My neighbor had one they mowed their 4 acres with, seemed to work fine for them, it had electric start. They towed it behind their atv. I had the 44" swisher finish mower for 3 years until I got a Kubota bx tractor.
Mine never ran right (briggs & stratton motor) It never wanted to start and if it died you would have a **** of a time trying to start it. After 2 years and numerous trips to have it worked on, I was trying to start it and gas/oil came shooting out the carb. I took it in and they had to replace the entire carb/intake ($100+) I got it back and it was like a different machine, it started right up even after winter storage. I ended up selling it to a friend to use at his cabin.(still works) also, the hitch where it attached to the mower(metal) cracked after 2 years and I had to order a new one, I guess all the rattling around while mowing was too much.