JMO. . .but. . . .I have been real happy with the JohnDeer products I have to date. I picked up a 4X6 Gator Diesel, I use it on the land I hunt in Texas and at the local baseball fields to help run things. I will load it with 15 bags of corns and a few kids and drive anywhere I want on the ranch no problems. Have pulled 5000lb trailers with it. Have used it to pull my truck and ATV trailer out of the mud. I also own John deer riding mover and they are better built than anything else I have seen to date. We use a Polaris at the ball fields and after only one year it is falling apart. Yep you do pay more but if you want a tough maintainable product it is well worth it.