Sooooooooooo totally agree with that statement. There are far better tolerances today... thats why i just putt`m right to work right from the get-go. And i ain`t blown an engine or transmission up yet, and i get MANY years of good service out of them.
For the OP:
Just an example, i have a JD420 that i bought brand new in 1989, i still run that very tractor today... it never rests, its always doin hard work and always has, and it shows its age, theres no paint left on the tractor anywhere. Last weekend, the throttle cable finally broke while my wife was mowing, and it was FOR THE FIRST TIME... $100 for a new one. Somewhere around 10yrs ago, i had to put an ignition switch in it. Its lived a VERY hard life from day one, never garaged, always sits outside in the weather and its still running. We still mow over 2 acres of lawn with it every summer, we still use the power angle blade all summer doing different projects, plowing the driveway in the winter. That JD dont owe me a dime. So, if this old JD420 garden tractor can work from day one at full load from 1989 year round, sit outdoors all its life, that kabota shouldn`t have any problems running wide open till you sell it, or trade it in. Git on it, run it like your stealing it.
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