I am the same as the others have already said, but it kind of depends on my time. I have even hired a repair shop to do things that I can do, but just don't have the time to do. There is nothing wrong with hiring work to be done that is out of your area of expertise--I go to a doctor when I am sick, I go to the dentist when I need my teeth cleaned/fillings/etc., I hire a plasterer when my room needs plastering, etc. Just do what you can and hire out what you need to when you need to. In the long run, you will still have a quality-solid machine that will get the job done for many years. If you want to buy the junk that they sell now and try to pass off as quality, then I think you will be disappointed shortly thereafter. Most cubs will cost a fraction of what a box store one will cost, do a larger variety of duties, and will be able to be repaired for a lot less than the newer stuff that is out there. Also, as it was already mentioned, there is that satisfaction to think that you worked on your own tractor and accomplished something with your own two hands.....and to me, that is priceless! Well, that is my
on the matter.
Cub Cadet 123