Weedeater 300 series Lawn Mower

by Diana Guidry
(Nashua, NH)

I have to give it up for the person who made the Weedeater 300 series mower. I went to Walmart in need of a new lawn mower and feel I was cheated. It all started the third time I used my brand new lawn mower. I'll tell you this it still looked pretty, but believe it or not it wouldn't start.

I checked the gas, that is a normal occurrence and the tank was more than half full so that wasn't the problem. I checked the oil still not the problem, so I started off by calling Walmart. As dismayed as I already was I became more disgruntled when I got off of the phone with Walmart. They told me they couldn't take it back since I put fuel in it which is understandable I guess.

They told me to call the manufacturer, so I did and there I was again on the verge of loosing it on the phone with some poor guy in California. I knew that it wasn't his fault, but it seemed like everybody involved in making this Weedeater lawn mower whether it be the making of or selling this sad piece of machinery already knew that there was something wrong with it.

I was told I would receive a call back from the customer service guys supervisor and I waited and waited and have failed to receive a call back from the manufacturer.

As far as the couple of times I used my brand new mower it worked wonderful even though I used it twice and it took a dump on me literally. I had spent 275 dollars on this thing and it didn't work for me but twice. I mean it worked on the hill part of my yard it worked on the flat part of the ground just couldn't keep it working.

I don't think that the amount of time I used it had an effect on the shelf life of my expensive piece of rubbish. I went to Sears and spent another 500 dollars on a mower with a warranty, and never again will I buy another lawn mower by the makers of the Weedeater.

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Weedeater 300 series Lawn Mower

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Cheap Basic Push Mower For Small Yards Made In America
by: Helen Messinger

I am from South Beloit, Illinois. I bought a Weed Eater lawn mower at the Rockton, IL walmart about two months ago, and we have been using it as our primary mower ever since. I remember that the lawn mower is a Briggs and Stratton Weed Eater 300 series.

It cost about $125, and was the cheapest one they had. It doesn't run cheaply, though. I really love this little mower! It really is "little" because it's a very tiny push mower. I guess good things come in small packages.

We have a very small yard next to the woods, and it works great for cutting our grass rapidly. We have had absolutely no problems with it. It rolls right over sticks and debris like it was nothing. If fact, it has even cut our neighbors grass several times, as we mowed for him while he doesn't have a lawn mower.

To sum up the good points: this Weed Eater 300 series lawn mower runs like a champ. I think it would be best for small yards, and getting around tight spaces, but I would even bet it would work for a larger yard, though it would take longer. It really does seem to save gas too, since it has a small 4 cycle engine.

Another highlight: The sticker on the mower says that the engine was made in the USA. This mower also puts Americans to work!

The bad about it: it doesn't seem to have any bad points. If I absolutely had to choose a bad point, it would probably be that it feels a little cheap. It doesn't have the heavy, more solid feel that expensive lawn mowers have. The metal on the casing is very thin.

Also, the mower is very basic. It doesn't have a pull start or a key start, or anything special. It doesn't have a bag to catch grass clippings. It's not an electric mower. That's just fine for us, but some might not like it.

In the end, if you want a small, basic mower that isn't too fancy or expensive for a small yard that also creates jobs here in the US, then the Weed Eater 300 series is the mower for you.

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The Weedeater 300 Series Is The Worst Lawn Mower Ever
by: Stewart Maranto

Worst lawn mower ever!!!! From the very first time it was very hard to start then after two times IT WON'T START no matter what you do. I had always thought that Weedeater was a good brand...I found out differently. It is low quality rubbish.

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