Picked up our John Deere lawn tractor from S.G. Wimmer and Sons in Christiansburg this morning, complete with new transmission, replaced under warranty, and a whole not more energy when it comes to climbing hills.

The service tech at Wimmer confirmed the old tranny was shot, slipping so much that it even slowed on level ground. The new transmission, a hydrostatic automatic like the old one, makes the two-year old tractor feel like a new machine.