I have Sears stuff that is still running strong since I got out in 1976.../ip And there you have it. The only thing "Craftsman" about the stuff they have sold in the last 10 years is the sticker on it.
Just bought a new rider for the front yard last year for a different kind of cutting (no hills)....both are 20 years apart...no problems with either...
I really blew the HTML on that...