![]() ![]() “Shop around, checking a few different stores,” says Courtney Pennicooke, the Consumer Reports product analyst who covers lawn mowers.Īnd if you need a mower right now, prepare to be flexible with your choices. If you can’t find a particular model at your favored store, or at a price that fits your budget, keep looking. And some brands may sell certain models at a big home-improvement chain and others through dealers. When you start to shop, keep in mind that some mower brands are associated only with Home Depot or Lowe’s, while others are sold only through independent dealers. Not sure whether an electric mower is a better investment than a gas mower? Try our user-friendly interactive decision tool.Īnd for more details on the key factor of reliability, read our reports on the most and least reliable gas riding mower brands and the most and least reliable walk-behind lawn mower brands, which covers electric mower and gas mower brands. Still not sure which kind of lawn mower is right for your yard? Read CR’s advice on how to choose based on your property’s acreage and topography. Then check out our in-depth ratings of dozen of mowers and tractors. If you’re in the market for a new mower, the best place to start is Consumer Reports’ lawn mower and tractor buying guide. ![]() That tally reflects experiences with more than 21,000 gas mowers, more than 9,500 battery mowers, and more than 11,500 riding mowers. They leverage data on more than 42,300 lawn mowers and tractors that members purchased between 20. The Overall Score for each model in CR’s mower and tractor ratings incorporates all that performance data, along with predicted reliability and owner satisfaction ratings from our latest member surveys. We also review the convenience features on every model we assess. (We collect 3,000 pounds of clippings in total.) We take each mower over level turf, slopes, and ditches to get a feel for how they handle varied terrain. We cut 500,000 square feet of grass in three modes-mulching, side-discharging, and bagging. We plant 1,800 pounds of grass seed (predominantly annual rye, prized for its dense growth). To get you ratings and reviews of the latest models by early spring, our testers travel to Florida to conduct tests in late winter at grounds we maintain year-round. They top the dozens of models in CR’s ratings that we recommend based on performance and reliability. As Consumer Reports’ exclusive reliability ratings show, some mower brands are more likely than others to keep on cutting, year after year.īelow, you’ll find the cream of the crop, the best lawn mowers and tractors on the market. "You’ll also see a significant variation in reliability," Kollontai says. ![]() Where you’ll find differences in our ratings, he adds, is in convenience features that each mower and tractor offers, the level of noise each puts out, and-for electric mowers-the real-world battery run times our engineers measure. "For all intents and purposes, nearly all the lawn mowers and tractors in our ratings can effectively cut your lawn if you do basic maintenance," says Misha Kollontai, the CR test engineer who oversees lawn mower testing. And when you’re ready to shop for a new machine, Consumer Reports’ tests reveal good news: Whether you’re seeking a behemoth gas lawn tractor or a near-silent battery push mower, you’re likely to find many very capable choices among the 100-plus models in our ratings. The best lawn mowers and tractors cut your lawn well while minimizing your effort. ![]()
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