I have a super recycler for 20 yrs and no complaints. You have to make sure to clean the kickers to work efficiently and get a nice strip on the lawn. If you don't clean it will leave grass clumps.

This could also be titled "Taryl mows behind his shop for the first time" lol

@proflondonuk

4 жыл бұрын

Huh, there's a back to the shop ?

@jonsmith2440

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@bcracing204

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Tara dactel I got this mower the only complaint I have is that the engine speed is super low resulting in low blade speed you got any advice on anything I can check or do about that? Thanks a bunch ......love your videos you are true Master Mechanic full of lost knowledge in today’s world

@corby404

3 жыл бұрын

It's probably Save-A-Lots property.

@MTMProductions

2 жыл бұрын

If only he opened his eyes more and closed his mouth more.😁

I remember back in the day, just about everyone used a side discharge mower. I still do. Sometimes I use the bagger. I just never was a fan of mulching. This is a really nice mower! The engine has a really good power. Toro builds great products!

I bought a 21" Personal Pace with the blade brake and the Toro engine, I've been very pleased with it so far. It replaces a 1988 Toro Self-Propelled aluminum deck with blade brake and a Suzuki engine. I'm a little let down because I only got 32 years out of my old one!

@mikegrimaldi5844

Жыл бұрын

We bought the same mower back in 1991ish for my parents as a gift that had the new Briggs/Toro engine to replace Suzuki engine. My brother is still using the mower today. Kudos to Briggs/Toro for designing a good engine. A couple of years ago the carb fell off from machine-while it was running! I guess the gasket dried out after 30 years and bolts lost preload.

Mr. Dactyl I just want to say thank you to you and your talented family for always making such great interesting & entertaining videos! You are well over 100k subscribers and growing due to the excellent content. Congratulations ......and there's your dinner.

I bought one....I love it. The storage and the reverse is what sold me along with Toro's lasting so long.

@bryanhauschild4376

2 жыл бұрын

How does it push around when not using drive system or engine not running?

@michaelhowell7275

2 жыл бұрын

@@bryanhauschild4376 Pushes fine.

I have my dad's 1995 Super Recycler. It's a true workhorse. Always starts within 4 pulls and never let us down. I love that machine.

Nice review. I LOVE the SR4, have for years. Had three of ‘em at one point, recently got a newer one with the flip up handles. Best 21” walk behind mower there is IMO. The personal Pace system can’t be beat, it’s simple, reliable and easy to work on and most importantly IT WORKS! I hope whoever invented it is a multimillionaire because that’s a game changer AFAIC.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! So many people doing review cutting grass that looks like its jut been cut - something that any old mower can do. You pushed the limits and showed what the mower was made of. Thanks from Australia.

I just repowered my 1997 Snapper 21 HiVac bagger with a new 6.5hp B&S Quantum short block. I'm ready to go head to head with this new 2020 Toro Super recycler any day.

I love getting my dinner in the middle of the week😁😁

Taryl, my father bought a Toro walk behind self- propelled in, 1974 that I ran until 1995? Very good machine these Toro's... I agree, wash out the machine right after using, including the top and mulch plug area like you said....

I have one of these that's about 10 years old with a Briggs engine, self propelled and I absolutely love it. I love the Personal Pace feature the best. It's so much easier than Honda's paddles which are hard to hold steady on uneven ground. I love the adjustable folding handle, something that Honda doesn't even have. I love how quiet it is, the good mulching job it does, and the way it continues to start easily with 1, 2 or 3 pulls even after 10 years. I also love that it has enough horsepower to easily mulch my lawn. I had a Honda before this that did not have enough power to mulch and it was constantly plugging up under the deck. I've done all the maintenance myself on this and never had it in the shop. I have never used the water pressure cleanout, though. I am definitely going to buy another one of these when this one shoots craps, but not sure which engine to buy now. This Briggs has been surprisingly good and easy to start and very dependable. Thanks for the review. Love what you do.

I've had 3 lawn mowers during the 43 years of owning my house. First one was an Iron Horse mower with a rope start 2 cycle circa 1956. Second mower which I still have is a 72 Lawn boy also a 2 cycle. I have a spare parts engine for it. 3 is a mid 90s Snapper which a friend of my wife gave us when they moved. All 3 mowers were free. The Iron Horse was running when I gave it away. Never opened a mower box. Never bought a mower.

I'm glad to see my shop not only one that back 40 not cut for a while or ever

Hi Taryl I enjoy your reviews! Thanks.

I was considering Toro and am glad you reviewed it.

The hardware store where I did small engine work was a Toro dealer and we did put oil gas and make sure everything was in working order and tight, I like Toro, the personal pace is great and the mulching system was top notch, I'm glad they got back to aluminum decks and have a new color. I like Toro's own engine seemed durable and low maintenance

I have my own "blade stop" feature. It's called put a clip on the deadman bail handle and then pickup the obstacle.

@thyubernoob

4 жыл бұрын

That's what I do on mine, one less belt to replace..

@norge696

4 жыл бұрын

exactly.

@scotts653

4 жыл бұрын

The blade stop is more for the bagger crowd. Clip on the deadman works well for mulchers

We have a 1995 Toro Wheel Horse Recycler riding mower which still runs well, although we don't use it much for cutting anymore as the mower deck has become a bit too rusty and bent out of shape after a couple of decades of continuous use. Mulching apparently helped improve the health of our lawn which before using the Recycler was quite sparse in some areas but now is relatively uniform.

Making me think of summer already!

ive been looking for a new mower ithink you sold me on this one thanks Taryl

wow you have the long stick weeds with the ball on top there too. I think there everywhere now

Just purchased this mower from Home Depot. It cost $599....Mowed the lawn and it works for me. I like being able to stand it up to access the blade(s). The wash out system is weak (as demonstrated) but hitting it with the hose is easy. I had the Toro with the steel deck and it corroded through in several places so I use Fiberglass cloth and West System Epoxy to repair the holes. The mower still works fine and it is seven years old. This is why I purchased another Toro machine, this time with an Aluminum deck...

I have a 1995 Toro 20476 Super Recycler that someone gave me 5 years ago!. It’s the best push mower I have ever owned! It has electric start and the Briggs and Stratton GTS 150 has a charging circuit too! It has a pressurized lubrication system and the blade clutch and stop is a nice feature! It even has the front mounted dethatcher and a drop fertilizer spreader that sits on the drive wheels. This thing will turn grass blades into dust! It does a better job of mulching than my twin blade Honda! The pyramid shaped air deflectors under the deck are the key to its awesome mulching ability !Just needed a carbatrator rebuild , new battery and a new belt. I'll be sad when this thing eventually craps out! There’s your dinner!

Thought we might get to see a flywheel key/bent blade replacement, but it wasn't in the cards. I would really like to see a full teardown of that Toro motor. See how the oiler works, if it's a plastic cam and the cylinder liner and rings. You know, how many corners did they cut. I've got an older Toro recycler 3 speed with a funky Briggs motor. Good mower with a blade clutch and rear wheel drive.

@stevehoch9528

4 жыл бұрын

I still have one of those as well. I can't bring myself to buy a new one, it still works great. It's the same with my late 90's Weber gas grill.

I like the cast alloy decks. I have a couple of older Honda mowers with alloy decks and they have held up great.

ive always liked the toro mowers! easy to use and work on! i never seen much problems when they came out with the personal pace design besides people wearing out the wheels!

Looks like a good little mower. Great video!

Awesome stuff Taryl Dactyl mate cheers from Australia

Thanks for the review

Great review thank you

I love the Black deck with red trim. 👍👍

For wet grass to still get picked up good and proper in the catcher like that I'm sold. Yes I paused to type this at 13:08 lol

I love Toro. Only thing I care to use in my yard

Just bought the same one a couple of months ago..like Taryl said, got no complaints...

@thyubernoob

15 күн бұрын

Update: 3 years, still on the original belt and fires up on the first pull with the Toro engine..best mower I've ever had..

My Toro Super Recyler is 12 years old and still cranks on 2 pulls or less. Has the Briggs & Scracton engine (Scraton actually made this one) Penny for penny it is the very best piece of lawn equipment I have ever used in 50+ years of lawn & garden work.

Great innovations. Horsepower? Love the stand up feature and auto choke. You found that Fire Hydrant too!

@conner5611

3 жыл бұрын

159cc toro says its around 4.5hp

I’ve actually been thinking about that one

Yes,my dads Honda HRU217D industrial grade lawnmower which runs the GSV190 engine is 17 years old now & the engine needs a rebuild (it's a bit Smoky on startup),I plan on doing that soon !

Now I just know that Taryl only lets his grass grow that tall so he can create these demonstration video for us. Probably has test patches of various lengths scattered all over his property just for us!

Great Video, Excellent Warranty, Good Looking Mower, Great Features with The Greaseable Rear Wheels, Easy Stow Feature, Personal Speed Control Is Great For Older People who Cannot Keep Up With it, Considering That The Grass Was Wet It Cut Exceptionally well, Older Mowers Would Clog With Wet Grass. The Mower Didn't Struggle In The Longer Grass From What I Could Hear. A Lot Of Push Mowers You Would Have To Lift The Front wheels and Cut It Down A Bit, But That BEAUTY Went straight Through It No Problems. Very Strong Engine For 159cc. If Anything This Engine Would Be My Choice ♥ It.

Taryl went under that tree and just about 'wigged out' hehe!

@dvddale111

4 жыл бұрын

He's much older than slippers of course! Wish he'd get rid of the wig and teeth though...

I love this mower. I bought mine at the home cheapo for mulching exclusively and it does a fabulous job. My mower has the Briggs and Scratton engine so it doesn't have an oil drain plug, but I use a pump. Don't listen to Briggs when they tell you that you never need to change the oil and you just add more as it needs it. What a load of crap. Every engine has blow by and the gas will eventually contaminate the oil. That said I still love the way it mulches and the personal pace drive system. The only problem I have had is that the first unit would cut out if the engine was jostled, like trimming around a tree with roots above ground. You could also shake the mower on its back wheels and the engine would stop. I had no problem taking the mower back to Home Cheapo and exchanging the mower for the same model, which runs fine and does not cut out. FYI my old mower was a Snapper self propelled aluminum frame from the early 70s. In 1994 I replaced the engine with a Briggs I bought from a dealer and christened it my "Franken-mower". It ran perfectly 26 years before I decided to replace it with the Recycler. Perhaps it's because I changed the oil regularly and use Ethanol free gas from a gas station. That bottled stuff is 32 bucks a gallon, ridiculous. I pay 2.50 a gallon for the 93 octane ethanol free and use it in all my small engines.

My favorite mower of all time is the older Snapper high vac, but this what has been called the Toro sr4 is my second favorite, I have both, but the Snapper has always been my favorite.

@stephaniefrazee3955

4 жыл бұрын

Have you used one of the newer Snapper high vacs?

@knighthawk86855

4 жыл бұрын

@@stephaniefrazee3955 yep, I work on small engines, and the new stuff all manufacturers have out is built to fail, a L head Briggs is the best engine, I have come across, yes the Honda is a good engine, as is the Robin, and kawasaki, but the Lhead briggs is by far so much easier to work on.

@stephaniefrazee3955

4 жыл бұрын

@@knighthawk86855 Is that what is on the new Snapper High Vacs?

@knighthawk86855

4 жыл бұрын

@@stephaniefrazee3955 how you tell a high vac from a normal, is of course the bag will say snapper HI-vac, but the real way to tell is the deck, the edge of the deck will be folded under, on a hi-vac, whereas a normal snapper deck will be straight or even folded outward.

@alphasmurf6563

3 жыл бұрын

Knighthawk's Mowers Better then the 2-cycle Suzuki? NO WAY JOSE!

NIce stump grinding Taryl, oh and yes I did buy a 2021 Calendar

Good job, in Germany it’s 4:40 pm, so in a bit more minutes we’ll have our dinner 🍽👍

@richarddikhead

4 жыл бұрын

Good night

@melvinthemechanic

3 жыл бұрын

Who cares ?

@Maik1968

3 жыл бұрын

@@melvinthemechanic you don’t have a sense of humor, but who cares.

@melvinthemechanic

3 жыл бұрын

@@Maik1968 no one

Thank you!!!!

I have to say it looks and works great I like the lift back system good to clean for us who service mowers I've never seen a Toro engine before here In the UK but i hope we do great video as usual Taryl keep them coming now There's your dinner

@bentullett6068

4 жыл бұрын

The new Hayter Harrier 48, 56 mowers with the autodrive only option and the Hayter Osprey 56 have this engine. Some of the cheaper new Toro Recycler models also have this engine fitted. The Briggs and Stratton engines are only seen on the better spec Hayter and Toro mowers.

Thanks again!

I have a toro recycler with the kohler on it. It's been a good mower

Great video review

The 21385 you tested is not listed on Toro's site as a SMARTSTOW® mower. I guess as you showed you are able to store it vertically. Perhaps you can clarify as to whether you should store it that way. To avoid confusion maybe I should come over, pick it up and test at my home for a couple of years.

@Christian87N

3 жыл бұрын

Curious on this myself

Toro builds nice mowers, I always like the Lawnboy Duraforce mower how about you, Toro and Lawnboy used to be the same company not sure if the still are....but i always liked Lawnboy and toro products...I was a mechanic at a Lawnboy/Toro and Stihl dealer....I loved working there....

Another excellent product review, thanks Taryl & gang! Any chance you'll be selling those Karl T-shirts?

I have a 15+ year old Toro Super Recycler Mower. It will mulch leaves very well.

The tilt feature is nice. I guess they made it out of aluminum so it is light enough to tilt. One can spray it clean with it tilted. Looks like a good mower. Your grass is just like mine. Mostly weeds :-)

Love em Toro's!

Bought mine last May. If you came here for 2021 season and are looking for reviews - Taryl's is accurate enough. I like mine and got the push button start that has the 190cc Briggs on it. As a matter of fact I just fired it up for a little early clean up. By topping of the battery monthly overwinter it did great.

@charlesmonk4431

2 жыл бұрын

I just bought the one with electric start. I replaced a 20 year old snapper that I couldn’t locate a replacement engine. I hope I am happy with my purchase.

Had the briggs model and the auto choke failed almost at immediately. It was fixed free, but bring back the primer bulb.

I memmba back whin Toro was Wheel Horse they made some tuff garden tractors and implements I recon they still strive to build with that same quality specially with that 5 year warranty

@CountryRock2k1

4 жыл бұрын

Toro never was Wheel Horse. They just bough the company from previous owners and continued making the Wheel Horse product and put their badge on it too. Wheel Horse made their own name making some of the best garden tractors ever.

I liked that "-64 Mustang red" as the deck colour more

That was a torture test for a residential mower. Seems real nice for the homeowner.

Good review

Whewww-Hewwww!!!Bush-Hoggin' a brand new Toro Super Recycler!!!!!

wow that mower looks impressive i think i want one when my 1976 hahn push mower blows up which probably will never happen

Nice unit!! Looks like it has plenty of power.

The Toro Whirlwind mowers in the 60's 70's had wash out ports Glad to see it back... I'm tired of making my own wash outs

@pennyan2057

4 жыл бұрын

You're right Dale, those old Toros also had aluminum decks, S-shaped blades, and mine had the wind-up recoil start, miss that machine.

This mower hasn't yet arrived on our shores in the UK. Looks a great mower. I wonder if it will be painted green and sold as a Hayter without the Toro drive system?

Glad to see it has an "Uncle Andy" mode for us slow mowers. LOL

I love torture test reviews, this way we can really see it work , LOL

Love this mower it's still going strong. I was having minor issues with my Timemaster 30 I just bought but sorted that problem out on leaner gas. I will never get rid of that model Toro super recycler because the new ones are absolute junk.

This guy's the best..I'm going to buy one.😁😁👍🏼

Nice mower. I kind of like the aluminum deck. I'd prefer a blade clutch model. Thanks for the review.

Taryl make a video of all your mini bikes ive been wanting to find and put an opposed twin briggs on a coleman minibike

Bought an older one from Goodwill for 35 bucks lol Best mower ever.

Excellent Mower . I have a super recycler Toro mower 1997 and runs excellent. 1/12/2022

You’re right, it’s the LawnCareNuts favorite mower and that crowd loves it. I like the older ones. Have you run across the sputtering issue with the Briggs 163cc engine? Seems to be the biggest flaw with that engine.

@Matthew-ip6xl

4 жыл бұрын

The sputtering issue is predominately a problem with the 190cc Briggs though I’ve seen a handful of complaints with the 163cc. I exchanged my 190cc version for another one and it hasn’t given me a problem.

Neat. I have the SR4 20056 SuperCare I picked up for $25. Wasn't engaging the drive and the cables needed to be rebuilt. Used 1/16" cable wire and some 3M Silicone Paste after cleaning out the cable shell thing a ma jiggy with WD40 and piano wire. Was thinking maybe using piano wire... though didn't have anything long enough to go all the way through. Haven't done a solid wire rebuild yet. Anyhow... that got the blade running at full speed since was the break line that needed replaced since has the blade brake option. Wondering about hacking into this more modern design to improve mulching, i.e. adding the newer design blade mount bracket with the extra blades and the two triangle looking parts. Maybe even somehow fabricating with PVC pipe maybe and a heat gun??? the back stop for when recycling to cover up the chute to the bagger. Excellent investment IMO. I even found a front mount dethatcher that is a Snapper I'd though I can retrofit for $10 since even the tines are worth that alone.... though looks like Toro even makes a version that I've made photos of so can make the brackets to mount. Thanks for sharing! About to work on my first Honda engine tune ups on two pressure washers, the GC160V $20 Excell and GC160 $40 Generac. The GC160V is running funky, though steady when always triggering the pressure washer gun... but needs some loving. Next disability payment, I'll invest in the horizontal new pump for the GC160. Almost want to take one of the older briggs 6.75HP engines and upgrade the Excell or maybe just make a new better pressure washer. No biggy... good times either way and rescuing the Made in the U.S.A. parts/systems sure helps save in the long run. Amazing how cost effectively these systems can be safely even made to last.

Any recommendations for a product to spray or apply so wet grass will not stick to the bottom? Thanks

Taryl for sentimental reasons I’m going to hold on to my 1990s era GTS2 Toro Recycler. I think it’s a Briggs 5.5 and I brought it back to life after watching your series. But it’s smoking a little and chugging and doesn’t have much more life. The mower has an aluminum deck still in good shape. What out of the box replacement engine would fit this machine? I know Toro things mounted these engines sideways. Is a engine swap a do it yourself job?

but but what is your opinion on the honda vs briggs vs toro engine? If you were to buy one what kind of engine would you get?

i remember in my early years lusting after a TORO mower. That's a very nice home mower and should last for years if one does the basic maintnance. Expert review Taryl, Thank You

need to change the subject will the hv-350 hold up to gas ? my fill spout is broke off my JD 317.

Nice piece ya got there Taryl. If it only had a Honda engine ...... I'd buy it!

@essinem4130

3 жыл бұрын

They have a model available with a Honda 160cc engine.

I have a 2021 Briggs unit. I like it a lot. If there were one drawback, it would be that it's hard to pull backwards, like a drive gear is engaged. Not all the time, but often.

@jaspervonbach3621

10 ай бұрын

That appears to be still a problem for 2023. Also engine surging and oil leaks from the head gasket.

I believe that engine is actually a Honda clone, Scrubcadet uses the same thing with their name on it! Nice video 👍

@andyhamilton8940

4 жыл бұрын

Look a little closer...Kruller Klone...dipstick and fuel fill gave it away🤔

@johncarlberg4481

4 жыл бұрын

Kroller is actually a Honda clone with slightly different appearances

awesome very cool

I even love how reliable these PowerMore engines are

When are the mower companies going to come up with a mower that you can adjust the wheel height from the push handle. That would be a great feature.

I only see the smart stow advertise on the Briggs & Stratton engines on the TORO website. Does anybody own this mover model 21385 (The Toro Engine) tried to do the Smart Stow feature with gas and oil in it? I really like the all black color.

@Christian87N

3 жыл бұрын

Interested as well since I just bought mine today but don’t want to tilt for fear of causing damage by leaking.

I like it.

the last toro recycler i had the drive went on it fast , their weedwhackers didnt last neither .. so i replaced the mower with an ariens razor and the weedwhacker with echo ..problems solved 10 years no problems so far

Power Hacksaw behind you Taryl...do you have a lathe too?

Taryl doesn't this one also have the back discharge of the grass aswell ?

I can't believe Toro changed their color to black. Red was Toros trademark color! It's like if John Deere changed from green to orange, it just doesn't look right.

Looks like the best quality mower that you won't find at home depot, at least up here in Ontario. My uncle has the regular recycler and I just changed the belt on it for him. It is a nice mower too.

@JohnR9965

4 жыл бұрын

John B it’s in Home Depot USA

@johnb5519

4 жыл бұрын

@@JohnR9965 Not where I live.

@johnb5519

4 жыл бұрын

@@JohnR9965 The home depots here don't carry all the good stuff that you can buy down there.

@JohnR9965

4 жыл бұрын

John B well that’s not fair. 🤔

@johnb5519

4 жыл бұрын

@@JohnR9965 I know. A lot of times when I look for something online, I think, great home depot has it, and then I see it's home depot .com, instead of home depot ca.

Question......do you like the toro engine or honda engine version better and do wheels have ball bearings?

I think the valves are a little off and we might wanna check the carbatrator. Let's take it apart and find out.

I don't think I ever saw you do a sponsored "review" or infomercial before. Hope this is not the future. I really like you channel.

@jmistret419

4 жыл бұрын

you dont watch much then. hes done snowblower,electric weedwacker chain saw and many other reviews

@jws3925

4 жыл бұрын

@@jmistret419 I do watch quite a bit but must have missed those. Thanks for setting me straight.

@jmistret419

4 жыл бұрын

he does an honest review. if he doesnt like something he will call the manufacturer out on it