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Lawnmower Class Action Lawsuit: False Advertising re Horsepower
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by Jacob Zinn | April 9, 2010 at 10:29 am
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Residents of the United States and Puerto Rico may participate in a class action settlement over the false advertisement of horsepower for some lawnmowers.
Mowers purchased from 1994 to April 12, 2010 with engines capable of up to 30 horsepower are eligible for some cash back and potentially an extended warranty.
Owners may receive up to $35 for walk-behind mowers and up to $75 for riding mowers.
Manufacturers in Lawnmower Class Action Settlement
The lawsuit was filed in Wisconsin against Sears and many lawnmower manufacturers, alleging that the company sold mowers with claims of higher horsepower than they actually produced.
Lawnmowers by the following manufacturers are eligible if their engines were made by:
- Briggs & Stratton
- Honda
- Kawasaki
- Kohler
- Tecumseh
- Toro
Or if the entire lawnmower was manufactured by:
- EHP
- Honda
- Husqvarna
- John Deere
- MTD
- Sears
- Toro
Also included are the following brands: Bolens, Brute, Craftsman, Cub Cadet, Exmark, Lawn-Boy, Murray, Poulan, Poulan PRO, Sabre, Scotts, Simplicity, Snapper, Troy Bilt, Weed Eater, White Outdoor, Yard Machines and Yard-Man.
Fine Print of Lawnmower Class Action Settlement
Mowers are only eligible if they were purchased for home use and owners must provide identification numbers printed on the mower and the engine.
Owners have until the end of August to file a claim on the Lawnmower Class Action Settlement website. A final approval hearing of the settlement is set for June 22, and upon its approval, owners have 1 year to redeem warranty benefits.
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at 02:17 on April 10th, 2010
I would like to recieve the paper work to submit for the claim. I own a john deere 2 years old and will make the claim in the suit.
at 11:59 on April 10th, 2010
I would like to know how to submit a claim. I own a 2 year old Snapper.
at 15:07 on April 17th, 2010
lawnmowerclass.com/ this is where i got the link to submit my claim on line.
at 08:28 on April 10th, 2010
We purchased a Craftsman 675 Series Model 917376634 in late February 2010. We needed a key start and self propelled due to my husband being a heart patient and my neck disability.Yesterday was the first day to use it. The key start did not work; I had to have him pull it to start it and I pushed more than it propelled. I am very disappointed. We've purchased for approximately 45 years from Sears and his mower is not performing properly. Please advise.Thank you for any help and advice you may offer.
at 20:56 on April 12th, 2010
Did you try taking it back to sears??? or calling the sears store where you bought it???
at 17:16 on April 25th, 2010
Take it back to Sears. Tthey will replace or repair it. Take the receipts. I hope this helps.
at 20:54 on April 12th, 2010
What the hell??? If your lawnmower goes vroom and cuts the grass, what difference is it if its 3 horsepower or 4??? And we wonder why the legal/tort system is screwed up in this country. Some people really need to get a life and stop suing for free handouts.
at 17:51 on April 14th, 2010
Amen brother. Seriously, does the mower start? Yes, usually with one pull. Is it safe to use, does it do a nice job cutting the grass, would you buy the same mower again? Yes, yes, yes. So why try to cash in on some nit-wit's nit-picking measurement of horsepower?! Leave them folks alone and go cut your grass!
at 02:28 on July 2nd, 2010
Did this rebate program end? All links seem to have been disabled and I can no longer print out the forms to submit for my $35.00 rebate. Just wondering. Seems like another security blanket for the Trial Lawyers Association of the USA. I thought Obummer had them all buttonholed in the DOJ in DC. Oh yes, all the Black Lawyers are located in the DOJ. Sorry for being so inconvenienced.
at 07:09 on April 18th, 2010
AMEN, but people will try to get something for nothing the majority of the time. I did buy a Lawn Mower in the described time frame, but I will not try to get money back for a very good mower!!!!!!
at 04:39 on April 19th, 2010
it's called deception, the company that produced the motor on the lawnmower knowingly decieved you to think you were getting more than you were actually gettting, think of it like this, you go to the gas station and they have the pump set to give you .8 gallons of gas for every 1gallon the pump says you get, they are decieving you!!!! i'd be mad as heck!!!!, i'm turning mine in, i paid thousands for my zero turn mower and i did buy it over other models because of the higher horsepower.
at 17:19 on April 28th, 2010
guess u work for john deere. I upgraded my 22 hp 1978 era riding mower for a newer 26 hp model. it's slower than the old one, takes me longer to do the lawn, and defeates the perpose of having bought it. I doubt its 18 hp.
at 10:04 on April 13th, 2010
Ya know, my first thought when I received the notice, is that we are a sue happy nation, and nobody but the lawyers are going to get much if anything from this, another viewpoint is that, in this day and age when greed and avarice are leading businesses to cheat people, we need to send a message that this will not be tolerated, if I buy a mower advertised as 12 horsepower, then it had better give me 12 horsepower, as that is what they offered it as, anything else is not acceptable
at 11:46 on April 14th, 2010
Thank you. We bought a John Deere riding lawnmower from Home Depot for several hundred dollars less than the local dealer wanted, then within weeks, the machine had to be taken to the Dealer, not Home Depot, of course, for work. This involved an 80 miles round-trip. We did this not once, but three times. When the warranty expired, things got worse. Finally, we learned the truth about our "John Deere". It was manufactured in Tennessee, NOT at Moline, Illinois. MANY of the parts we've replaced were replaced with parts found on Dealership models of the identical type.Fraud? Dang skippy.
at 15:52 on April 14th, 2010
Yeah the depot one are freaking not John Deere's. It is a rip-off.
at 13:42 on April 13th, 2010
This is stupid. I have a Simplicity with B&S engine with stated 20 hp. I could give a flying flulck if the thing is really 20hp, or 15hp or 500hp because it cuts like crazy. I can mow a foot of thick, wet grass without the thing even flinching. And it's good on gas too. Stupid litigation-happy lawyer types. It tore up the notice: "UP TO $75" I'd probably get a buck and they get millions, but that's not the point anyway.
at 16:02 on April 16th, 2010
I have 2 push mowers and 1 Riding mower that are 15 years old and still cutting grass so whats the problem.
at 19:41 on April 13th, 2010
That's it America.... Just keep feeding the flip'in lawyers. :( :(
at 16:01 on April 14th, 2010
Yeah and I bought a Simplicity 10/11 hp snow blower cuz we live where the is a lot of snow. Go figure. So I could care less if the thing is f-ing 10 or 11 hp 50 hp or what the hell hp because I could not stall it out. The 4-blade impeller rotates at 1,200 rpm powered by this xyz hp Briggs engine and if I go too fast, it just starts pushing the snow, while still blowing a crap load out of the fully loaded impeller. I went through 12" of wet snow like crazy this past winter. F-ing lawyers I care more about how long this thing will last then the f-ing specs on it. Now get this, the engine makers are no longer using hp, but torque instead and still doing the same thing.So if you have this such and such engine on the "better" model it lists a given torque, but if it's a lesser model they stick the same engine on it and list a lower torque. Again, who cares? Does the f-ing thing do what you want for the price you paid? If so, you're gtg, if not, you got screwed no matter what the f-ing specs say. The f-ing lawers are going to drive the US makers out of business so that everybody is going to have to buy those pos crap asian pos eqimpment at Sears. Ever go look at that crap? Yeah go sue the Chineese and see where you get.
at 16:02 on April 14th, 2010
Yeah and I bought a Simplicity 10/11 hp snow blower cuz we live where the is a lot of snow. Go figure. So I could care less if the thing is f-ing 10 or 11 hp 50 hp or what the hell hp because I could not stall it out. The 4-blade impeller rotates at 1,200 rpm powered by this xyz hp Briggs engine and if I go too fast, it just starts pushing the snow, while still blowing a crap load out of the fully loaded impeller. I went through 12" of wet snow like crazy this past winter. F-ing lawyers I care more about how long this thing will last then the f-ing specs on it. Now get this, the engine makers are no longer using hp, but torque instead and still doing the same thing.So if you have this such and such engine on the "better" model it lists a given torque, but if it's a lesser model they stick the same engine on it and list a lower torque. Again, who cares? Does the f-ing thing do what you want for the price you paid? If so, you're gtg, if not, you got screwed no matter what the f-ing specs say. The f-ing lawers are going to drive the US makers out of business so that everybody is going to have to buy those pos crap asian pos eqimpment at Sears. Ever go look at that crap? Yeah go sue the Chineese and see where you get.
at 16:02 on April 14th, 2010
Yeah and I bought a Simplicity 10/11 hp snow blower cuz we live where the is a lot of snow. Go figure. So I could care less if the thing is f-ing 10 or 11 hp 50 hp or what the hell hp because I could not stall it out. The 4-blade impeller rotates at 1,200 rpm powered by this xyz hp Briggs engine and if I go too fast, it just starts pushing the snow, while still blowing a crap load out of the fully loaded impeller. I went through 12" of wet snow like crazy this past winter. F-ing lawyers I care more about how long this thing will last then the f-ing specs on it. Now get this, the engine makers are no longer using hp, but torque instead and still doing the same thing.So if you have this such and such engine on the "better" model it lists a given torque, but if it's a lesser model they stick the same engine on it and list a lower torque. Again, who cares? Does the f-ing thing do what you want for the price you paid? If so, you're gtg, if not, you got screwed no matter what the f-ing specs say. The f-ing lawers are going to drive the US makers out of business so that everybody is going to have to buy those pos crap asian pos eqimpment at Sears. Ever go look at that crap? Yeah go sue the Chineese and see where you get.
at 05:50 on April 15th, 2010
I think some of you are missing what really happened. From what I have read some lawn mowers were sold with identical engines but different HP numbers. The lawn mowers with higher HP number cost more even though the HP was the same.
at 12:24 on April 18th, 2010
The stupid thing about it is that the actual HP delivered depends on the engine RPM, and if the governor is set differently on different models you will get different HP outputs. Most engines are rated somewhere between 3200 and 4000 RPM, but for longer life, quieter operation and simply not needing the full rated HP they turn the governors down to lower RPM speeds. It's there if you want to modify the governor, but for what purpose if it's doing the job it was sold to do.
at 10:11 on April 16th, 2010
Will you please send me the forms to file for a rebate on my murray lawn mowers.83 Sequoyah Ridge Rd. Cherokee Village, Ark. 72529I thank you,G. Swigert
at 09:38 on April 19th, 2010
No... why do you think you are special????
at 05:29 on April 17th, 2010
Class Action law suits are about lawyers making themselves rich an nothing else. America is now run by a government of the lawyers, by the lawyers, and for the lawyers. There are more lawyers in DC than in entire country of Japan. Wake up America.
at 14:45 on April 17th, 2010
I guess it all depends on how you look at it and if you feel that you were miss lead when you bought your mower. If it's a push mower then maybe it's not as significant as there in not as big of a cost difference with a engine but a riding mower there is. If you bought a riding mower that stated it was a 30 HP and you paid a couple hundred more for it then the same model that stated it had a 20 HP then it is significant. It would be no difference than buying a 42 inch TV and get home and it's a 30 inch TV.
at 15:05 on April 17th, 2010
lawnmowerclass.com/ this is where I got the link to complete my claim on line.
at 09:37 on April 19th, 2010
To all those asking for forms: READ THE ARTICLE, IT HAS LINKS TO GET THE FORMS!!!! To all those complaining about their mower: THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MOWER PROBLEMS!!!!
at 15:06 on April 19th, 2010
For all of you that think the John Deere mowers that Home Depot and Lowes sell are different than what you can buy at the local John Deere dealers, well you are WRONG. The models that the big box stores sell "LA" series or the small Z225 zero turns are the exact same mowers at the dealers. The dealers have the entire line to sell to the consumers, not just the LA series. The other big difference, when you buy a mower from a dealer and your neighbor buys one from Home Depot or Lowes and you both have problems, who do you think the dealer is going to go the extra mile for??? I say this from an expierence I had, my neighbor purchased a mower from a Box Store and I purchased one from my local dealer. We both had issues and he was not as satisfied as I was when it was all done. Oh, one more thing, the price was the same from the dealer and the "Box Store." . If you think you are getting a DEAL from the box store on a mower, make sure it has not already been sold and returned because of some type of issue.......