| There are many different reasons for someone to | | | | garden tools. |
| purchase a riding lawnmower. Perhaps their health no | | | | Once you have taken care of the bigger decisions, |
| longer allows them to push a mower or maybe they | | | | the smaller ones are a little easier. You will need to |
| have moved to a new house that has a much larger | | | | choose whether you would prefer a gear driven or |
| yard. Whatever the reason, deciding to purchase a | | | | automatic riding mower. This is normally based on the |
| riding lawn mower deserves some research. Before | | | | number of obstacles, such as trees, patios or |
| actually buying one, this article will give some tips to | | | | gardens that are in your yard. An automatic mower |
| help you with such an important decision. | | | | is great for yards that have a great deal of |
| Naturally, you should know the actual size of your | | | | obstacles, while a gear driven one is perfect for a |
| yard, which can help you determine what size | | | | yard with less obstacles. You can then decide what |
| lawnmower engine you will need and what cutting | | | | type of accessories or attachments you want. |
| width is needed for the lawn mower blades. As a | | | | In order to avoid injury be sure that you understand |
| general rule, if the area you need to mow is from | | | | the safety precautions fully and that you always |
| one half to one acre in size, then you should consider | | | | follow them. Avoid allowing children to ride on |
| an engine that has a minimum of 14.5 horsepower | | | | mowers or to operate the mower, as it is very easy |
| and a maximum cutting width of 42 inches. If you | | | | for them to fall off, which may result in a serious or |
| have a yard that is one to two acres in size, then | | | | fatal accident. Do not run the riding mowers around |
| the cutting width should generally be from 42 to 46 | | | | people if possible, as you may run over something |
| inches and the engine between 14.5 and 16 | | | | that can be flung out and cause injury to anyone in |
| horsepower. | | | | the area. |
| As a general rule of thumb, a yard that consists of | | | | Try to be sure that all potentially hazardous or |
| more than three acres might be better serviced with | | | | dangerous debris, such as pine cones, rocks, toys or |
| a garden tractor. While both the garden tractor and | | | | other tools are cleared from the lawn before you |
| riding lawn mower complete the same basic | | | | start mowing. Choosing the right riding lawn mower, |
| functions, the garden tractor can also be used with a | | | | such as one of the Toro lawn mowers, and following |
| snow plow or snow blower. It can also pull a plow, | | | | all safety precautions will help ensure that you will |
| tiller, disc harrow and a number of other lawn and | | | | enjoy the mower for years to come. |