I bought this CC1711 several years ago now for $250. It was nice with only 400+ hours. I can't fix anything myself so I had to pay my lawnmower fix it guy plenty$ and it needed some parts including the deck hubs and those cost a lot. But it is all good as I mow about an acre when needed (evey two weeks or so) and that boy really cuts. It goes through high grass without any problems. i have a couple of JD 345's and it cuts better than those. It seems to have more power than those JD's.