First, let me say that the 175FLAIL seems to be performing well. The reason for the low rating is the way it was delivered. Most importantly, there was NO USER MANUAL! Hidden below the mower, where it could not be accessed without destroying the box it came in and physically moving the mower itself, was a QR code that would get you to a manual. Even then, the manual was labeled 155FLAIL rather than 175FLAIL, even though it covered 5 different models of flail mowers. It was shipped without gar oil. This fact was not mentioned in the manual on any of the pages dealing with use of the mower or adding/changing the gear oil. Nor was there any mention of how much oil was required (a useful thing to know when one goes to buy gear oil). In addition, I purchased this mower because I had earlier purchased a Titan quick hitch, which worked acceptably. The flail mower does not fit the quick hitch!