i've had a simplicity regent 44" deck & 22hp briggs for 6 mowing seasons now. i mow about 2.5 acres of grass and trails. or should i say my boys do. they killed a mtd troybuilt in 9 years but this simplicity is still going strong. i think with bagger i had just shy of $3k OTD. the bagger was a waste of $400 but the rest of the mower is very well built. had to replace a spindle housing this year when a stump bent it up. i'm on 2nd set of blades but thats it.
