On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 21:36:17 GMT, Carl Byrns
wrote:


No.
Sears, Kmart, John Deere, and most other garden tractors are
lightweight toys built by either MTD or American Yard Products (owned
by Electrolux). The product label will tell who built it.
Cub Cadet and Toro (Wheel Horse) are heavy-duty machines built to work
hard. They cost about twice as much as the 'home owner' tractors and
are worth every penny.

-Carl

"An honest man doesn't need a long memory"- Jesse Ventura
You can get a real John deere, or a cheepy at Home Despot. The
expensive one isn't a bad tractor.
The Cub Cadet is made by MTD, so do not tar all MTD products with the
same brush.
That said, I'd be looking at a commercial ZTR with a diesel on it.