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4Husqvarna TC 342

Husqvarna TC 342

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4Husqvarna TC 342
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8 reviews

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Build Quality
1.3
Value for Money
1.3
Ease of Use
2.1
Cleaning & Maintenance
1.4
Hill / Slope Performance
1.3
Safety
2.0
Noise Level
1.8
Wet / Damp Grass Performance
1.0
Turning
2.2
JLH
JLH2 posts
  TC 342
Ease of Use
Functionality

If I could give 0 stars I would!! – Continuously breaks cutting belts & have broken way too many drive belts also - always spending $$ on this mower. Have replaced belts with genuine Husq belts & other belts - same result - hardly used before they are cut by the machine action. So many design faults to this machine heres a few. Starting up the cutting blades, leads a very violent… Read more

shudder from the whole machine. Catcher kept jumping up & cutting off cutting belts - we disconnected the cutoff switch & more often than not (on flat ground) the slightest bump, the catcher jumps up - I get covered in leaves, grass & debris every time! Removed deck guards as it is impossible to clean out the deck grooves from grass etc with the covers on - which are needed to be cleared for airflow. Chute always blocks up & the catcher is heavy to lift off & on - not cutting low, usually on 4 or 3 height - 5 if Im topping first in the Spring. Debris etc blocks up areas you simply can not get to so that affects the air filter & driving/turning movement. Parts fell off - cheaply made or not in a good place! Seems no common sense to alot of the design of this machine. Ive got big flat lawns but looking at the machine, you would think Im mowing cliff faces!!! :( 2nd crap Husqvarna I've had, out of 3.

Alan
AlanQLD
  TC 342

The worst Ride On ever – Deck Belt constantly breaks - The replacement parts are too expensive - Shute to catcher constantly blocks up - build up of debris in inaccessible places causes major problems - don't waste you're money on this terrible product. Show details

Ann Manning
Ann Manning
  TC 342
Value for Money
Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Functionality

Not fit for purpose – Manoevering is satisfactory. 99 % flat lawn with 1very slight small slope. Good size fuel tank. Comfortable enough. However, continually having the spring holding the deck break, causing the belts to disconnect. Costing us a fortune in repairs. Now giving up & going back to a John Deere. Show details

Rainier V.
Rainier V.QLD
  TC 342

Bearing Problems – Continuous Bearing Problems, 3 year warranty but the dealer claims wear and tear. The first set of deck bearings only lasted 6 months. I have replaced the 3 times in two years. Show details

KiwiPete
KiwiPete2 posts
  TC 342

Started off well then blew up! – Just passed it's first 50 hours (50.6 to be exact) and blew up on the lawn. Has been ok up to this point, but will be asking for money back! Show details

Steffany R.
Steffany R.2 posts
  TC 342

NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE – Sold a mower that could handle a few hills, it cannot. It stops moving on a gradient. Husqavana have concluded that its our fault for using it on hills (not the salesman) and that we have burnt out the transmission (20 hours on clock). UPDATE. Now at 30 hours its shredding belts, and we are only using it on flat grass around house now....honestly dont touch this brand with a barge pole... Show details

Rob
Rob2 posts
  TC 342
Build Quality
Functionality

Waste of Money – The mower caught fire and burnt the mower deck with only 3 hours on the clock. Husqvarna blamed a hot bearing and replaced the deck, did not replace damaged wiring. The mower will not cut damp or wet grass, the discharge chute blocks up. Can not be used on uneven ground as the deck will throw off the drive belt. Grass cuttings build up on top of… Read more

the mower deck and with the pulley bearings running quite hot there is a high possibility of another fire. I ended up removing the mower deck and made it in to a small tractor for the wife to pull around a small trailer for gardening. I ended up buying a Ferris IS2000z zero turn mower - magnificent.

Alan Winslade
Alan Winslade2 posts
  Verified TC 342

Save Your Money Buy Some Thing Else – Cutting - Terrible Pto System - Terrible Catcher - Terrible Arrived damaged from transit dealer has ordered new front end. Overall Finish absolutely terrible, poor quality manufacturing, Bonnet rattles and shakes like a blender, catcher system does not seal cause lawn clippings to fly all over you, plastic moves and catcher releases during… Read more

mowing causing the mower to stop and backfire.

It's hard to manoeuvre and very heavy on petrol I mean heavy.

What a waste of money and it was not cheap.

Only had a week and it needs to go back to the dealer so they can try to fix.

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