Strengths Has sufficient power

Weaknesses Deck material to thin. Weak around area of sindles. With only 70 hours already in need of second deck. Rough to ride. Local JD dealer reluctant to repair since it was not purchased from them

Overall Of low quality because of deck strength

Strengths Nimble, easy to use, easy to work on, good emergency brake.

Weaknesses Brake lever is too hard for my wife to pull up. I've had a stroke and have a hard time pulling it up. The pulleys seem a little bit light weight. The 18.5 hp Briggs motor bogs down in heavy fescue.

Overall Pretty good mower, all parts are easy to reach to work on the blades and pulleys, The motor is a little hard to get to, but overall it's a good mower for the price. I mowed the graveyard, the ball field, the neighbor's yard, the church yard, and my yard with it yesterday, and the 1 1/2 acre horse pasture this morning. I drove it from 9:00 am till 9:00pm on two tanks of gas. I'm happy with it!