I bought a G1800 back in 1991, and it's still going as good as it ever did. One post is right about its' cutting ability. The dealer said if the mower would roll the stuff down, it would cut it. I keep three sets of blades ready for a change-out. Found a good way to get it up for that. I have a JD tractor with pallet forks; put a 5' length of short chain on each fork, position and clip each one over each side of the front axle at steering knuckles, then lift with the JD. I can safely get it up to where I can go after the blades. I have a battery-powered dewalt impact wrench that makes short work of the three bolts. Off and on in less than 10minutes. I've chased an instrument panel fault for a while; looks to be a ground disconnect somewhere in the plug-ins that supply power to the cluster. If I power wash it, occasionally it will give readings from the fuel and temperature gauges. Otherwise they sit on E and low-temp. I get around that by keeping the fuel level topped up, and by making sure the coolant system and the radiator screens are kept clear of fluff. In my location, the soil is sandy, so the high-lift blades keep the underside of the deck sand- blasted pretty clean. This has progressed to the point that I'm beginning to see a few holes show up in some places. Have a replacement deck spotted. Replaced one spindle on the deck, evidently the grease fitting got occluded. Also had a crack turn up on the deck near the attach point for the right side gauge wheel bracket. Welded it, but it's coming back. Replace an alternator recently, plus a starter. The quick-disconnect on the deck drive did give me trouble, trying to reach under and slip that lock-ring back. I solved that by simply pulling the deck back enough for the splined shaft to slip out it's mating socket; been doing that for years; easier than messing with that coupling. The mower has basically been trouble-free all these years. I'd probably buy another one as back-up if I found one in my area (south Alabama) at a good price.