"You're only buying a heartache with the CSV204/6. Believe me, I know these machines, this is the 3rd MTD I've owned. Received mine at 11:00am today and by 7:00pm....... 1. Stud broke while mounting chute. Had to grind off & replace - 2hrs. + 1 hr. disassembly and another hr. of reassembly. 2. Wouldn't start - safety switch defective - 1 hour to troubleshoot and disable. 3. No longer has multiple speeds or reverse. 4. Collector bag smaller than it used to be & not nearly as securely stitched (but the lining is an improvement). 5. Nozzle attaches with "plastic" wing nuts that vibrate loose within the 1st 15 minutes of use. - 1 hr. to reinstall with steel wing nuts & washers. 6. Nozzle rear flap fell off within the first hour - 1 hr. to disassemble, analyze and find the right fasteners. 7. Discharge chute cracks at housing because there are no washers to spread the load of the bolt head. - 15 mins. to repair with body washers. 8. Collector bag does not close tightly around chute throwing debris everywhere. - 10 mins. to install old bag which wasn't any improvement. 9. No dipstick and difficult to fill crankcase. - 45 mins. to find & install extension fill tube and calibrate dipstick. The only real improvement is that it starts better than the old one (when the safety switch is disabled) but it's noisy & a gas guzzler. Over 8 hrs., I got less than an hour of run time & had to fill the tank 3 times."
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