad saws for the price either. Husky also owns Poulan and bought their way out of Electrolux at least 10 years ago.

I've been running Husqvarna saws since 2001 and now have 7 of them. 346xp, 357xp, 359, 562xp, etc. Great saws!

Also have a Z248F mower that's been flawless. Best mower I've had!

To say Husqvarna makes junk is a pretty stupid statement! & funny! Hahaha

 

[two_bit_score]

Good info to have; thanks. I have a Husqvarna Rider 155 mower, 15 years old with over 2500 hours on it, with no current nor past problems. But if it craps out tomorrow, I'll definitely label it "junk" and not buy another one either.

In fact, I think I'll go ahead and label my other Husqvarna garden tractor, my string trimmer (10 years old), my wheeled string trimmer, my chain saw, my spouses Husqvarna Diamond sewing machine(s) and my leaf blower, as "junk". Obviously everything Husqvarna builds or has ever built, is no good.

You forgot "everything they ever will build"! :laughing:


TBS

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

You forgot "everything they ever will build"! :laughing:


TBS

Just to play it safe, if the company orange it's no good.

 

[Coyote machine]

Just to play it safe, if the company orange it's no good.

Hey, wait a minute; I drink Tropicana OJ. It's all orange! Is it no good too?!:confused2:

Hey, the President's orange too; does this mean he's no good too?!:laughing:
Where's it end?!....