Lawn Mowers

How do you calculate acreage? Measure the area in square feet and divide by 43,560. That’s the whole trick, and it works for a half-acre backyard or a 5-acre lot. The...

Which hoe do you grab when weeds pop up between your tomato rows? The wrong one wastes your morning. A hoe garden tool is a long-handled tool with a flat or...

Which one breaks new ground: a cultivator or a tiller? The tiller does, and the gap between them decides whether you waste $400 or not. A cultivator tiller search usually means...

Is a zoysia grass lawn worth the work? It depends on your climate and your mower. Zoysia makes a thick, soft-looking turf that crowds out weeds and handles heat and foot...

Mix it wrong and you’ll be pulling the carburetor apart by mid-summer. Get the echo weed eater fuel mixture right, though, and that trimmer will outlast three cheaper ones. Most people...

Find a model number stamped on the frame near the seat or on the engine shroud, and you’re halfway to fixing whatever’s wrong with your Ford lawn mower. Ford built lawn...

Two-stroke or four-stroke? That’s the question every buyer asks before spending $5,000 or more on a commercial mower. Here’s the twist: if you’re shopping a true two cycle lawn mower from...

Wrong bagger, wrong bolt pattern, wasted money. That’s what happens when you order a grass catcher for Craftsman riding mower by guessing deck size alone. Craftsman changed hands, rebadged parts, and...

Two brands, one driveway, and a decision that’ll cost you real money for the next decade. Cub Cadet vs John Deere isn’t about which name sounds more trustworthy on a tractor...

That generic diagram you found on Google? It’s probably wrong for your mower. There isn’t one universal craftsman riding mower drive belt diagram — routing depends on your deck size and...