LOL, No, I do not lay on the ground, wriggle underneath it and use a mirror and flashlight to look underneath this mower every time I use it. Just as I do not check EVERY bolt and fastener on my backhoe or my Ford tractor or my car or my truck. And anyone who says they do is lying. And even if I did look and saw 2 bolts holding the sprocket on AND went and checked the parts manual, it doesn't even SAY how many bolts are used on the assembly.
What I do check is engine oil, tire pressure, belt tension, linkages, blade tightness, you know, the common things that don't require tearing the machine apart.
As for some of the other posts, I can't complain about the machine's performance. It does the job I want it to do. Nothing against the Gravely, but the stuff I cut down is routinely saplings, brambles you can't walk through and I also use it to cut up branches from trees I cut down instead of firing up my wood chipper.
Anyway, didn't mean to fire up everyone, just thought I'd pass along a tip.
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