The neighbor kid is using a John Deere lawn tractor

[Warpy]

3. Those are built for mowing huge lawns on big estates owned by rich idiots

It should last through its usual lifespan. Just be glad it's not a Harley he's taken the muffler off and he roars up and down the street while he's learning to ride. Been there, endured that.

I hope this is rural, I'd hate to think of a kid riding even a suburban street on one of those things.