Sears replaced the lawn tractor, but couldn't manage to get the correct model by the time they had promised to make amends. Rather than creating any further delay, they delivered a better one. Our 16hp tractor was replaced with an 18hp model with a cast iron axle. The $250 upgrade makes the three trips to and from their store much more tolerable.

If you're up for some dry reading, the user manual is available in soft copy. I've been poring over it, getting ready to change the mower belt. Thanks to a rather unfriendly tree root, the original belt didn't last much longer than four hours. That, of course, is another story.