Hi BB
I cried when I first used mine, I was so carefully when I tightened up all the bolts and even though I keep it clean the last thing you want to do after mowing the lawn is spending an hour detailing it to look new again, I did it a few times but when your doing the lawn a few times a week, you give up and appreciated the result the machine gives you for the money and effort you spent. Like I have said in previous posts it's a labour of love and it's the poor man's vintage car restoration which people can't afford to do anymore or are time and space poor, I personally see it as a hobby similar to when I was a kid building model planes and car kits that sat on a shelf and had no purpose but collect dust. I wish I had space for storage as I would love to do a few machines a year and keep them as displayed items, these old machines take you back to a time that don't exist anymore which sometimes make you wish they had never changed.
Cheers
B_S
