Husqvarna Z246 (46") 20HP Zero Turn Lawn Mower

Mows hills great and leaves a nice clean cut! Great mower with plenty of power for tough grass.

Received mower & got it out of the crate (it takes some time). Started mowing, about 1.5 ac., & loved the job the mower was doing. Enjoyed the way the mower handled & time it was saving.Was almost done when a big vibration & noise came from the deck, so I quickly disengaged the blades. Got off the mower to check it out...the deck belt was shredded!

Drove the mower to my shop & called customer service with Mowers Direct. Explained what happened & they ordered a new belt to be sent to me. Got the belt a week later & put the new deck belt on. Double & triple checked everything!
Started mowing & everything was going great...almost finished mowing and the same thing happened again...shredded the deck belt !

Now I have to get someone to take it in & have it checked & repaired. The company that will do the work says it will take 4 to 6 weeks.The mower has 4 hours on it! I am paying for a new mower that I will not have for a big chunk of the summer!! I haven't been able to finish mowing my place one time!

My brother has had the same mower for 3 yr. & no problems. For me the jury is still OUT!!!

Received mower & got it out of the crate (it takes some time). Started mowing, about 1.5 ac., & loved the job the mower was doing. Enjoyed the way the mower handled & time it was saving.Was almost done when a big vibration & noise came from the deck, so I quickly disengaged the blades. Got off the mower to check it out...the deck belt was shredded!

Drove the mower to my shop & called customer service with Mowers Direct. Explained what happened & they ordered a new... more

I recently picked this up. Easy to handle once you are used to zero turns and the lap bar. Able to cut my mowing time in half. Was a little tough to get out of the shipping package so be patient.

Love how easy to use the mower is. Mows my yard in less than half the time of my Craftsman mower. Price was right and delivery was fast. Would buy again.

The Husqvarna started right up once I got it out of the crate. Plan for about an hour doing that. I used a chainsaw.

Also make sure to check the transmission shipping safety clips. I started driving and only one side was moving. One of the shipping safety hooks came undone and the other was still on. Thought I had a bad drive on one side.

The 20 hp Husqvarna motor was more than enough for my two acres. Reduced my mowing time by 40%. Fun to drive, looks nice, cuts quickly and evenly. I no longer get clumps left on the lawn either with no bagging. Love the mower!

The Husqvarna started right up once I got it out of the crate. Plan for about an hour doing that. I used a chainsaw.

Also make sure to check the transmission shipping safety clips. I started driving and only one side was moving. One of the shipping safety hooks came undone and the other was still on. Thought I had a bad drive on one side.

The 20 hp Husqvarna motor was more than enough for my two acres. Reduced my mowing time by 40%. Fun to drive, looks nice, cuts quickly and... more

I bought this to mow my new 3 acres I just bought. Before I ever finished mowing for the first time I've experienced a ruined belt where it somehow came off track, wedged under the track wheel and burned up. I've also experienced a flat front tire and flat back tire, opposite sides. So first time using it and I've already had to spend an extra $150 on replacement parts.

I am very pleased with my new Husqvarna Zero Turn, it makes my life a lot easier. and it does an excellent job

Easy assembly, directions were complete and correct.

Have used it once at the 1.5 acre farm-et. Tall grass and mulching with a short mow allowance did not mix well. Blade belts came off and it lost a spring. After some great help I removed the mulching cover and went with original discharge, and I raised the mow to the highest level. Will attempt again and see if belts stay in place and the spring stays on. Hope it does. So far it is much better to use the zero turn than a push mower on my 1.5 acres.

Researched zero turns and this was the least expensive 46" I found. Looked at several at local dealers (including this model). Have had this mower only a few weeks so this is only first impressions. Purchase with MD was straight forward. Delivery and uncrateing went well.

My first zero turn mower. Although I have operated lots of heavy equipment including dozers with 'pull lever to brake' steering, I have to say that steering a zero turn is trickier than expected. It took some time to be able to do fine navigating but the ability to eliminate the radius turn of a rider is great and what I was looking for.

Wife has not tried the mower yet and most likely will not mow when I am away as she was able to with the rider. Her tech-no abilities will probably steer her unexpectedly at first try and scare her and she will park it and say I can't.

The mowing is uniform but on uneven areas like mounding around a tree, the lack of any flexibility in the chassis raises the deck. It would seem that a rocker type front axle like on a rider would help maintain more compliance on uneven ground. Instead the machine balances on diagonal corners and take weight off the other rear wheel. This loss of traction sometimes makes steering difficult. That would be my only complaint.

On the whole, operation and construction are good and as expected. I can't say excellent because I haven't had it long enough to know. I wouldn't hesitate to buy again at this point.

Researched zero turns and this was the least expensive 46" I found. Looked at several at local dealers (including this model). Have had this mower only a few weeks so this is only first impressions. Purchase with MD was straight forward. Delivery and uncrateing went well.

My first zero turn mower. Although I have operated lots of heavy equipment including dozers with 'pull lever to brake' steering, I have to say that steering a zero turn is trickier than expected. It took... more

Good that it handled the 2 foot tall weeds and Coastal Bermuda grass well for a while. Had the mulch cover on which probably was not the right way to go for tall grass and weeds. The mower belt suddenly came off the pulleys and the mower died. Luckily my brother knew how to fix this and soon the mower belts were back on.

Since this mower weighs so much I have decided to buy a small trailer to move it around on instead of trying to drive it up on my Ram 1500 on ramps. The ramps seem to move too much when I try this.

It did OK work on the weeds. Wish it had not lost the belt and leave me unable to fix it or drive it around. Need someway to raise it to work in it. Very heavy.

Good that it handled the 2 foot tall weeds and Coastal Bermuda grass well for a while. Had the mulch cover on which probably was not the right way to go for tall grass and weeds. The mower belt suddenly came off the pulleys and the mower died. Luckily my brother knew how to fix this and soon the mower belts were back on.

Since this mower weighs so much I have decided to buy a small trailer to move it around on instead of trying to drive it up on my Ram 1500 on ramps. The ramps seem to... more