Mower does a good job, but catches poorly when grass is long and or wet. Yes, most mowers struggle with this, but the design of this one should make it better than average instead of just average. The two cutter bars are not always lined up, as if you give the deck a good whack driving over a kerb, it bends the deck and thus the spindles of the cutters are no longer aligned. The engine has caused no problems and starts and runs well.