Strengths It's a pretty comfortable tractor, seat and driving position are comfy for long hours, controls are placed nicely. Kohler engine has been good- plenty of power, no issues with 230 tough hours.

Weaknesses Replaced two spindles, 4 belts, a pulley and the main tension spring so far on the mower deck. Placement of the fittings (even after removing guards) makes it harder than necessary to grease the spindles. Main drive belt gave out at 200 hours; so did the steering bushing. The cruise control no longer works. The "headlights" are a joke- the foil reflectors gradually fold over the light bulb so those twin 2-watters can barely peek out. Combine that with the dirt that piles up behind the non-cleanable lens, and you have dark. Real headlights would be nice. The seat mounting brackets are flimsy and I am sure will eventually break. I ended up disconnecting the safety (that disengages the PTO when you get off of the seat) as my wife would hit a bump and the mower would disengage. Cut quality is fair- leaves too many "ridges", especially when turning. Deck design doesn't work very well with mulching blades.

Overall If you have a lawn like a pool table, this would be a nice tractor- that's not saying much. Comfort is good, power is good, but durability and quality of cut are lacking.

Strengths great horsepower good cut i mow an average of 5 acres every weekend and the grass is primerily bermuda cuts excellent.more comfortable than my farm tractor,good fuel economy also.

Weaknesses steering effort high but not to bad.no grease fittings on deck spindles.blade hight adjustment needs more spring assist.as for needing choke when warm it's not your car! pull the choke and and go mow.

Overall excellent tractor poor set up from tractor supply no grease wheel fell off but i like the tractor overall.

Strengths Plenty of power, descent cut

Weaknesses Lots of problems...it has been in the shop 5 times in less than a year, carburetor issues (which I still don't think are fixed), front bushings had to be replaced already, bad ground on the battery. I also have the same issue with the choke that you always have to choke it to start it.

Overall More problems than it is worth. I would recommend staying away. Cub Cadet has been very uncooperative also so it makes it even tougher.

Strengths Great cut, good horse power. Easy maintnence on most of the tractor. Foot operated hydrostat is a must when in tight places.

Weaknesses Does not start without pulling the choke, even after the engine is warm. My particular tractor is very hard to steer. I have greased the spindle eccessivly and still have found it to be very hard to steer. Also the front axles have to be greased which I have done in eccess of what they should be, but I still have an annoying squeak the entire time I run the machine. The front axles have got so hot the plastic center caps have both meltted and have fallen off. Now the cotter key and washer are exposed all of the time. Not very many weak spots but the ones I have noticed are significant.

Overall Great buy I beleive. If I could get the current problems solved I would be very pleased with the mower.