On Fri, 21 May 2010 07:48:31 -0700 (PDT), cubby
wrote Re Seeking opinions on a Sears 42"
lawn tractor:

I have one that sounds like a very similar model, purchased about 4-5
years ago. Got about 35 hours

That's less than 10 hours/year. Not much mowing there to really make
a reliability judgment.