Ride On Lawn Mowers

Riding lawn mowers or garden tractors as they are colloquially known are best mowing machines for large areas at least ½ acre or more. They have their pros and cons and here are some points which you should consider before buying one.

The riding lawn mowers will be a bit more expensive than other mowers so make sure how often you are going to use it. Though it’s a big investment a riding lawn mower has its own benefits over smaller models.

 

1. Riding feature itself is a great relief as you can mow your huge lawn in no time.

2. If you want more visibility go for one with the engine at the rear but if you want a more powerful mower then one with a front mounted engine will be better as they are more powerful.

3. These mowers can mulch or side discharge the trimmings .But you’ll need to check how easy it s to switch modes on the mower. Some models may need attachments for this.

4. Surveys have showed that these are the not so reliable appliances so it’s better if you have good warranty. This way you’ll save lot of money and avoid hassle in case of any trouble with the mower.

5. Some random features that you should check are: where the gas tank is and how easily you can maneuver. How much is the turning circle and how uncomplicated the controls are. How simply the bag can be removed and How you can store it.

6. Horsepower, additional attachments and maintenance requirements are some more factors that affect the cost and competence of a mower to great extent.

7. You should also see mowing area of the mower. Usually a deck that cuts a few feet or say 30 to 40 inches at a time will be enough for most of the lawns.

8. The horsepower will determine the efficiency of the mower even on wet grass so more horsepower means better mower, but it’ll add to the cost.

9. If there are lots of trees in your yard then you should look for mulching function and bag so that there are no leaves on your yard when you finish mowing.

10 You should also check maneuverability of the mower, how well it can turn and move around trees and flower beds. There’s no purpose in buying a heavy machine which you can’t drive properly. The shape and size of your lawn also matters here.

11. If your lawn has ups and downs i.e. the place is hilly then you should go for a mower with small front wheels and large rear wheels so that you can ride without any difficulty. For plain lands you can choose one with same wheels for front and rear.

12. A riding mower of 48” to 52” will be the best option if you have large lawn on rolling hills. Also see if you want the one which can turn 180 degrees or you can do away with those which move only in straight lines. All these features will affect your budget and your lawn as well.

There are lots of things that you will need to know before you set out to get a riding lawn mower. But proper market survey will be helpful. You can do it through internet, compare models and their features against their prices. With this much of careful scrutiny you can definitely find the right riding mower for your lawn.

© UK Lawn Mowers.com 2008

MTD DX60 PINTO RIDE-ON MOWER (SPECIAL OFFER)
MTD DX60 PINTO RIDE-ON MOWER (SPECIAL OFFER)
From Mow Direct
, 0%, 0845, 0n, 18"", 24"", 905, 4588, 'pinto', 'rideon', beds, big, box, call, cans, chassis, chute, circle, classic, clippings, clog, collect, collection, comfort, compactsized, compartment, convenience, converts, cutting, deck, design, detaching, disch
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£949.00


MTD Briggs & Stratton 6.5HP Ride on Mower
MTD Briggs & Stratton 6.5HP Ride on Mower
From Tesco
, 65hp, auto, briggs, chassis, clippings, collect, collection, constructed, conventional, cutting, despite, discharge, drive, ensure, ensuring, forward, gears, handle, kit, lawn, mower, mtd, mulch, pedestrian, recoil, reliable, reverse, rideon, robust, si
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£999.00


CASTEL LAWN KING TC6.5/63VEG RIDE-ON MOWER (KEY START)
CASTEL LAWN KING TC6.5/63VEG RIDE-ON MOWER (KEY START)
From Mow Direct
, 23, 65, 140, 245"", 30mm, 62cm, 75mm, assembly, beds, blade, castel, collector, comfort, comfortable, course, cover, cut, cutting, cuttings, deck, electric, empty, engine, entrance, equipped, fabric, five, forward, garden, gardens, gear, ggp, grass, gro
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£1149.00


EFCO EF63C/6.5M RIDE-ON MOWER WITH ELECTRIC KEY START & FREE MULCH KIT (SPECIAL OFFER)
EFCO EF63C/6.5M RIDE-ON MOWER WITH ELECTRIC KEY START & FREE MULCH KIT (SPECIAL OFFER)
From Mow Direct
, 25"", 62cm, 63c/65m, 65, alternative, assembly, beds, boxed, briggs, charge, chore, class, comfort, conventional, cut, cutting, deck, delivered, economical, ef63c/65m, efco, electric, engine, entrance, equipped, forward, garden, gear, gears, grass, hp,
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£1199.00


Mountfield T38M-SD 98cm 13.5hp Ride-On Mower
Mountfield T38M-SD 98cm 13.5hp Ride-On Mower
From Screwfix Direct
, &, 135hp, 140cm, 2580mm, 2580mmsteel, 5speed, 98cm, acres, cutting, deck, deckturning, discharge, engine, enginemanual, gardens, gears, heights, landscaping, lawnmowers, manual, mountfield, mulch, mulching, plus, power, radius, reverse, reverse7, scr
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£1239.97


LAWNFLITE MINI RIDER-E 3-IN-1 RIDE-ON MOWER WITH ELECTRIC KEY START
LAWNFLITE MINI RIDER-E 3-IN-1 RIDE-ON MOWER WITH ELECTRIC KEY START
From Mow Direct
, 1/3, 65, 160, acre, awkward, briggs, chute, clogging, collect, collector, compact, design, electric, eliminate, emptied, engine, entrance, forward, four, frame, garden, gears, grass, helps, hp, key, kit, lawn, lawnflite, lawnflite's, lawns, litre, machi
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£1249.00


MTD Ride On Mower 60cm 6Hp
MTD Ride On Mower 60cm 6Hp
From Screwfix Direct
, 'direct, &, 12ltr, 160ltr, 24", 2590mm, 2590mm160ltr, 4stroke, 5speed, 62cm, 6hp, acre, briggs, chassis, collect', compact, cutting, deck, deckturning, domestic, engine, enginemanual, fit, fuel, garden, gate, grassbag, heights, landscaping,
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£1297.56


MURRAY MID-ENGINE RIDE-ON MOWER WITH COLLECTOR (309008X51) PLUS FREE 10 LITRE GERRY CAN (SPECIAL OFFER)
MURRAY MID-ENGINE RIDE-ON MOWER WITH COLLECTOR (309008X51) PLUS FREE 10 LITRE GERRY CAN (SPECIAL OFFER)
From Mow Direct
, 09mm, 10, 76, 105, 165, 275, 305, 30"", 345, 3in1, 3kg, 5speed, 'bayonet', accessory, acre, approvals, box, breather, briggs, cans, caps, closure, cm, coating, collect, compact, comply, conditions, cutting, cuttings, dangerous, design, discharge, econom
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£1299.00


MOUNTFIELD 725V-H COMPACT RIDE-ON LAWN MOWER WITH HONDA ENGINE (KEY START)
MOUNTFIELD 725V-H COMPACT RIDE-ON LAWN MOWER WITH HONDA ENGINE (KEY START)
From Mow Direct
, 30mm, 62cm/25in, 65hp, 75mm, adjust, alternative, blade, brake, clutch, compact, cut, cutter, drive, economical, electric, engagement, engine, entrance, forward, fun, garden, gate, gcv190, gearbox, gears, honda, key, lawn, manual, mountfield, mow, mower
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£1359.00


MTD MOWMASTER RH125-92T RIDE-ON TRACTOR MOWER
MTD MOWMASTER RH125-92T RIDE-ON TRACTOR MOWER
From Mow Direct
, 12, 35, 125, 125hp, 200, 27"", 36"", 69cm, 92, 92cm, `direct, acres, adjuster, axle, bagging, blades, blockages, catcher, circle, cm, collect`, collecting, collector, construction, cutting, cylinder, deck, discharge, domestic, draw, electric, emptied, e
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£1398.99


HAYTER HERITAGE M10/30 RIDE-ON LAWN MOWER
HAYTER HERITAGE M10/30 RIDE-ON LAWN MOWER
From Mow Direct
, 10/30's, 10hp, alligned, beds, briggs, circle, classic, close, cope, cut, cutter, deck, edges, enabling, engine, entrance, floating, flower, garden, hayter, hayter's, heritage, lawn, mow, mower, mowers, obstacles, rearengine, rideon, starts, stratton, t
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£1449.00


Efco Kommand 80 12.5 T Ride-On Mower.
Efco Kommand 80 12.5 T Ride-On Mower.
From Argos
, 125, argos, diy, efco, garden, kommand, lawnmowers, mower, mowers, petrol, rideon, rotary
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£1463.59


Efco EF72C/12.5M Petrol Powered Ride-On Mower.
Efco EF72C/12.5M Petrol Powered Ride-On Mower.
From Argos
, argos, diy, ef72c/125m, efco, garden, lawnmowers, mower, mowers, petrol, rideon, rotary
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£1595.00


EFCO EF72C/12.5M RIDE-ON MOWER WITH ELECTRIC KEY START (SPECIAL OFFER)
EFCO EF72C/12.5M RIDE-ON MOWER WITH ELECTRIC KEY START (SPECIAL OFFER)
From Mow Direct
, 125hp, 72cm/28"", alarm, blockages, briggs, chute, circle, compact, controls, courts, cutting, deck, design, discharge, emptied, engine, ensure, entrance, forward, garden, gear, grass, grassbag, grassbagfull, handles, lawn, lawns, lever, look>>>>low, ma
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£1698.99


EFCO EF90C/11.5M RIDE-ON TRACTOR MOWER WITH ELECTRIC KEY START (SPECIAL OFFER)
EFCO EF90C/11.5M RIDE-ON TRACTOR MOWER WITH ELECTRIC KEY START  (SPECIAL OFFER)
From Mow Direct
, 115hp, 250, 2297, 35"", 90cm, acres, briggs, class, collector, ef90c/115m, efco, engine, entrance, forward, garden, gear, grass, half, km/h, lawn, litre, look>>>>low, lowest, machine, maintaining, manual, mediumlarge, mow, mower, mowers, ohv, packed, pr
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£1698.99


YARD-MAN DX70 3-IN-1 RIDE-ON MOWER
YARD-MAN DX70 3-IN-1 RIDE-ON MOWER
From Mow Direct
, 0%, 0845, 0n, 3in1, 905, 4588, automatic, blades, block, call, clearup, clippings, clumsy, collecting, drive, dx70, entrance, family, finance, finelycut, foot, garden, gearchanges, goodbye, grass, green, lawn, left, machine, mess, mow, mowers, mulch, mu
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£1748.98


LAWN KING XF130HD RIDE ON MOWER
LAWN KING XF130HD RIDE ON MOWER
From Mow Direct
, actually, drive, entrance, garden, gardens, hydrostatic, lawn, leaving, light, medium, mow, mower, mowers, rearengine, rideon, rider, tractors, £200
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£1799.00


SNAPPER E2812523BVE RIDE-ON MOWER
SNAPPER E2812523BVE RIDE-ON MOWER
From Mow Direct
, 125hp, 28"", articulating, capability, compact, company, cuts, cutting, deck, drive, early, engine, ensuring, entrance, entrylevel, equipped, frame, fun, garden, gear, it's, lawn, mow, mower, mowers, onthego, pivoting, power, real, rearengine, remained,
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£1799.00


SIMPLICTY CORONET RD-15.5/33 RIDE-ON LAWN MOWER (SPECIAL OFFER)
SIMPLICTY CORONET RD-15.5/33 RIDE-ON LAWN MOWER (SPECIAL OFFER)
From Mow Direct
, 12”, 30, 84, 155, 155/33, 200, 33”, achieve, acres, alarm, bag, briggs, class, cm, collecting, collector, coronet, cut, cutting, deck, electric, enabling, engine, entrance, garden, gardens, grass, highend, hivac, hp, industry, intricate, landscaped,
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£1898.99


EFCO EF72C/12.5H RIDE-ON MOWER WITH HYDROSTATIC DRIVE & ELECTRIC KEY START (SPECIAL OFFER)
EFCO EF72C/12.5H RIDE-ON MOWER WITH HYDROSTATIC DRIVE & ELECTRIC KEY START (SPECIAL OFFER)
From Mow Direct
, 125hp, 72cm/28"", automatic, briggs, change, collecting, conditions, courts, crawl, cutting, deck, drive, ef72c/125h, efco, engine, entrance, flowerbeds, garden, gears, grass, hydrostatic, investment, job, key, lawn, lawns, look>>>>low, machine, manoeuv
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£1898.99


SNAPPER E2813523BE RIDE-ON MOWER
SNAPPER E2813523BE RIDE-ON MOWER
From Mow Direct
, 135hp, 28"", 'under, appreciate, bonnet', challenge, cut, entrance, garden, indulations, lawn, letting, little, mow, mower, mowers, mowing, proves, rearengine, rideon, slopes, snapper, tractors, wheel, you'll
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£1898.99


TORO H132 3-IN-1 RIDE-ON MOWER
TORO H132 3-IN-1 RIDE-ON MOWER
From Mow Direct
, 3in1, appearance, beautiful, care, collect, compact, cut, cutting, cuttings, deliver, discharge, entrance, fit, garden, gates, lawn, lawnmower, manoeuvrable, mow, mowers, mulch, productivity, rearengine, rideon, saving, siton, suit, system, tractors
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£1899.00


MOUNTFIELD 2135H FRONT CUT RIDE-ON MOWER W/ 85CM MULTICLIP CUTTER DECK
MOUNTFIELD 2135H FRONT CUT RIDE-ON MOWER W/ 85CM MULTICLIP CUTTER DECK
From Mow Direct
, 135hp, 85cm, 95cm, clippings, collection, control, cutter, deck, decks, disposal, eliminating, engine, entrance, front, garden, ggp, grass, hydrostatic, lawn, lawnmowers, machine, mounted, mountfield, mow, multiclip, nutrients, outfront, problems, rear,
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£2149.00


HONDA HF 1211 S RIDE-ON MOWER
HONDA HF 1211 S RIDE-ON MOWER
From Mow Direct
, 11hp, 1211s, 28"", 5speed, aircooled, beds, box, build, conditions, cut, decks, engine, entrance, equipped, garden, gear, hf, high, honda, lawn, mow, mowers, negotiate, obstacles, rearengine, rearriders, rideon, superior, tractors, whatever
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£2150.00


SNAPPER E331523KVE RIDE-ON MOWER
SNAPPER E331523KVE RIDE-ON MOWER
From Mow Direct
, 15hp, 33"", antiscalp, biggest, command, cut, damage, deluxe, differential, engine, entrance, garden, it's, kohler, largest, lawn, lawns, midcontoured, mow, mower, mowers, necessary, ohv, prevent, rearengine, rearwheel, rideon, seat, snapper, spin, swoo
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£2248.99


HONDA HF 1211 H RIDE-ON MOWER
HONDA HF 1211 H RIDE-ON MOWER
From Mow Direct
, control, convenience, cut, drive, enhanced, ensuring, entrance, garden, hydrostatic, lawn, mow, mowers, rearengine, rideon, speeds, tractors
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£2299.00


Honda Ride-On Mower 91cm 15Hp
Honda Ride-On Mower 91cm 15Hp
From Screwfix Direct
, 15hp, 160cm, 280ltr, 3080mm, 3080mm280ltr, 36", 4stroke, 92cm, acre, adjustable, air, automatic, blade, comfort, control, controls, cooled, cut, cutter, cutting, dash, dashboard, deck, deckturning, drive, drive6, enchanced, engagement, engine, grass
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£2451.15


MOUNTFIELD 4155H 4WD FRONT CUT RIDE-ON MOWER W/ 95CM MULTICLIP CUTTER DECK + 4-WHEEL DRIVE
MOUNTFIELD 4155H 4WD FRONT CUT RIDE-ON MOWER W/ 95CM MULTICLIP CUTTER DECK + 4-WHEEL DRIVE
From Mow Direct
, 105cm, 155hp, 4155h4wd, 4wheel, 95cm, articulated, banks, boasts, climbing, clippings, control, cutter, cutting, deck, decks, dispose, drive, engine, entrance, garden, grass, hydrostatic, lawn, lawnmower, lawnmowers, leads, level, mountfield, mow, mowin
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£3499.00