Strengths THIS IS ONE GOOD MINI EX. I HAVE IT FROM 0 TO 654HR. DIGGING IS SMOOTH AND WIHT THE BRAKER THERE IS NO STOPING THIS 27C ZTS . CONTRALLS ARE SMOOTH. THE HOUES AND GEARS ARE THIGHT WITH ON SLACK.

Weaknesses ONLY TWO LIGHT, THUMB HYD. LINES HAVE NO SHIEDS, QUICK ATT. LINES ARE HARD TO REMOVE, SOME TIMES.

Overall OUT DOES THE BOBCAT 331 LIFT & MUNVERBILTY, SWING AND KU-91 KUBOTA IS MORE MONEY FOR A SMALLER MINI EX. I GIVE DEERE MINI EX. A 9 OVERALL

Strengths making it in small places,cutting fire trails making rock walls, claening up frost delimbing trees 15ft. up, diging trainches

Weaknesses pre heating is auto, on it.

Overall the john deere 27c ZTS is not only a fast digger, its bulldozer blad realy out does its self. you will never get any one from john deere or any one eles to tell you what the draw bar pull is. but i can cut trailes like nothine with it.