I couldn't agree more...to an extent. A good owner should never ram/run there tractor into anything, that breaks plastic. A good owner shouldn't put there weight into the side panels as it breaks them. A good owner shouldn't over tighten mounting points that leads to cracked plastic. A good owner shouldn't slam the hood up and down cracking/breaking the mounting plastic.
HOWEVER; MTD, knowing of the previous quality of the Cub name (and what they charged for them at the time), shouldn't have used plastic on it's premier line of garden tractors, especially the Supers. It should have, at the very least, been steel re-inforced at the mounting and hinge points as those have proven to be the weak points. I can somewhat understand using plastic on the hood and panels as some of todays big boy tractors use it, but the quality of what they used wasn't up to snuff. It should have either been thicker, steel reinforced, more flexible, or just been metal.
If it weren't for the plastic panels on the Cyclops', I think a lot more people would like them. Aside from the plastic, they are (in my opinion) every bit as strong as the Cubs that came before them, with some nice creature comfort additions. I love the tile wheel, power steering, fender flares on the Supers, heck, I even like the dashes quite a bit. It's just that darn plastic. I like the looks of it, but not the durability.
There, that's my
, like it or not
