Best Toro Petrol Lawn Mowers
Toro Timemaster 30
- Price (RRP) $1,499
- Power SourcesPetrol
- Cutting Width762 mm
- Height of Cut32 mm to 108 mm
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This Toro Timemaster has been with me for about 8 years so a review and reflection of it's quality and performance seems justified. The mower is very… Read more
well designed in my opinion and offers broad lawn coverage for very little effort and time. It is a large 70 kg unit with a 30 " wide deck and personal pace mechanism that drives the rear wheels and offers more than enough power with the B&G engine fitted for my purposes. The mower's catcher and or mulching systems offer a lot of variety for lawns of varying quality and work as they should with the attachments correctly set up. There are multiple deck height adjustments which should be set to get the best trade-off with your mower in the conditions your dealing with i.e wet-high grass, high lawns or rough yards.
Some design improvements could be added like castored front wheels for more tighter cornering and modifying the rear-wheels to obtain more grip in wetter or hilly lawn conditions. The weight and volume of this mower would greatly benifit from these changes for easier manouverability as is doesn't have a reverse assist feature. It has a complex pulley and belt-drive system underneath that if properly maintained and serviced should give you many hours of operation. I've only had to change one belt in it's lifetime from glazing over on the clutch side. It's always easy to start and has a multi-point foldaway locking handle for different posture and heights of operation. I would recommend this type of mower for anyone wishing to step up from and entry level push mower to save more time and energy. Any other attachments to the mower i.e locking bar to front of trailer are my own fabrication additions.
Purchased this unit from Vin Rowe in Warrigal.
Toro 53cm/21" Push Mower 21320
- Price (RRP) $499
- Power SourcesManual
- Cutting Width560 mm
- Height of Cut32 mm to 95 mm
Toro 21" Recycler Mower - A Dead Loss – I couldn't agree more with the other review on this site. The Toro 21" Recycler is a beast - it's heavy to maneuver/push and it's catcher volume rate… Read more
is very low to extremely poor, depending the moisture content of the grass. The slightest bit of damp and you may as well just leave the catcher off the mower. Its blade is a solid bar of metal sharpened on one side of each end - essentially just a covered slasher. Attempts at using it on my cultivated lawn resulted in tearing of the top cover and large amounts of leavings that required raking and gathering. It doesn't generate enough catcher suction to lift cuttings off hard surfaces and hitting any sort of bump results in large clumps of cuttings dumping onto the lawn from inside the chute where it gets clogged. Its lowest height setting is really too high for anything but a public footpath or playing field - it isn't really a 'lawn' mower at all - more of a 'grass cutter'. Mine is now for sale at 30% of purchase price after less than a year of use. A dead loss.
Toro BRC-28 Brush Cutter 23522
- Price (RRP) $7,150
- Power SourcesPetrol
- Cutting Width711 mm
- Height of Cut95 mm
Good for some jobs, bad for others – Beast of a mower. Can handle very thick material without stalling. Unfortunately I would only recommend using this machine for overgrown grass/brush… Read more
on flat ground - and only if you have plenty of time.
Unfortunately a few design flaws make it unsuitable for hilly or rough terrain. The reverse gear is very weak, meaning you can't drive down a slope and reverse back out. And no locking diff makes it a nightmare to use on rough or wet ground - one wheel constantly ends up spinning.
Don't expect handling the machine to be a walk in the park either. It's self driven - but you have to steer/turn the over 100kg machine yourself.
Zero turn mower is much easier to operate when cutting tall grass. A tractor/slasher combo is much faster and easier with woody brush like blackberry and gorse. But if neither of those are an option - like if you're going around tight spaces under trees - this does the trick.
Toro 30" TurfMaster HDX 22215
- Power SourcesPetrol
- Cutting Width762 mm
- Height of Cut38 mm to 127 mm
Performance needs improvement – The Toro TurfMaster HDX is a wide-coverage mower designed with a specific minimum cut height of 3.8 cm (1.5"). Because this is a high-clearance… Read more
machine, users looking for a shorter finish (down to 3.17 cm) should consider the Toro TimeMaster instead. Due to the 30-inch deck width and front baffle design, the mower may flatten long grass or tall weeds rather than cutting them on the first pass. Achieving a clean result in overgrown conditions typically requires multiple passes, starting at a higher setting and gradually decreasing the level.
Operationally, the mower features hard-composite wheels that provide durability but can lose traction and spin on damp turf or immediately after rain. This lack of grip, combined with the machine's weight, makes low cutting difficult in wet conditions. Additionally, the bagging system relies on high-volume airflow that can be restricted by moisture or heavy clippings, occasionally leading to chute clogs that require manual clearing. Despite these situational limitations, the engine is noted for being easy to start and reliable, making the unit well-suited for high-productivity "rough cuts" on well-maintained properties, though it is not intended for precision short-grass applications.