Ordered unit from dealer November 8, 2012 and after pestering them twice, they dropped the jewel off in the yard December 15 2012. We included the year, as we have heard it takes months in some instances. What fool buys a lawnmower in the winter time anyway? We have the strange suspicion that this unit was a demo from a dealer trade, because of scratches and wax swirl glare on the metal, and the plastic hood scratched up as well, as if someone used a buffer to remove damage.
This will turn out to be a rather long winded review, as there are many issues involving this model and may apply to most of the other tractors of this type as well.
The reason it's taking so long to start up this review is because we still haven't discovered all the bugs after removing the wrapper.
Keep in mind that no matter how many negatives we post here from our finds, One is still getting a lot for their money. Really. It is just that most of the machine is not covered by a warranty, and the few parts they do warrant, will turn into a finger pointing pass the buck situation if it does fail.
Here is a picture to get started:
