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Brainerd, MN 56401
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Phone: 218-297-0991
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Your Guide to Buying a Riding Lawn Mower

Jun. 24 2022 Buying Guide By Quality Equipment Sales and Service, Inc.
  • Lawn Mower
  • Lawn Mower Buying Guide
  • Riding Lawn Mower Buying Guide

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Maintaining a large lawn isn’t possible with a simple push mower—you will need a more powerful and reliable machine to help accomplish your task. We often recommend that our customers, especially those who want to minimize labor and maximize yield, buy a riding lawn mower from a reputable brand.

Quality Equipment Sales and Service is your local equipment dealer, and we know a thing or two about selecting the perfect machine for your work. Keep reading this guide to familiarize yourself with the tips to buy a lawn mower and for more information, contact our experts. We have dealerships in Brainerd and Faribault, MN, where we happily welcome our patrons from Minneapolis.

Start with the Basics

Riding lawn mowers are available in various choices, including lawn tractors, garden tractors, and zero-turn mowers.

If your property size is anything between half an acre and two acres of land, you might benefit from having a lawn tractor. These rugged machines can conveniently handle various attachments and help you work more in less time. You can hitch a leaf collection implement or a seed spreader attachment with your model to make it more versatile.

If you have a larger yard to maintain, you will need a more robust and reliable engine for your work. The heavy-duty transmission of garden tractors is designed to tackle more acreage, and you will want to get one of these models for your property.

Conversely, zero-turn mowers are extra maneuverable and ideal for cutting grass in tight spaces and around obstacles. They have a zero-turn radius, meaning they can rotate in place and make sharp turns to give your yard a perfectly well-manicured look. However, they aren’t as versatile as lawn or garden tractors, and they can’t handle attachments for any extra work.

Consider the Size of Your Yard

Now that you are more familiar with the different riding lawn mower types,  you are ready to take the next set of decisions. For this, you will want to consider the size of your lawn and the terrain you intend your machine to tackle. Ideally, you will want to invest in a large-scale machine for maintaining expansive properties and a compact model for trimming a small yard or lawn.

Pick the Correct Deck Width

At this point, you will also want to focus on the correct deck width of your riding mower.

Usually, riding lawn mowers feature deck widths that range from 30” to 60”. If your property is small, has too many obstacles, or is on an incline, you will need a machine with a narrower deck width to power through the impediments. However, if you have a bigger area of land, a wide-deck model of over 50” will be more suitable for your operation.

Now that you are more familiar with the strategies to buy the perfect lawn mower, you are ready to explore a few of them yourself. Visit Quality Equipment Sales and Service, where we have an outstanding inventory of riding mowers for sale. You will find us in Brainerd and Faribault, MN, but we also serve Minneapolis—so reach out today.

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