Craftsman 160cc* 22'' Front Drive Self-Propelled Mower Honda engine $255 or $230.13 w/ Sears card

Honda’s lightest and quietest lawnmower engine delivers 160cc of power.

22 in. high-performance deck — Provides excellent bagging, mulching or discharging
Honda 160cc* engine — Honda’s lightest and quietest lawnmower engine
Front drive — Single speed propelled drive system; Let the mower do the work
12 in. high wheels — For added maneuverability
Dust-Blocker Grass Bag — Specialized construction helps keep dirt away from user
2-year warranty

Price is listed as 299 -> add to cart and it will show a $25 instant savings. Then use code SAVE20 to drop the price to $255

Craftsman 160cc* 22'' Front Drive Self-Propelled Mower 50 States

It has been reported if you use your Sears card you can get it for $230.13.

Why start a new thread when you just could have posted the new code in the old one ?

In for one. My old briggs plain push mower made me sweat yesterday... so I'm gonna upgrade and sell my old one on craigslist.

Hard to beat Honda for small engines.

respdoc said:   Why start a new thread when you just could have posted the new code in the old one ?

Sorry the old one listed 275 in the title not everyone would have seen the new price, and it listed a coupon code that was no longer valid. just thought this would keep it simple...

respdoc said:   Why start a new thread when you just could have posted the new code in the old one ?

cause the topic could not be edited by member to reflect new lower price. now stop griping sheeesh!

Mercenary said:   Honda’s lightest and quietest lawnmower engine delivers 160cc of power.

Power being measured in cubic centimeters is something new . Is it equivalent of the explosive power of the 160cc of TNT? .

anyone know how to recycle your old craftman mower? Can you take it to a Sears store?

f2000sa said:   anyone know how to recycle your old craftman mower? Can you take it to a Sears store?

I had one that was leaking oil to exchange under warranty. They could not find record of the sale even though I was a regular customer. Salesman who always helped me said that he had sold it to me but the new store manager said he was certain I must have bought it from another Sears store.(Shame on me for not keeping the receipt but had never had a problem before) They must have recycled as I left it and that was the last time I've been to ANY Sears.

I'm stuck on the fence here.

Whether to replace my 26 year old 22 inch 2 speed Honda for OP's.
My old machine has become more and more difficult to start and at the moment it won't start.
I know it'll run $70 + parts to get it going for this season.

What to do.

Thanks OP!

Rear wheel drive is usually better than front wheel drive. As the bag fills, the weight over the rear wheels increases which helps traction in RWD, hurts traction in FWD. RWD also allows you to turn easier, as you are pivoting on the drive wheels. Turning around a FWD mower is the same as turning a mower that isn't self propelled. Finally, if your yard has hills, that's when RWD really shines! Try going uphill with front wheel drive.... as the weight of the mower shifts back.... and the front wheels stop making traction. When you need it the most, you end up doing all the pushing.

Not to mention that usually the RWD models have a beefier drive system.

I speak from long term ownership with both types.

People get excited about Honda engines.... I am not saying they aren't great, I have never owned one. I CAN that my current Briggs & Stratton powered, self propelled, rear bagger, is 25 years old and starts on the first pull every time. Just last week I pulled it out of the shed after a long Cleveland OH winter, hit the primer bulb, and one easy pull later I was mowing on a tank of half stale gas.

crtt said:   respdoc said:   Why start a new thread when you just could have posted the new code in the old one ?

cause the topic could not be edited by member to reflect new lower price. now stop griping sheeesh!

It was a question and appears you are the only one whining about it.

TechnoButt said:   In for one. My old briggs plain push mower made me sweat yesterday... so I'm gonna upgrade and sell my old one on craigslist.

Hard to beat Honda for small engines.

Its a great engine, but I hope you have a smooth golfcourse like lawn. My Honda is in the dump with a bent crankshaft, I am back to the POS briggs mower that eats rocks.

I was able to get additional savings on this. I bought $200 Sears gift cards at local Kroger grocery store they have promotion of 4 times fuel rewards which gave me enough points to save an additional $28 of my next fuel purchase (.80 gallon x 35 gallons) Paid for it with Chase Freedom and will get 5% CashBack for grocery store purchases on the card 5% x $200 = $10 savings. I paid the remaining balance with my Sears credit card and still got the 5% off my purchase which gave me an additional $24.81. Also clicked the Sears FatWallet CashBack link to earn an extra 3%. Total price for me after all CashBack and gas rewards was 299.99 - 25 (instant in cart) - 20 (save 20 off $200) - 24.81 (5% off Sears charge card discount) - $28 (Fuel savings purchasing gift cards) - $10 (Chase rewards for grocery purchases) - $6.90 (Fatwallet 3% CashBack) - $4.00 (Sears shop your rewards points) for grand total of $181.28 then going to sell my mower on CL.

I tried to order one and could not apply the coupon "SAVE20".

fgontran said:   I tried to order one and could not apply the coupon "SAVE20".

I had the same issue last night and called customer service because the coupon details did not exclude the mower from what I could tell, so I called customer service, and bought it over the phone, and they issued a credit for 20.00 + tax today. Of course I think it ruined my chances of getting FW CashBack.

damn! you are good!