Toro Timecutter MX4275

Bought a 42in myride 3 years ago in Australia and have almost 200hrs on it. I had issues with it not starting not long into using it. It would backfire and just be plainly difficult to get started. First issue i found was a bent rocker stud (discovered after 2 years) so i replaced it thinking start issue fixed....Nope! Still hard to start and backfired. I figured the valves might be burnt or bent and that i would need to pull the cylinder head and lap the valves to get them to seal properly. I put this off and hated buying the mower, hated using the mower.

I decided I'd replace the engine with a Kawasaki and throw the 24.5hp to the dump and rid myself of that nightmare.

No, I thought..... I'm going to fix it!

Disassembled the carburettor and cleaned, still faulty. New plugs and gapped correctly, still faulty. Check magnetic pickups for ignition hadn't moved, still faulty. Checked battery wasn't dropping voltage while cranking, still faulty. Checked voltage across starter solenoid while cracking, BINGO!!. Replaced starter solenoid and now it starts 1st time. No backfire, no cranking forever, no problems, no nothing.

It had never cranked fast enough to start without needing to choke it everytime. So I let the engine get upto operating temp, shut it down and it re-started straight away, over and over again, each time without issue.

As for the rest of the mower it worked flawlessly from the first use.

However it is terrible on slopes but that's the flaw with zeroturn mowers except the ones that steer with the front tires. Doesn't come with an hour meter. There is a cutout for the hour meter under the operations panels sticker. I bought one and installed. It plugs straight into the wiring harness. You don't need to find a power source for it.

I have the mulching kit installed and it works excellently. I use aftermarket thicker mulch blades as i found the ones purchased from toro where too thin and wore out too quickly.

There are only 2 greasable items on the mower. That being the front wheels. I understand its not a commercial mower but I'd like to be able to grease the spindles.

The Myride was the main reason i bought the mower and it works a treat. My back is really bad and since using this mower I've had not one single moment of back discomfort.

Now that it's working as it should i would definately recommend this mower.

No problems – Mows over long grass with ease and doesn't struggle up hills. Does slip going sideways sometimes but otherwise very pleased with it. It does need bigger fuel tanks though. I go through very rocky terrain and the blades have hit many rocks but the deck and blades stand up well to the strain. The my ride suspension system is rather bouncy.

Toro MX4275 lemon mower – I've had my new Toro MX4275 mower for a couple of weeks and with less than 1hr mowing usage, the drive belt has snapped. No excessive hard work on the mower either. Spoke to my local dealer about the issue and he told me that it was a common problem because it is not a commercial model. Just wish that he would of told me this a few weeks earlier when he was selling me the mower, I wouldn't have purchased it. I just thought for a $7,500 investment, I would have got a little more use out of it.

This model belt is not thicker than your little finger.

Belt replaced under warranty by Toro Australia, very happy with customer service.