It a 450 lbs bundle of switches, solenoids and clutches.
I expect first 5 years with basically no maintenance; next 3 years getting to know my local repair shop a lot better; then in year 8 9 or 10 having him cart it away for scrap metal.
My lawn mower repairman was very happy to pickup for free my 550 lb, 2 cylinder, 22 HP 10 year old MTD garden tractor this year which was really too big for my needs. He is real nice guy, a retired school principal, who employs his wife and daughter in his business. He is very handy with small engine repairs from building go carts and dragsters for his son to race.
That Mr. gadget mechanical re-engineering experience comes in very handy when one wants to tackle repairs with MTD mowers. If he closes up shop, I am going to get a lawn service. I am a pragmatic kind of guy not a pipe dreamer
