Jayrod
Footballguy
Mine has a made in USA Briggs & Stratton motor.Yeah, sometimes cheap Chinese crap isn't that good of a deal in the long run. Who knew?My neighbor bought a Craftsman the year after I bought my Cub Cadet. His Craftsman threw a rod 2 years ago and he had to buy a new mower. Meanwhile my Cub Cadet is still riding strong.End anecdotal post.I just stole a hardly used 2 year old Craftsman w/ a 21hp B&S and 42" deck for $875 off Craigslist.
I didn't even negotiate. Once I saw how nice it looked inside and out I handed him $875 and loaded it up.
I know it's not top of the line, but it's still a good mower for the price.