ALDI Gardenline 196cc Self Propelled Electric Start 4-Stroke Petrol Lawn Mower (Aug 2018) (NSW, QLD, & ACT only)
VerifiedMPN: MS196-52E9 reviews
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The manufacturer is impossible not contact n ALDI is no help at all money poorly spent – Do not buy any gardenline products from ALDI as U cannot buy replacement parts for them their website is no help n no phone contact is possible Show details
Works well, no problems – This mower has been great for us. It is easy to start, really easy to push and manoeuvre around the yard given its a pull mower! And the price was good. Show details
Excellent mower with a couple of small issues – The mower model is MS196-52E (product code 61866). This mower works very well on a large lawn area. My garden is close to an acre and I find this mower easier to use and far cheaper than a ride-on mower. It is on the heavier side but it has a strong self-propulsion which makes the mowing job much easier especially on an incline. It also makes use… Read more
of a Li-ion battery for starting, which again is a big plus for this mower. After stopping the mower for whatever reason, restarting is a breeze. One small issue is the design of the grass outlet on the right side. It is held in place by a spring which releases too readily if the plastic cover knocks against any obstacle, including tall grass. This is a nuisance as it requires the machine to be stopped and the plastic cover replaced before starting again. Since this has happened too often for me, I modified this outlet to remain firmly connected to the base and this has solved the problem completely.
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The fuel cap is a wrong design. The replacement fail within 3 months again – At 11th/Sep/2018 I purchased this Aldi Lawn Mower (61866) MS196-52E with electric start and self propelled. Although it is a heavy mower, but I love the electric start makes so easy to start the engine. Unfortunately after 3 months the plastic fuel cap seems to be cracked and broken due to the chemical reaction with fuel so i rang the warranty guy… Read more
and he quickly send me a replacement for the fuel cap.
However an other 4 months passed the cap fail again. Between May~June 2019 I tried all i can do by calling, sending emails, write them a letter trying to tell them the replacement is also a faulty unit. But this time i can't get any help, no one is able to answer my question. There is a lady told me that they will call me back but that was 2 weeks ago and i am still waiting someone to help me at August 2019.....
If the fuel cap is not a problem i should give it a 5 stars review, however it is now a big problem.
If it breaks down, don't expect help – Purchased the self-propelled push start Gardeline mower in late August. The drive belt continually jumps off, sometimes at the front (easy to get back on), but the last time it jumped off at the gearbox, which is impossible to put back on,and a tension spring jumps off as well. I have been trying to get this fixed by going through Scheppach… Read more
(Gardenline support) since October, but I only get the run around and no information out of them. Nobody I talk to is allowed to make a decision, and when the manager calls me all I get is "Oh, it's a common problem, it's easy to fix" (which it is not). After calling Aldi directly and demanding a full refund, all they do is get Scheppach to call you back, and the merry-go-round starts all over again. I finally spoke to one person who informed me that the nearest service agent is almost an hour drive away from where I live, but he was unable to authorise a service booking, so his boss would call me back, which he never did.
Be very wary of buying Gardenline products.
Great value mower – The best mower and best catcher around. Larger than two Victa ones and empties so much easier. Great value at under $150 and now we have one at home as well as one at our holiday cottage, so no need to cart it there when we take a vacation. Bargain! Thanks Aldi! Show details
Pleasantly surprised – I know its only early days (1 month old), but I'm quite happy with it. Fuel economy is great. Great cutting and catching. Very light in weight. I'm am a little concerned with the clip together two halves catcher and hard plastic wheels over time though. But otherwise, I'm happy Show details
Best mower I’ve used (including a good Honda) – Only had 1 issue which was it spat dirt and grass at me because the catcher’s spring wasn’t good enough. Nothing a jockey strap wouldn’t fix. Would recommend to anyone looking for a good cheap mower. The self-propelled saved me so much effort and the grass was very fine. Good mulch. Show details
Waste of Money – Bought the gardenline push Botton start mower from Aldi special buy Saturday room the mower home asked the staff if I needed anything to go with the mower they said no get it home and you need mower oil as it’s empty. Once put together mower lasted 20min and just died would not start again. Rang after hrs care I’m still waiting for a call back 24… Read more
hrs later. So took the mower back to Aldi upper Coomera was told they can’t take mower back with petrol or oil in mower very duty manager had a bad attitude. Buyer beware on this mower.
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