I am a L.S. Dealer. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to hit me up. I will answer the best I can. I believe LS is top of the line tractor, especially for the price !! Obviously they are not perfect and sometimes have mishaps. We have experienced some tie rods breaking on the 4000 series. We are in works with LS corp to fix this issue. We have one of the best mechanics you will ever find , probably better than the engineering at LS. He is implementing a "fix" to eliminate this from happening!! Overall I am still very pleased with their products and feel assured we will find a solution to any issues we will ever have !