JUST GOT MY TRACTOR, I READ POST FOR 6 MONTHS BEFORE BUYING. ITS A GREAT MACHINE, AND FOR 2300.00 DOLLARS I DONT SEE HOW YOU COULD GO WRONG. IVE BEEN BRUSH HOGING WITH 42 INCH DECK THAT I GOT CHEAP. IT WAS USED BUT WORKS WELL. I DO NO THAT I WANT TO GET AT LEAST A 48 INCH SOON JUST FOR THE EXTRA...