Well, Dave... I'll tell you about mine. Here goes.
The small heavy duty bucket is extremely heavy duty. It was under $400 when I bought it. The teeth, while heavy duty, had blunt tips. I sharpened them per member's suggestions and that made all the difference.
The large light material bucket is not as stout as the small bucket, but plenty stout enough for all but the toughest tasks. It was $400 when I bought it. It is my most used implement.
The pallet forks could be a bit stronger. I've bent them twice, but to be fair, I was using them as pry bars, not as forks. They were only $250 when I bought them and are well worth the price.
The brush hog is a brute. I've abused it well beyond normal use. I recommend it for anyone with brush to control.
The 60" finish mower gives a great cut and has for the last four years. However, it rattles very loudly, requires grease every 8 hours and I've noticed the belt has some odd wear marks on it, like it was stuck against a spindle or something and got rubbed through about half way. I noticed this a couple years ago, and the thing is still running. Maybe if I replace the belt, the rattling will go away. It really does give a great cut.
The 60" power angle snow blade is the perfect tool for our driveway. It is very strong and does an excellent job. Piling snow 6' high is not a problem.
In general, all of our implements work as advertised and are very heavy duty for the price. I'd buy from Power Trac again in a hearbeat.
As for getting what you pay for, I've heard the Ventracs and Steiners are expensive, but have never heard of any owners complaining about not getting what they paid for. They appear to be strong, commercial grade machines.
