Best Riding Lawn Mowers & Tractors
The MZ series zero-turn mower from Husqvarna takes performance, productivity, and comfort to a whole new level. The heavy-duty fabricated cutting deck features twin sheets of 11 gauge steel for added support for spindles and increased overall strength.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought the MZ52 with the Kawasaki motor and could not be happier with my machine."
The Troy-Bilt Riding Lawn Mower with 30" cutting deck couples the benefits of a standard riding lawn mower with the size of a wide cut walk behind mower. The 30-Inch cutting deck featuring 5 adjustable settings couples the benefits of a standard riding mower with the size of a wide cut walk behind mower.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I am a retired John Deere Consumer Products Dealer (1970's era) we sold lawn & garden tractors (not the lawn tractors that Deere has now.). MTD seems to be the leader in the 30" rear engine rider. The Troy Bilt engine is a 420cc Powermore, It has a cast iron cylinder sleeve, pressure oiler and a screw on automotive type oil filter. Amazon has this mower with this engine at the best all around price including shipping for prime members. Cuts like a golf course lawn and that is cutting this coarse Flora-tam (crab-grass type) Florida Lawn."
"I bought the Craftsman version (same product, built by MTD) to replace my walk behind mower. Assembling the mower was tedious, but the instructions are very clear and it did take a couple of hours (mostly reading the manual and gathering tools). UPDATE: My opinion of this product has not changed through the course of one season."
"Was a little nervous about the jerky clutch comments I read."
"This mower was home delivered in a short moving style van. The 2 hardest things were getting the box off of the crate and attaching the battery cables. Everything red on this mower is plastic as is the deck where you place your feet. I'm sure I'm not used to it but the clutch is also the brake, when you depress it the mower stops on a dime with a jerk. The hydrostatic model as the big box store has one and it can be purchased from Troy Bilt on line for $35. I do have a hill in my back yard that is at least 15 degrees, not what this mower is rated to handle. I did have to lean forward over the steering wheel to keep the front tires on the ground. If I would have gotten the big box version with the 10.5 hp (about 320cc) motor I'm not sure I would have made it up the hill."
Performance and style hit the grass running with the all new Z200 Series Zero Turn Mowers. The stamped steel cutting deck is reinforced with heavy flat-stock steel for added strength and durability on the leading edge and trim side.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"We were able to easily attach the seat and battery, as well as follow the simple set up instructions to get this ready for use."
"Very nice machine for the money."
"so far so good."
Best Robotic Lawn Mowers
The Intuitive keypad makes it easy to customize a mowing schedule so your lawn is neatly mowed every day. Automatically returns to base in case of rain or for recharging battery, Cutting Height:1.6"" - 4"", Cutting Height Positions:5, Max Cutting Surface:1/4 Acre.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Trying to maintain my lawn while it's nearly a 110F heat index on a daily basis during these hellish months made me reconsider the idea of purchasing a robot that would perform this task for me. I place order, able to checkout for a sweet deal of just under $700 (I had a bit of a gift card left to use as well) No 2 day shipping, but free nonetheless, so I'm satisfied. Of course the next few days is filled with "optimizing", while I effectively continue to try and jam a square peg through a round hole to make my style of installation work with the robo. But he was acting out against all this nonsense by slicing through or pulling out the boundary wire, not reacting to my 90 degree corners and alarm that he was "outside the working zone" and I couldn't once get him to actually enter into his charging station. Even if I set him right on the wire, 3 feet from the charger, and a straight shot home, he would turn of to the right at the last minute, bumping into the side of the house, causing him to reset and either try again, or wander off in another direction, simply refusing to fuel up so he wouldn't have to be subjected to this disgraceful work environment any longer. On the fourth day I commit to doing things right, 14" gap from the fence/house, 2.5' between pegs, nice round corners, and I used a trimmer to outline a trench down to the soil level for the wire."
"The mower uses the low voltage wire as a guide, half of the Landroid is on one side or the wire and half on the other when its returning to its home charging station. Also map out your yard so you pick a spot to “hide” the mower. The wire that I installed around the yard laid on top of the yard at first but then became hidden after a few weeks. I have always cut my yard so out the gate I used another electric push mower to trim the yard short. Every month to month and a half I run the electric push mower around the edge of my yard where the Landroid does not reach due the guiding wire. My dog doesn’t seem to mind the mower and has quickly figured out what is “out of bounds” for the mower. At first I thought I would miss the “cut lines” in the yard that a traditional mower provides but the constant mowing keeps my grass cut short and you can not see the wheel lines created by the Landroid. I only have the mower installed in my back yard, I don’t have an access area for the front so I still have to trim the grass in the front with my regular mower. I do unplug the mower and move it inside in the winter but I leave the charging station and wire installed in my yard."
Best Tow-Behind Lawn Mowers
If you have a large overgrown pasture, you need the Swisher 44" trail cutter. This mower will cut brush-up to 3" in diameter. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Update 1: Customer support was nice and quick. Update 2: got the parts quick, 40 minutes of work later and up and running again."
"I do not find this to be a problem and is presumably done to help things being chopped up inside to get out from in there in the normal process of mowing going forward. (In other words, the cuttings are not evenly distributed across the rear cleared area as it moves forward; if that matters to you.). I am attaching a 6 minute video of me dragging it around a small brushy area inside my goat pen. Also, I attached the 'remote' control console to the tongue with two of the huge zip wire ties that were holding the mower to the pallet it was delivered on. I ran one of them through the hole in the tongue formerly holding the pin to support the angle adapter which I store in the garage. I bought it to maintain about 10 acres of grass meadow we have that has been shrinking as brush is encroaching from perimeter woods along the sides. I have made two trips around it so far chopping anything that is there from lots of thick brush to small trees that range up to a bit over 2 inches in diameter and 15+ feet tall. The narrow fenced area is pretty cramped, but it gives you a good view of how it works."
"This machine is a beast!"
"Will be returning today. Amazon provided information that if you have the crate it arrived in use it for the shipping company who will pick it up.... Unless you were tedious and took extra special care and took apart your crate there was no way it was going back together again... Amazon also said if you do not have the shipping material the shipping company will take care of it that only deals with certain companies in Amazon cannot provide all information for every single company. The shipping company will be back because it was not prepared the way they needed So in five days I have to put the mower on a pallet strap it down and the company will shrink wrap it and it will finally be on its way.. Amazon stated 2-3day refund upon receipt of pick up...."
Best Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers
25022 Power: 12A Features: -Mulch side discharge and rear bag. 3-in-1 feature provides multiple options for grass clippings from rear bagging, side discharge and mulching capabilities for versatile needs.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I took it out today to mulch up some lingering leaves from last fall and it worked great, plenty of power, and I don't really mind pulling an extension cord."
"I could no longer get the MM675 model, so I went to Home Depot and "upgraded" to the MM1800, the 18" corded mulching/bagging mower from Black and Decker. It didn't feel as strong as my old mower, was more unwieldy, and had this awful plastic shroud that made it hard to maneuver. Bear in mind, I did not consider gas because I don't have the room to keep fuel around and I have a modest size yard. Other nice features include very large rear tires, what might be the largest in the industry. The safety is easy enough to use to not be obtrusive and the bar is full length so you can grab it from either side. Strong metal controls with positive stops made height adjustment a snap. This weekend I gave the bagging feature a try because I wanted to mow up the leaves all of my yard. The bag filled up quickly which was to be expected given the large number of leaves I was mowing, but it was easy to empty. I leave it chained under my deck all year long since I don't have a garage or a tool shed. Update from Spring 2014: I tried a Black and Decker mower this year that was battery operated. It lasted 2 weeks and died when the blade hit a root and bent 90 degrees. It's started to rust a bit (yes, I still keep it outside), but I plugged it in and cut my lawn in a snap."
"A little backstory about why i chose to go with an electric mower: My weekly chore growing up was having to cut the lawn at my parents (1/3 acre); my parents had a craftsman mower which had powered wheels and ran on gasoline. The toughest part about using a corded mower is figuring out the best way to maneuver/cut the lawn without having to constantly adjust the power cord. Once you get that down, you will enjoy using this mower - it's got enough power to handle lawn mowing and even the occasional wayward branch. 1.Buy yourself a nice extension cord that will A) stand out from the lawn color and B) reach from the power source to the farthest corner of your lawn. I keep the cord between my two legs while I mow so that when I do the U turn at the edge of the lawn to do the next line of grass, the cord easily follows behind the mower."
"The mower had no problems getting through it as long as we were patient. I would prefer this electric mower over a gas mower or battery power mower just bc you don't have to stop when you run out of gas or the battery runs out."