hi everyone. i write in lowercase. sry. anyway, i hav been fortunate enough to get a simplicity 725 free from a friend. wow what a tractor. so much fun. am currently cleaning motor before remounting in tractor. had to take it out to fix a wire under flywheel. also had to replace rearend that i got off a 2012. and that rearend is perfect. i use it to plow snow and man its plows. i live in michigan. it snows here. and snows, and snow, well you get the idea. well hi everyone. i'm going to browse the forum now. bye. patrick 