Hi MF,
Sorry I hadn't responded earlier, have been very busy with other stuff. As Tyler said they have plenty of inbuilt flaws. My mate is extremely happy with his cut and shut Tornado, it is his go to mower, he loves it. Only thing he complains about is the front sits too low and when he is pushing it hard into longer grass the front skirt tends to bog down. I did lift the front on the height adjuster bar a while back but I think he wants it lifted higher. He loves the cut width and the Honda power and because it used the Tornado bases it is a lightweight big mower. Going to be interesting to see how long the body holds up. The hammertone paint on the outside is standing up fine and I have given it a couple of coats of fish oil on the underside and I have told him if he does cut wet grass with it to make sure he cleans the underside at the end of the day. I have another Tornado base sitting here and if/when another turns up I might cut and shut them so he has a spare if he ever needs one. I do lots of jobs and a lot end up problematic but this one turned out really well
