I purchased this mower to upgrade my mower fleet. I am absolutely pleased and will be purchasing another one in the future. Terrific customer service and fast shipping!

Been using a 52” Toro walkbehind for 20 yrs residentially. Moved to a different house and needed something smaller. Decided on the Bradley 36” stander. I had a really nice dealer locally who was very knowledgeable about the Bradley. Mike at Dreaming Tree Landscaping in Canton Oh. I stopped to look at the larger mowers a couple of times before Mike got the 36” in stock. He answered all of my questions and was patient with me making my decision. Once I did Mike made sure my mower was completely set up and ready to go. Blade heights adjusted properly, tire pressure correct, oil levels checked, everything greased and entire mower wiped down and ready to go.
This is my first hydro mower. There is a bit of a learning curve from having used a belt drive for 20 yrs. First impression, this thing is built like a tank. Mower runs smooth and cuts great. I have a flat back yard. My front yard has a 10 degree slope. It mower this with no problem.
There are 2 reasons I did not give this mower 5 stars.
Reason 1: no hour meter. For a mower that relies on maintenance being done on an hour schedule this should have been included. I bought one from Amazon and installed it myself for $10.
Reason 2: this is by far the biggest reason and the one I believe needs to be addressed. The engineers at Bradley dropped the ball on this one. The gas tank. The gas tank is located behind the thigh pad and under the top plate for the key switch, choke an blade control buttons. Which means when trying to fill the tank you are unable to see into the filler neck on the tank. If your gas can does not have a long spout you will have trouble even reaching the tank. It takes great care when filling the tank to make sure you do not over flow the gas. There are a number of ways I believe this could have been fixed.
Moving the filler neck to the back of the tank instead of the middle.
Angling the filler neck.
Raising the filler neck long enough to come through the top plate.
Adding a see through window to the gas tank itself.
I am sure there are other ways as well. I would not count this as a deal breaker but I would love to see this fixed.

I like the mower. I am happy with my purchase. I would do it again.

Outstanding customer service,outstanding mower,pics don't do this machine justice.shipping was 7 days during a Florida hurricane.would like to see an hour meter and a easier gas fill but I can easily figure that out.thanks guys at Bradley.