This is just my opinion on a scale of 1 to 10 its a firm 6 it could be a lot better. With the reputation of John Deere I was expecting a lot more. I could not recommend it and would not buy it again. Hope this helps. ( The whole belt thing what is up with that you can defiantly work around it but why should you have to? ) Keep in mind that this is just the first year for this model as far as I know.
