I am in my 70's and don't want to walk behind a mower... even self propelled.  I was at the Sears store and saw the small Craftsman, LT-2000 riding mower with a 42" deck and bought it.  I have a fairly large lot, about 200x200 and this mower gets around my shrubs, house, etc with ease.  The 42" deck and 17.5 hp Briggs engine make easy work of mowing now.

I have only had one small problem since I got it.  I noticed it was not cutting evenly, with one side being lower.  After looking further, I found a cotter pin had fallen out and the rod was not holding the deck in place.  New cotter key,...