From an operational standpoint, for someone like me mowing grass all day, it's really nice to be able to have your levers centered when going straight, to operate full-stick and go straight, and to be able to move the levers equal distances in opposite directions from neutral to initiate a zero turn. I want to be operating the machine, not driving it and reacting to it all day. Having the hydros balanced and for both sides to operate identically isn't something I should have to fight for. I should be able to just tweak a knob from the operator position like I can on my Turf Tracer. Call me spoiled, lol.