We have the 20332 for at least 10 years always taken care of it new gas every year, always checked oil, (ran out of oil once while using acouple years ago), always changed air filter when dirty. It has ran great for all these years! Last year we failed to replace air filter on time. This year we had trouble it would stall out, especially in higher grass. Things i noticed that i never noticed before all the years we had it and it was running good was; the idle sounded higher than usual, and i heard a vibrating sound coming from the top of the mower. The color of the oil was very dark so we tipped it and drained out oil and gas but must have tipped it wrong cause a little of the new oil came threw the air filter holes. I let it sit a week and put in new oil and gas and sprayed the holes with started fluid a few times. It ran good for about a day or two then would stall out. Took it to a local guy in the neighborhood that fixes mowers. He cleaned the carborator, replaced the blade, replaced the spark plug and checked fuel line. We got it back it ran for about 20 minutes then as soon as it hit higher grass stalled out and wont start now. I also still hear the vibrating sound from the top of the mower. And also the pull rope i sticking and now stuck and wont pull at all, and we never had a problem with the pull cord before. We paid $90 for the repairs and paid $30 for the new blade. Really dont want to put any more money into it, its a shame they still dont sell this model it ran great for 10 years. Do you know what might be wrong with it? I do remember running over some strips of clear tape from cardboard that we are using as mulch in our landscaping. Could that have gotten stuck underneath inside the mower where we cant see and be slowing down the blade or motor? And if not, is there another newer Toro for sale that compares to the 20332? The review i been reading for all the Toros have alot of bad reviews.

@@skero7359 trying to pin point something over the internet is tough. My first thought would be flat worn out internal parts of the engine if your starting to hear a "knock" and increased vibration, loss of power and stalling. Sounds to me it's in need of new engine parts. Worn piston rings or even worse seized or partially seized are likey the culprit. Take the spark plug out and it should be super easy to pull, if it's still ANY difficult to attempt to pull, engine is worn and your looking at 2-300 to repair. OR it very well could be your pull start also! Again not seeing it in front of me it's hard to tell ya. All this can be done yourself with basic tools. Most rachet sets will have a specific spark plug socket that had a piece of rubber in it. If not you should have enough room to get a wrench on it to loosen it. Another thing to check is if something got wedged up underneath to see if something physically is causing resistance on the output shaft. I would honestly go with another toro that has this same engine. I belive they stopped making it 2016. If your wanting brand new..... Your going to be a bit disappointed. Honda would be my first go to choice. However they are now as of 9/2023 no longer making push mowers so parts availability long term will be an issue. I would go find a lightly used toro like the one you had. They are all over the place and better quality compared the newer ones that are close to $500 after tax!! It's a crap time to buy one. Everyone phasing out qaullty machines, making them cheaper but more expensive

It is still running I just bought the same model at 339 bucks

I have the same model... Well over 1000+ hours. Still running with ever so slightly knock. I work on small engines.... These flat head Briggs are the best engine toro ever put on their mowers. Ask anyone who works on them @

wish one do you have the super recycler?

hercules colon No..not the Super but the Toro Recycler 20332. 11 months now and the only repair i needed was the fuel system cleaning.

dont use gas with etanol,try to use premium or med grade gas no etanol and you wont have any problems,if not add the toro fuel treatment on each gallon u use.

Indy HotDog Toro doesn't make a push mower that mowers at 3 inches

Want start for me

I am going to do a video and tell my wife. Hey it's just for the video. PLease cut the grass *LOL*

yea your right,dont put any grease on it.

So what would you recommend?

Toros work great. Mines 17 years old... Still has original carb and just now replacing the drive belt

I have been using the Toro Model 20028 since 1999 (i.e. five years) and it has not missed a beat. I use the mulching feature all of the time and it has proven itself to be an excellent product.

Gary Tarolli If you're handy with tools, check the spark gap, that the plug is tightened (don't overtighten), that the air filter is clean and that the gas line isn't clogged. I know, it's new; but sometimes storage of the new mowers causes them to act old. Another problem with small engines is the gas sump has a filter on it that does not always reach to the bottom of the gas tank. You can diagnose this easily by checking if the mower always performs well with a COMPLETELY full gas tank. If it starts to act up around half full, could be the sump hose needs to be pushed further into the gas tank.

My experience has been just as good. 13 years and still running fine.

If you lived nearby i would show you how to fix it. It's not that hard to do.

Indy HotDog Any links to a good writeup or video? I took the wheels off and the axles spin freely with no resistance out of the ordinary. I removed the screws from the transmission case but the cover wouldn't come off with slight prying, and I didn't want to break it so I put the screws back in. I greased the small gear on the end of the axles and pried the wheel mounting plate out slightly, because it seemed to grind less if the wheels were toed-out instead of in, but it didn't solve it completely. I first tried shims, but it didn't even come close to changing the angle and it was reducing the gear contact patch, so I removed them. I was able to cut my grass afterwards with minimal problems, besides one wheel not rolling backwards. Usually the right one. The grinding sound only happened when I initiated the drive going uphill this time. Thanks Indy.

i agree.

The new Briggs and Stratton engines claim no oil changes are needed but I would always change the oil. I’m sure it’ll just break down faster if you never change the oil and/or just add oil when it needs it. Can’t be that good for the engine.

Why the switch to synthetic? Just interested to know.

I thought it would last longer but the 30 weight heavy duty is better my opinion

Everette Singleton Thanks for this; my thoughts too. The only exception is for snow blowers that must be started below 40° F, where I would use 5W30 instead.

A lot of mower manufacturers I've noticed this year is switching to Honda engines. Interesting to see if Toro will do the same

***** My rear drive belts doesn't last very long and is a pain to change. But it still starts on the first pull of the cord. Very hard to beat the personal pace feature too.