Toro 22" Personal Pace All Wheel Drive 20353

This mower really can't cope with Aussie lawns. No matter how high or low or thin or thick or wet or dry the grass is, the catcher never fills more than a third and then the chute blocks up. The "vortex" airflow design is a clear engineering failure. The engine is underpowered and easily overwhelmed by longer or wetter grass, mulch option on… Read more

slightly longer grass is shocking. The all wheel drive is temperamental to adjust (has to do with the spring on the rear drive that disengages the drive when stopping or pulling back. And because you can't buy this spring in Australia when broken it's better to completely disengage the rear drive cable and use front wheels only) . Spare parts are ridiculously expensive as you can't replace for example a simple throttle or drive cable but have to replace all the fittings with it. A lot of body parts are simple plastic and break easily. The plastic chute guide panel sets you back nearly $60 slone. Dealers hardly ever have any spares and it takes often 2 weeks to get them. The good bit: always starts easily.

My model is a 21472 but I believe they are basically the same. This mower has no side exit discharge like my old toro mower , using the side discharge when the grass was wet . The very first time i used the new mower ... on mulch setting cutting wet grass , it was terrible , kept choking on the grass , mower stopped five times , had to keep… Read more

stopping and raising to let the grass fling out . I contacted Toro Au and asked are they sending me the rear discharge clip in device , they said no that was only a free giveaway in the US. I paid so much for a good mower but the first mow was very disappointing . I guess i now have to pay another $85 or more to be able to cut wet grass . At times i need to mow wet grass or it would grown to an unmowable height .

How to make mowing harder – This is the worst mower decision I've made. I bought this as I have a sloping block. I've had JD and Masport SD mowers in the past and no problems. This was sold to me on the basis that it has AWD but that is the first useless feature. The front wheels just spin on any slope. The mower is heavy and is very difficult to manoeuvre plus the stone… Read more

gaurd below the catcher is far too long and folds under the mower when pulling it backwards meaning you have to lift the mower up and push forward to release it back out. The throttle doesn't fully engage on steeper slopes meaning you have to hold the fixed bar with one hand push the slide handle hard with the other. The separate height adjuster on each wheel is the worst design I've ever encountered. Compared to a single lever action it rates 0 out of ten. Whilst the 22in" cut is a positive it does make manoeuvring in tighter spaces more difficult. No problems with catcher or mulch functions though. Probably a good mower on a flat clear surface but hopeless on any slope or tight areas. Agent won't take it back or even trade it for something else so I'm either stuck with it or try and sell it at a loss.

Terible Toro Stay Away – The drive system was not set up correctly from factory and would only drive front wheels. The discharge chute is too small and gets blocked easily on catch function. The cather is rubish and holds practically nothing. I have gone back to my 15 plus year old 19 inch Rover beacause it reduces the time it takes me to cut my lawn. Shame Toro I… Read more

expected a lot more from a renowned American company. In retrospect I regret purchasing this big red elephant.

Do not buy this product – This product is a waste of money. The mower has no power and as many have said it clogs up under wet grass or grass longer that two inches. I honest regret buying this mower and would happily see in die in the butt. I am looking at changing the blade sizes to see if it helps another wise it's going to the scrap heap. Show details

Rubbish, extremely overpriced mower – I've owned this mower for over a year now unfortunately. Here's my honest review... If you want a mower to mow grass longer than about 2 inches high, don't buy this one. If you want to mow your lawn, using the catcher or rear ejection. when it contains the tiniest amount of moisture then don't but this mower. If you don't enjoy pull starting your… Read more

mower ever ten seconds or so, when it conks out trying to cut grass, then don't buy this mower. If you don't enjoy bending over and cleaning grass out of the clogged ejection hole, then don't buy the mower. Overall this mower is barely fit for purpose, don't buy it, there must be better options out there. Unfortunately I'm stuck with the useless bloody thing. It's used on a small 600ish m2 block with a slight slope in parts, for cutting grass only.

Toro AWD push mower – This mower does not handle properly and is very awkward to use. The handle to engage the self-propelled wheels, either it takes off really fast, or it feels like you are having to push the mower along. It is very heavy and hard to turn, as well as hard to pull backward. The motor its self, started on the first pool and cut the grass very well.… Read more

Afterwords, I was very exhausted from pushing this heavy mower. My suggestion would be to change out the.AWD lever, and go back to the old fashion pool toward you bar. The design was poorly thought out. I had a troy Bilt mower for 12 years and thought I would give Toro a chance. I will be returning this mower to the store.

Good but not great, serious issues with warranty procedures – I'm a semi commercial mower (& gardener). My honda finally died and as I had a few regular clients with very steep blocks went up to the Toro 22" Personal Pace All Wheel Drive 20353. Power is good but not great. The catching mechanism is very poor, compared to the old Honda. As soon as grass gets is damp, or very long it keeps clogging up. … Read more

However, my main issue is when the mower was only 6 months old, it started running really rough. Took to my local mechanic, who will not make me wait long and fix it on the day he said. However no crap in the carb or fuel and changed the plug. He suspected the carb (probably flow rate) or something to do with the automatic choke. (A pointless addition for something else to go wrong). So I took it to the authorised agent, assuming it would be under warranty. 8 days later they informed me it was a cracked carb head, and he'd have to hunt around for a replacement as out of stock in the warehouse. Not too long later was informed ready to collect. I had to pay $85 if I wanted to take my mower with me as he suspected it wouldn't be covered by warranty. When I asked why not he informed me I'd probably stood on it. I (politely) requested he process a warranty claim and reluctantly paid the amount as I needed the use of the mower. 6 phone calls and 4 weeks later I find out the claim is waiting on the serial number. Even though we wrote all the details down at the time, and what system allows you to enter a claim without a serial number. No one from the store contacted me, but on my last call i was a little more pushy to find out the issue. I suspect they hope I will give up and walk away. I would love to know how many other repairs on machines in the warranty period cost consumers some amount of money.

Great Mower For Steep Yards – I purchased this mower as my 14yr old Honda finally needed a rest. The Toro is decent for the money, it’s not super powerful, but it’s not under powered and takes care of my winter green couch quite well. The old version had allot of issues but this newer one (2022) seams to work well. S far I’m happy with it. Show details

Excellent value for money with minor design issues – I have a 1100 square metre block with multiple levels it's all over the place to be honest. After many years of persisting with my trusted Toro commercial self propelled mower, I decided it was time for a new mower and decided to stick with Toro and purchased the self propelled Toro personal pace AWD I have the model 21472 which has the vortex… Read more

technology and updated handle design and different wheels compared to the previous model . Thankfully the experience has been excellent so far and beyond my expectations. I completed the mow in half the time with the new toro. The mulch is much finer with the new atomic blade. The Engine I do feel is a little underpowered compared to the Kawasaki that was on my commercial one, I do need to have the mower one setting higher then on my old model and that seems to balance it out. Although I do think Toro could have put the Briggs and Stratton 850 industrial commercial on it and that would be a win all round. The personal pace system is brilliant once you get use to it, the deck is stamped pressed steel to where my older model was alloy, but it doesn't show signs of blocking that other's have said about, I feel the catcher could have been a little larger but I guess that Toro done this for weight distribution, I have buffalo grass and it cuts through that no issues, nor have I experienced the engine stalling out, I've never had to go over the same area twice. I actually like the 4 wheel adjustment but that's my opinion as I noticed other's weren't happy with it that. My old commercial had one on each wheel so I guess it's what I'm use to now. The engine brake is a good safety feature but personally I would have preferred the blade brake so I don't need to stop and start the engine. The deck is all solid pressed metal construction, but the mulch port is plastic. I don't see any problem with this as it helps keep the weight down, and it is noticeably lighter than my previous mower. Other than that I am surprised at some of the negative comments. I've had nothing but positive experience so far, bar the few little things I pointed out. In all honesty bar the few issues I pointed out which is more Toro keeping costs level I have no problem in recommending it

Too late now – Keeps clogging at the first sight of moisture in my lawn,living in tropical QLD its has to be good arounder..the catcher does not hold or fill properly,I know my environment and have extra new blades but that don't seem to cure clogging either,the briggsy started smoking after 5 mows also..my old 16inch masport push mows trees and don't clog as bad...lessen learnt I guess..trust me stick with what works.. Show details

Honestly don't buy one, wheels fell off first use and doesn't cut properly – - Hard to manoeuvre - Doesn't cut grass well, it cuts horribly and rips grass. - Shouldn't have the sharpen a brand new law mowers blades. - Fuel cap leaks - Wheel literally fell off. This mower has potential to be good but has to many frauds that need attention, no I would NOT buy another one. I wanted one of these and did some research but I… Read more

was hugely disappointed after buying one, first time using it one of the wheels fell off and nearly hurt me and completely ruined my grass in that spot and scalped it.

Fuel cap leaks and the worst part is it leaks when you stand it up as its advertised to do.

For $900 you would expect and hope for a good product,

not terrible as a lawnmower but design could be better – Had ours a few years now. Only used on a small lawned grass area about 250m2. Like a few here, doesn't like wet grass and catcher not easiest out there and sounds terrible pulling backwards. But as a straight lawnmower overall, its average. Design faults in the personal pace- forever adjusting cable and belt/ pulley don't last. Got electric… Read more

start for my mum, well battery is just a cheap battery that barely holds enough charge and then terminals rusted out after a year with wet clippings getting into plastic battery case. Replaced with same battery but same issues. Just have a small motorbike battery sitting on the outside, no problems at all after 4 years.. Overall, nice mower but i wouldn't buy one again. Plenty of better ones out there. Would most likely go electric in this case if i had the choice now with so many too choose from

Its excellent for large lawns..the mulch is like tea leaves...but hard to manoeuvre – Its always started after a couple of pulls, use fuel preserver. The "pace" setting thing just works...you'll get used to it in about 30 secs. The 4wd on my yard is overkill. The height settings are 2nd to none. The mulch is about the size of chopped parsley and tea leaves. If you go in a straight line, you will see NOTHING!! Negatives: VERY… Read more

hard to manoeuvre other than a straight line or slow curve. On long grass..(6" high!!) it will stall....I know you shouldn't let your grass get this long!!!

Conclusion: With the knowledge I have now, I would get the 2wd drive smaller unit...only cause my lawn isn't as big to need a 22".

Disappointed – I Bought my mower from Bunnings on the 12 of July 2019. So approximately ten weeks old as of this month (September 2019) I have only used it twice due to the dry weather we have experienced lately. The grass is not growing and is brown. I went to use it yesterday the 28th of September, 2019 to tidy up straggly bits on the lawn and the back wheel… Read more

fell off. It was not a cheap mower and for the price, I would have expected more. When I bought the mower I was assured it was an excellent mower, strongly built and of good quality. Apparently, It had won an award I was told. I am less than impressed and it just not acceptable at all that there should be any issues with it in this space of time. My lawn is well kept Buffalo grass. My block is very clean.

Not a great mower for Australian grass, moving it around is a pain – Hi All, had a victa and decided to move to a self propelled - this one came highly recommended but on 1st use it conked out requiring a restart at least 4-5 times mowing medium length Sir Walter grass.. i suspect the blades are too long for the powerplant and even though the grass was around 6cm high, it couldn't cope, so i had to lift it.. … Read more

having said that my old mower did it too but it was 1/2 the cost. the self propel is also really goofy - pulling the mower backwards is a pain and moving/pushing it around (from backyard to front on a concrete driveway) when it's not started is really really painful. i couldn't find any release mechanism.

it's on ebay at the moment - i regret buying it and wouldn't again.

I’ll never be buying anything from Toro again !!! – I visited my local Toro distributors and discussed a mower that would be okay to use on my property. Just under 1000 dollars was spent with the assurance it would do the job. I live on 2 acres with the lawn mower expected to do no more than about 300 meters. Within the first 3 months in for repair.. Appears the belt decided to get snagged in the… Read more

pulley housing. Self drive stopped working. Repaired and off we went again.. This item works in a straight line.. Heavy to manoeuvre, and appears not to like being pulled backwards!! Wheels sound terrible when pulled back and the second time within 10 months back in.. Again self drive stopped working wheels sounded like it was loose. Taken in and told the wheel was out of alignment.. Pulleys were all checked( all appeared great) Cable re set and told it was good to go. 3rd time in for repair.. 3 months later!! Mower used 3 times in that period!! Same issue- self drive fell off Now being told excessive wear and tear from top dressing lawn. Strange as I haven’t top dressed anything! Grass grows on sand as I live in a sandy area!! Excuse from the shop is that, I can see it’s not been used much but it’s sand! Which has in 3 uses (that’s if their 2 check was in fact carried out) worn the pulley down so that the belt falls off! Pulley head has worn! So now out of warranty by about 2 months- used along side a John deer ride on to do the hard work!! Only goes forwards and backwards on kikuyu. Mower shop saying doesn’t like sand!! Well let me tell you I don’t like it!! Absolutely terrible machine - do not buy it and look elsewhere!!! Heavy, terrible in the damp for clogging Doesn’t like sand by all accounts! Wheels are flimsy! Belt drive is poor Self propelled fails often Not enough words to express how disappointed I am!

Mows well, but needs better belt protection – This lawn mower mows very well. It does not like thick wet grass and will stall because you can't adjust the revs. The AWD system is great when it is working. Due to the lack of protection for the belts, it will throw any small sticks into the V drive pulleys causing the belts to jam or break. My rear belt snapped on the fourth time I used the… Read more

mower. It would pay to make sure that the lawn is completely debris free prior to mowing and then you probably will not have a problem.