Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have a weed infested 2 1/2 acres which has defied normal lawn mowers. I have used the hand held weekwackers but there is just too much area for one of them to control. I have avoided the push type string cutters for a long time based on my father-in-laws bad experience with one. I looked at good riding mowers but have been reluctant to shell out $1500-2000. So based on the great reviews this Southland has I gave it a try: 1) The instructions were written in plain and clear English, something of a rarity these days 2) Assembly was mostly easy and straightforward. I had some difficulty getting the deadman switch connected to the handle but managed finally. 3) They must have had a lot of problems of people running this without oil because it is literally festooned with lurid tags and warning, at least five, to add the oil provided first. 4) Filled the gas tank. And it started on the first easy pull of the recoil starter cord. 5) It is death to weeds, it mows down everything smaller than 3/8 inch woody stem with ease. 6) It does use string but I bought a roll of Oregon brand .155 cord and it will suppy over 120 changes of cord. And changing the cord is a snap, no tools required, just loop the new cord thru a a guide and around a tab and that's it. Takes less than a minute no profanity required either. 7) This is my first day with the machine but it looks well built and I expect to get lots of use out of it.