Re: Choices on beginner Lawn tractor

Posted by Nolan on March 10, 2005 at 03:32:40 from (167.102.133.164):

In Reply to: Choices on beginner Lawn tractor posted by Monte Fontenot on March 09, 2005 at 21:54:06:

I've had several V-twin B&S over the years. Pretty consistently they've had lousy carburetors and run very rough at idle and low rpms. B&S may have fixed that in recent years.

On a general note, having nothing to do specifically with these machines:

1. Consider turning radius. Particularly a zero turn radius machines. If you're going to be circling trees and manuevering around sheds and garden plots and such the turning radius of a machine becomes very significant. The wider a turning circle the more you're going to need to use a hand mower, and that's just a pain.

2. Consider how it shifts. The harder it is to shift the less willing you'll be to do it. Those variable speed hydrostat units are wonderfull, and you'll change speed and reverse in a heartbeat, where with the hand lever type, you'll find yourself doing all kinds of things to avoid shifting.

3. Consider weight balance if you've got slopes or want to push snow. Front engine machines do very poorly on hills and such, and are a real bear to lift out when they get stuck in a hole or such. A rear engine unit has much better traction. It also has a much lighter nose.

4. Make sure deck width is right for you. I like large decks also. But, it limits where you can go. If you've got lots of areas where you need to snake a mower through, a big deck prevents you from doing the job. There's a whole lot of my yard I can't do with my 44" deck.

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