machmeter62
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For the last 35 yrs. I have shopped Sears for these tractors for mowing relative smaller lawns mostly. I don't know if this is still a true statement, but I think MTD still is the provider for Sears tractors?
In this hi-tech era now, I don't understand why the manufacturing of small garden tractors reliability hasn't improved with MTD; another couple of feet of wiring isn't going to create a large price increase? I think MTD still builds tractors for Sears? I am wondering if others here face yearly problems with their different makes of lawn/garden tractors for dependability issues?
The wiring harness in my opinion is a "complete joke" for reliability, with all the safety switches, and connections exposed in cheap connectors, and the worst possible place that absorb all the dirt,dust,& etc, and other possible wear, when in motion. It would seem that all the safety switches could have a central location for a continuity check instead of raising the tractor first, or have nimble hands for access. Our tractors are kept in a garage during the winter months, and yearly it has always been a question for starting, because the safety switches usually creating the problem? Is Craftsman tractors now considered the "bottom feeder" in quality too? Thanks for your thoughts!
I once owned a '52 MG-TD with an "Lucas ignition system," and the fear of starting it is still embedded in my mind, and always parked on a hill if available!
In this hi-tech era now, I don't understand why the manufacturing of small garden tractors reliability hasn't improved with MTD; another couple of feet of wiring isn't going to create a large price increase? I think MTD still builds tractors for Sears? I am wondering if others here face yearly problems with their different makes of lawn/garden tractors for dependability issues?
The wiring harness in my opinion is a "complete joke" for reliability, with all the safety switches, and connections exposed in cheap connectors, and the worst possible place that absorb all the dirt,dust,& etc, and other possible wear, when in motion. It would seem that all the safety switches could have a central location for a continuity check instead of raising the tractor first, or have nimble hands for access. Our tractors are kept in a garage during the winter months, and yearly it has always been a question for starting, because the safety switches usually creating the problem? Is Craftsman tractors now considered the "bottom feeder" in quality too? Thanks for your thoughts!
I once owned a '52 MG-TD with an "Lucas ignition system," and the fear of starting it is still embedded in my mind, and always parked on a hill if available!