Strengths Deisel gives you lots of power. Very rarely ever bogs down. Can get a ton of mowing done on a single tank of fuel

Weaknesses Uneven mow with 60 inch desk regardless of settings. Blades don't spin fast enough to get a nice cut due to incorrect gearing in the ondeck gearbox.

Overall Happy with the engine, unhappy with the rest for the most part. Not worth the price.

Strengths I bought the version with the rear shoot bagger. Instead of having discharge shoots on the sides of the tractor the discharge goes under the seat. Its an awesome system as there are no blowers or tubes to get in the way. The tractor has more than enough power, power steering and all the nice things I could ask for.

Weaknesses The bagger can get messy if the grass is wet. It does not clog easily though.

Overall The rear shoot system is awesome, my dealer says these are very popular in Europe. I wonder why we don't see more here?