Strengths Heavy duty frame. Feels heavy enough when moving the grass,removing snow, towing a garden trailer, etc.

Weaknesses Exterior body components very thin and subject to rust very quickly.Bought new in 2003. Rust showed up in 2006. Replaced the entire body in 2012 (hood, fenders, etc.)and the unit looks brand new. Seat in poor condition as well but could be covered with a $40 seat cover.

Overall You get what you pay for. It has served me well all of these years with regular dealer maintenance. Most expensive repair done over the years was a new impeller for the snow blower.

Strengths Reliable, Power lift, Power Steering, Turns Sharp, Caster wheel deck with full width roller. Cuts well and stripes the lawn nicely going back and forth. Shaft driven deck is nice and the vacuum engage is smooth and functions nicely.

Weaknesses Have to lift tractor to remove deck but not too much trouble. Bearing preload spacers between deck spindle bearings wore out and caused bearings to bind. Had to shim with 0.020" shim washers to correct. Foot pedal hydro controls are OK. I've seen better.

Overall This is the Cub Cadet 3235 with a 60" deck that is used to cut 5 acres each week for the past 6 years. Purchased new. Has done so wonderfully. Replaced a Cub Cadet 782 Red tractor 50" that is still in use also. I highly maintain this mower, changing oil often, greasing often and changing hydro fluid yearly. Maintaining is key.

Strengths No real strengths as I'm too disgusted to think of anything good about it...

Weaknesses Transmission has a differential lock which is good as long as you don't use it. I have been through 6 transmissions so far and they all have been for the same thing. the diff lock is four pins pressed into a gear housing that is poor design.

Overall should have bought a plow blade for my ATV for snow and 5 goats for the summer. Cheaper that way...

Strengths rAN ON SESON Ran one season and have had no problems so far. Starts and runs well.

Weaknesses Steering a bit loose from factory, but ok.

Overall Good lawn tractor and does a reasonable job pushing snow.

Strengths I bought this initially because I thought I was buying a "heavy duty" machine. I wanted something better than a Home Depot special, but did not want to spend the $12,000 - $14,000 for a Kabota. What I did not realize was this was an MTD tractor, not a Cub Cadet!! Hence I bought the name and sales pitch, and got an over priced machine that quickly went to pieces. The one strength was that it worked fine for the first 3 months, and performed relatively well. I purchased it new in 2004 and now have 250 hours on it.

Weaknesses This is a very unreliable machine; from the engine to the sheet metal. I have had more failures than can be listed here. The engine had a stuck valve requiring a new head after 6 months (fixed under warranty); however, the engine just failed again (no warranty) and I am debating having it fixed. The PTO acuator has failed 5 times; the drive shaft coupling has failed twice; the weld holding the snowthrower gearbox failed resulting in the entire unit having to be rebuilt and reinforced. These are only the major items, there have been many more.

Overall I would never reccomend buying anything made by MTD. I should state that have a number of machines and am very strict with all maintenance. For example, I have two Gravely tractors. One is 25 years old and is still running strong. Both were made before the company was "sold". My advice is make sure you really know who is making the tractor and not to buy the "name".

Strengths good tires large mowing deck. previous strength was that it is a deere with a good record. i also own a jd 4430, a two week old 757 and this piece of crap jd g100.

Weaknesses very bad engine. kohler 25 hp. v-twin. what a piece of crap. back fires, burns oil and never seemed to have enough power and died after 92 hours and less than 4 yrs. old

Overall buy anything but a John Deere and this kohler this engine. The service rep (Supervisior)john deere was of no help and very pathic with my case. never again will i buy a crap john deere only a cub

Strengths The mower does a good job cutting the grass -when it's working.

Weaknesses I've had this mower a bit over two years. It is a piece of junk. The mower backfires every time it's turned off. It spews carbon. First season, the front deck wheels broke off at the weld. I mow level, smooth lawn - approximately 5 acres. The transmission has leaked, the transmission seal then gave out. Now the transmission is "out" ... as in kaput and no longer under warranty. The cruise control has broken twice and the hydralic pump went out. For a 25 HP engine, the power is POOR. It's been one problem after another.

Overall I will absolutely NEVER purchase another Cub. I switched from a Deere so I wouldn't have to change belts. Surprisingly, that's about the only thing I haven't had replaced ... the belts. Do yourself a favor - pass on the Cubs and buy a quality machine.

Strengths Power, and construction. So far it seems to be one tough tractor. It is user friendly for men or women. This tractor has a nice cut and smooth operation. A lot for the price, it would beat a JD of the same category, hands down.

Weaknesses I wish it had a cat. 0, or 1 attachment capability. I also wish it was heavier, it is pretty heavy now, however, a little more weight couldn't hurt.

Overall I will recommend this unit to my friends or anyone else looking for a tough tractor. I have used it for mowing and snow plowing, it keeps going with no problem. This is one tough unit.

Strengths Quiet, maneuverable, easy of use, good features, ergonomic, rides nice.

Weaknesses Poor quality drive system from PTO to mower deck. 60 in is too much for the PTO. Lousy reliability. Parts are expensive. No company support. Difficult to remove deck, and transport. Cheap tires.

Overall I'll go JD or even a cheapo like Yard man next time. It's too expensive considering it's been in the shop 5 times in 2 seasons.

Strengths very powerfull and very smooth operation in every way

Weaknesses None

Overall Best mower I've ever run and we go through alot of them over the years