Husqvarna LTH2038

Great mower – Bought my LTH 2038 over 7 years ago and have just clocked up 117 hours never had any issues except the belt coming of once due to picking up a stick have serviced regularly and always leaves a great finished cut Show details

Couldn't be happier – Goes great easy to use and does a good job far better than some other ones I have tried. Easy to work on and service. Very comfortable to ride goes anywhere Show details

Should have read the reviews 1st – Just over 2 years old and yes one of the the lift brackets came away, upon inspection the other one was probably one more mow away before that to broke away as well, the muffler tank is also cracked, the tubeless front tyres constantly going flat, good for people who want to lose wait when the belt is engaged shakes the ....... out of you, very disappointing.  Show details

Cheap HEAP – Not real comfortable right from the start after a few lawn mows it got worse with wheel alignment, deck majorly damaged and chassis connecting brace snapped would never buy again and would not recommend to anyone in the market for a mower. Cheap plastic components. Currently upto 3 decks in 4 years.  Show details

What a great mower! – I've owned the LTH2038 from new, over 2 years, has around 75 hours on the clock. Serviced by me every spring, oil & filters as supplied by Husqvarna. An easy machine to work on for anyone with a bit of knowledge. No major probs, one flat tyre, a wheel alignment and a cracked plastic exit chute, all after I hit obstacles. My block, around an acre,… Read more

was rough grass, bumpy and slightly inclined, the Husky has done a great job of helping turn it into a good, level lawn. It evened out the high spots........ not like a D9 dozer but a bit like a D4 ;-) so now it needs some new blades but is still on the original belt. What a great, reliable lawnmower. Starts every time, first time. I'd recommend one to anybody, provided they use it as a lawnmower, not as a slasher for clearing bush blocks.

easy to use – purchased new in 2011. comfortable and easy start and operate. allows mowing forward and reverse via single foot control pedal. maintenance can be done at home with occasional visit to dealer for full services. use on rough ground (we live on a farm) caused deck support bracket to fail but we re-welded it. tyres are made for lawn but not so… Read more

good for wet sloping ground. head gasket blew, with cost of $300 to repair including full service.

over all I'm happy with it.

No wonder it's disconitnued – This mower was bought as a birthday present because my mother was told it is a quality mower. It isn't.The TV ad's said it was built to "tame the wild". My garden was wild, I hit a small branch submerged in the garden and the mower deck was ripped to shreds. Cost of replacement over $400 (doing the repair myself). Shortly after the machine… Read more

stopped. The repair man new what the problem would be immediately.....not a good sign. Since then nothing but trouble.. Husqvarna weren't interested in my complaint. Locally the technicla mangaer grudgingly agreed that the adverts only applied to the most expensive mowers. Huqvarna didn't even reply to me so you're on your own if you have a problem with a Huqvarna. The current ad says "ready when you are" this is rarely true of the mower I have and I doubt it's replacement would be any better.. I wouldn't buy a Husqvarna ever again. This is a late review because I have only just found this site

Rubbish – Had done next to no work. Just out of warranty and throws a rod. Not worth repairing says my dealer. The fix. Buy a new engine $$$$ around $2000. Husqvarna never again. My 20 year old MTD did a better job. Never let me down and was quality not crap.  Show details

87hrs still like new – Can't find a fault yet unless it is very hilly country the right rear tyre will spin but that's not a design fault it's just too much of a angle! Turns on a dime and won't rip up the lawn when turning that sharp either, plenty of power and p,entertainment of speed .

Piece of crap – As previous post mine has 100 hours. Nothing but trouble. Motor is fine but probably cos it's made by briggs and Stratton not Husqvarna. Rebuilt cutting deck 3 times. Rewelded broken mounts on deck, throttle lever broken, steering problems, now starting to have transmission issues. I feel on edge everytime I have to use it cos I'm waiting on… Read more

something else to go wrong with it. Just about every mow I have to fix something. Stay away from these mowers. There's a reason they are discontinued.

Good engine (until the head gasket blew) terrible mower deck – I have nearly 100 hours on my mower. As others have reported the mounts for the mowing deck are very flimsy. Both major mounting points have broken, plus a pulley mount. They are just lightly welded on. Should have listened to the dealer who said to spend the extra thousand or so for the heavier deck - but money was tight. Fortunately I can weld… Read more

so fixed myself.

My original review spoke about the engine being fine. But - just blew the head gasket! When I started researching it turns out this is a common problem and they usually blow right where mine did. Only $25 or so for the head gasket but still took a few hours to do it myself.

Other real issue is the steering. No adjustment for toe in. So catch a fence post or similar and the axle stub just bends out. $25 in the US and about $90 in Aust. Guess what family bring me back on their overseas trips instead of a bottle of scotch! Very poor design.

Other than that, just usual belts, cable to engage mower blades broke after a few hours, blades, mounting spot on seat broke, discharge shute broke at mounting point, etc. etc.

Still going but doubt I'd buy another one.

belts coming off cutting deck – I also had this problem from new easy fix there is 3 mounting holes in front of deck with nothing in them i made a small plate with same pattern holes made 1/4 inch rods with u bends to go up and over drive belt leaving an openeing to get belt of these wher inserted in 2 outside hole of plate protruding through to locate in deck then 8 mm bolt in… Read more

centre hole to secure to deck since fitting this simple guid bracket truoble fre mowing any conditions dealer said nothing bolted in this position so much for so calle experts

Fantastic powerful rideon mower – This is my first own ride-on mower after years of struggling to mow a large hilly yard, I decided to buy this and have been very pleased with it everytime. This machine has done more than 500 hours and still going strong heck it is using the same fanbelt as when I bought it brand new but I had to change the battery once before and more recently I… Read more

changed the oil and filter.

It can carry my weight (125kg) UP a steep hill and still holding it's fast engine though I'd need to lean backwards to put weight on the back wheel or they'd spin out lol.

Poor Product – Our Husqvarna LTH2038 is just over 2 years old and out of warranty when in the motor ceased and the electric starter was unable to turn motor . The mower has always been serviced by the local dealer and checked for fuel and oil before each use. The motor was rebuilt by the local Husqvarna agent / dealer at a cost of over $700 dollars. This… Read more

mower still looks new and has only ever done light work on established lawns....It is more of a TOY than a reliable hard working machine most purchasers expect......I have owned numerous ride on's in the past and they were far superior to the LTH2038.....Finally if you expect to get a reasonable trade in on your next purchase Husqvarna's are next to worthless even if they fully operational and appear immaculate, as ours was...

Advice all intending purchasers to avoid the cheap end of the market and buy quality.....

Runs like a dream, tough and reliable – Starts first go, engine runs smooth, I use it for the home paddock to cut buffalo lawn and leaves a perfect cut. I charge the battery after winter and change oil and filters and never had a problem or had to replace parts. Have 5 mates on farms with same model and none of us have had an issue. Dealer said to clean your mower after every cut and… Read more

you shouldn't have an issue. I blow mine out and the hose connection on deck makes it easy to wash.

Recommend to anyone!!

A babe in the woods..Actually the hay – I just got my beast with 50 hrs on it. Is the warranty transferrable? So far it has been a charm- Long hours at work mean lots of mowing at night. My nearest neighbour is 1.5km away- just incare you were hating the thought of being next door.

Not bad at all – Coming from an old greenfield, my new LTH2038 was like a luxury limo. I bought the Husqvana because it had brakes, and the greenfield didn't, and when I found myself going at great speed backwards down a steet hill with no control, I knew it was time to do something to help not shorten my life. It was delivered in a badly assembled state but the… Read more

dealer was easy to get along with and quickly fixed it.

It is light in construction, but if you want a bulldozer buy a Caterpillar D9.

I have had it now for four years, and its time to replace the battery, but so far I have only replaced the decals that got wiped out going under trees, and the drive belt, and the tubes that take up the grass to the catcher, and this week the cable that engages the blades has broken. I am not rough on it but not terribly gentle either. Slightly tougher construction would be good, but I havent serviced it at all ( not even an oil change ) and it is still good. Reversing into a tree wasnt too good for the grass catcher, and catching the side of the grass catcher on the fence wasnt smart, but overall I would buy another one happily. My Briggs and Stratten has been great.

Wish I had read reviews before buying – Piece of rubbish now 2 years and five months old heaps of problems went back to dealer 3 times with oil spewing out of motor 3 weeks each time now has failed decompression switch cost $500 to to repair will be out of action again for weeks , problem after problem will sell after this repair

Disaster even in Warranty/and out of warranty – Initially on delivery, foot brake did not work-----missing split pin. I replaced. At 20 hours the noise from the pulley system indicated a major problem. Dealer changed some bits in the pulley system and okay. Still a lot of residual noise at idle from the pulley system. At 70 hours oil pouring out from engine. Dealer replaced head gasket and said… Read more

a few of these engines, Briggs and Stratton, had been supplied with loose head bolts on engine. Dealer fixed as a warranty even though the 2years had expired. On return and within 5 minutes of using, the left front tyre swelled up like a tennis ball, and eventually exploded. Whilst it was swelling up, I made a measurement of the pressure in the tyres-----they read Front 29 PSI , rear 23 PSI. I had never checked these from new. Then I read the Tyre operating Maximums and the warnings of over pressure on the tyres and in the manual and realised that I had been operating with over pressured tyres. There is a warning in the manual, re assembly that the tyres are shipped overinflated and should be reduced. The warning on the tyres is more explicit. I believe that they had been always high !!!!!! hence the possible problem. Tyre useless needs replacement!!!! Dealer has been good, product a disaster

Piece of good looking junk – Mower looks so good & has cup holders. It is though very unreliable & seems to be designed specifically to have parts fail & be difficult to repair The blades are poorly designed & expensive - the welds on the deck broke and the dodgy agent wanted $1700 to replace the deck (I fabricated some brackets & reinforced the deck using stainless… Read more

steel bolts - for around $40)- electrical problems galore - and today the diff failed.

The agent is a liar & a crook - the Husqvarva service centre not much better Mower looks so good & has cup holders. Poorly designed, badly assembled , obscene costs of service

Substandard design – I have a 2010 model LTH2038 that I constantly have to refit the deck belt as it won't cut through lawn on the 1.5 setting without the V belt coming off. Already replaced 2 belts. Mower has just over 100hrs on it. Belts cost around $75.00. The deck and belt pulleys are very flimsy in design. Last ride on mower I had was a Victa. Gave me 10 years… Read more

and only had to replace the deck belt once. Should of stuck with a proven product. 20HP motor Typical spin to frustrate the customer. Poor customer service.

Lth2038 – This was the first mower I had ever bought. I thought husqvarna had a good name and was happy, 2.5 years ago, to pay >$3k for it. I recently bought a '99 model ford festiva and it has been cheaper and way more reliable than my more expensive lawn mower lemon. Wish the festiva would mow my lawns! Over 2.5 years I have had the following issues: deck… Read more

belt constantly snapping, the most recent belt only lasted 3 hrs of mowing before snapping. It is in the service centre and after 100 hours the LHS deck lift support has broken away from the deck at a weld joint? Just before winter 2012, my mower engine stopped - yep, as mentioned by another reviewer the bolts inside the Briggs and Stratton engine had vibrated loose.

God knows what other damage has happened. A few belt guides have snapped off on the deck which I have had to replace, and the spring that interfaces between the deck pulley and the cable to the deck engaged lever has clean snapped. This seems to indicate a misalignment with the deck from manufacture, but nobody has been able to pinpoint the issue. I will be approaching fair trading about this lawnmower very soon as I am at the end of my tether with this expensive piece of lemon machinery.

Every time I mow the lawn, something else fails and I can't mow my lawn for 4-5 weeks in summer until it is fixed. Very unhappy, would never recommend a husqvarna to anyone. Nothing - it is always breaking down. Even husqvarna service centre tells me that they cannot help and to contact the husqvarna repair centre I hate to guess what will be next, from numerous deck belts and guides snapping, deck lift support broken away from deck, bolts inside engine vibrated loose, deck engaged spring snapped (high-tensile steel, go figure)

LTH2038. good machine – I have purchased this machine a few weeks ago now second hand. I had bought this unit for my wife to mow the lawn when i am away at work (don't need anyone trying to cut my grass when i am away) I wanted something easy to use hop on and away you go. It dose a good job nice clean cut. thought i would need a catcher or a mulch kit for it but i would… Read more

not even bother it dose that good a job. i also run a hobby lawn mowing business. i have used it to mow a few rather large town block's around town. its been a great machine so far and i have no doubt it always will be.

i have had a read of some of the other reviews in this section about this unit as a mechanic whom maintains equipment for a living and has done for 15 years now. some of the things i had read i fined annoying. typical of someone of no mechanical understanding and or knowledge. e.g. the tyre went flat. are you blind and can you not read the owners operation and maintenance hand book. you should alway perform a pre start inspection. a tyre is not a fault of a piece of equipment it is a serviceable item

and the other silly sausage complaining about the tensioner bearings again serviceable item. bearings and tyres and belts and battery can fail at any time no matter what brand of equipment or brand of parts.

this unit is a very user friendly machine. the operation and maintenance hand book explanations are clear and straight forward. there are stickers under the hood for quick reference p/t no's for service item's eg oil filter, oil grade, belt, bearings, etc.

plenty of horse power to go around. starts first hit of the key every time. smooth quiet operation.

bonnet easy to remove for servicing.

parts availability dealer has good stock and previous records from previous owner unit is second hand.

optional extras are reasonably.

i would have no problem recommending this unit to anyone. i would do so with confidence. even if the engine is a brigs and stratton good dealer. easy to operate. smooth quiet. reasonable price for the unit and optional extras. nothing at this stage. however i dislike brigs and Stratton(engine brand). however they have improved allot over the years.

Husqvarna LTH 2038 – I just bought a Husqvarna LTH 2038 20Hp 38” cut. I cut the grass once & noted that the cut was horrible so I checked the deck alignment & tyre pressures. The tyre pressure in one rear tyre was zero & on testing I found various flaws in the side wall, which was a real disappointment considering the mower only had 1hr of use on it. I went back to… Read more

where I bought the mower from & they wanted to order me in a new tyre, however after complaining they gave me a new one off another mower so I’m happy.

After installing the new tyre & aligning the deck the cut was great & the mower went well. The 20Hp Briggs & Stratton motor is a little loud & has that old Briggs & Stratton rattle to it.

The only real complaint I have is I found this mower at several places in the USA for $1700 but in Australia I had to pay $3300????? Why do we have to pay so much more considering our dollor has been stronger for some time now.

Would I buy this mower again????? At the moment I would say yes, however I have only done 2 Hrs on it so I will keep you updated Good motor, felt better then the John Deere & not as plastic The only real complaint I have is I found this mower at several places in the USA for $1700 but in Australia I had to pay $3300????? Why do we have to pay so much more considering our dollor has been stronger for some time now.

LTH2038 - not built tough – If you have anything other than a bowling green for a lawn, buy something else! The Huskys just aren't built tough enough to handle slopes, bumps, long grass....etc. - Good on small, flat lawns with short grass - Unreliable (had several mechanical faults), fragile (2 or 3 breakages from normal use), small petrol tank, no grip on slopes,… Read more

overly sensitive kill switch in seat Good on small, flat lawns with short grass Unreliable, fragile, small petrol tank, no grip on slopes, overly sensitive kill switch in seat