Im new to have anything larger then a pushmower. About four yearsw ago My wife and I bought our first house. It sits on just under a acker. The first ridder I had was a 22 inch cut Craftsmen. I repaired it more then I mowed with it. When it ran it would take six to seven hourse to cut and trim my yard. I then got a old Power Craft (MTD) from a auction that had a 42 inch cut. Alot faster but wore out. After that I got anouther one that was a MTD. Unfortnitly it had a L head motor. I blow it up mowing the ditch. I know have a new MTD with a 19 horse motor that has a fuel pump. So far so good.