It has been exactly 4 months since I have received my new JD 4300 with 430 loader, JD 513 cutter, 550 JD tiller, Land Pride box blade, and Land Pride post hole digger. I have 13 acres of farm and prairie land that is rough and has more weeds and vegetation than a Columbian forest. Well, to start off let me state that I have NO problems whatsoever with the JD 4300. In fact it has been more of a workhorse than I thought it could have done. I have read so many complaints about JD 4000 series tractors that I was a bit paranoid about using it. I believe that a lot owners are not reading their owners manual's to torque wheels and just to do the proper maintenance that needs to be done on the tractors in the first 10 hours of operation. I have used the tractor to cut all 13 acres, put a base cut in for a foundation for a workshop, drilled out 55 post holes for fencing, and I have tilled enough around our new home to put down seed for a life time. I have nothing but good to say about this JD 4300 HST tractor and it's equipment and hope it continues to give me the same service that it has for the last 4 months!