my slant buildup

Yeah you don't see anything that heavy built these days, it's a wonder how some of the newer crap holds up.... Especially with the claimed HP of today's stuff.
Like with small engines, back when I was growing up if you had a 12hp garden tractor you had a pretty big one as they went, if you were lucky enough to have 16hp it was a monster. Most riders were ~8-10 hp. Now a days not many have less than a claimed 20 hp and with smaller decks than we had back then