Jim, I have had no issues with my tractor as of yet. I don't use it like some others, but it has been great for all the small jobs I've thrown at it. It's just the right size to get down into my wooded area and articulates well around all the trees. I did get it hung up at one point where the left front was up on a stump and the right rear was on a rock. That left the other two wheels hanging in mid air and me rocking back and forth! I just used the FEL to sort of pick up the front end and push me off the stump. Just another day in the seat!
I like the two separate pedals for forward and reverse as opposed to the "rocker" style like some others. The FEL controls are decent; your hand sort of falls on them without having to reach out or extend your arm. At least it does for me, although I'm 6'2" and have long arms. All the controls are user friendly. I really don't have any dislikes as of yet. I'm still sort of "feeling it out" and pushing it a bit harder each time. I recently removed a few stumps and a couple of them were pretty tough. But it did well enough for a tractor its size. Now, mind you, these were not huge stumps, mostly 6-8 inch trees. But still, it beat hacking them out like I used to do!
But, really no problems. Starts right up, runs all day on little fuel and never complains. I'm looking forward to this winter when I will test it quite a bit. That's when it's true colors will show.
Thanks for your inquiry.
