looks stiff? tough? to push to cut through grass ..??? I noticed mine's got quite a bit of resistance when I reassembled. I haven't tried on my lawn yet though.

Was considering getting an Ajax soon (already have a super panther), the stripes using the Ajax here are nowhere near as noticeable as the ones when you used the qualcast, do you think that is due to the Ajax being lighter in weight than the qualcast, or do you think it is because you have mowed at a shorter height using the Ajax? If both mowers were used cutting at the same height, do you find the super panther gives better stripes than the Ajax, or about the same?