Grew up using them for most of my pre-teen and teen years. They are basically what J-Mech said; an overgrown garden tractor. The biggest advantage they have over a Cub Cadet or Super is weight. Otherwise, they are great at mowing open areas, hills, tall grass, etc and they'll pull a full cart, hay rake, flare box, whatever the case may be. Not sure about ground engaging equipment as the only use in that category I had was a front blade but I will say it handled it well. But, and take this with a grain of salt, it was 54", the same size the one I have on my Cub Cadet is. I'm sure the Lo Boy would out push it but in snow, I've never really had a problem with a Cadet and the blade. But again, to echo what J-Mech said, if you're getting it for a sub compact, you may not be happy.
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