Lawn mower

Lets narrow it down.

Does she need a 'walk behind', a self propelled 'walk behind', a riding lawn mower, a Garden Tractor capable of other attachments, or maybe even a 'zero turn' ?

Ive bought a couple older JD garden tractors cheep a 216 for $200 a 214 with snowblower for 400. and of the MTDs can be had cheep. check the decks for rust out. if thev have been kept fairly clean they be good. the engines usually outlast the decks be a long time if they have been kept in oil. most often a oil change spark plug and belts will bring them back to lasting a long time. if its been left out in the yard to rust away and never had oil put in it its junk. you can tell with just a walk by inspection if its worth looking at. I had a MTD  that I mowed 3 acres with for many years. it was a riding mower. cleaned the deck before winter storage  and changed the oil every 5 years or so. after 15 years I put new tires and belts on and gave to my brother its still mowing grass 10 years later.  I personaly like my old John Deere's they are very heavy built and the local JD dealer has parts. I do have a simplicity (they made the allis chalmers garden tractors) its a better tractor but parts are hard to come by.

I have two suggestions.  First I will say the Simplicity Sovereign (also called Allis-Chalmers 900 series, older ones were simplicity 7100 series).  They are built very tough and durable.  They made these for many years so parts are plentiful.  If well taken care of, they will give many years of trouble free service.  I used to help take care of a 15 acre cemetery using only Simplicity Sovereign and AC 900 series.  For the price, they could not be outdone by any other mower.  The cemetery was rough and hard on equipment.  They held up great.  My Dad has a 914 Allis with over 4000 hours of mowing time.

I would advise you to try solar-powered mowers. It's more ecological for the environment. Also, you will save some money for the gas you don't use. I think that we should start thinking of the environment a little. With such small steps, we will increase the lifetime of nature. For example, I started to use a cordless weed eater. It was a very delicate question, but I found out the necessary information on how to choose a weed trimmer. I am very glad that I can charge it after the use. It's very easy to handle and to use, and it's eco-friendly.

Edited by cottngton - 15 Mar 2021 at 3:45pm

Geez, takes fuel of some sort to make electricity, except a power dam I guess. Solar powered? Mow 10 feet and run out of power. Take ya 10 days to mow your yard. Yeah, I agree, painful to read

Edited by AC720Man - 14 Mar 2021 at 8:51pm

In my neck of the woods, if I had too much grass to cut, I'd fence and get a few sheep or goats. They not only automatically trim the lawn, they're EASILY sold at the end of the year..so someone else is PAYING me to cut my lawn ! Ther's a HUGE demand for goat here...