What are the essential parts that go into making a ride on lawn mower and what do you need to know about them? I started thinking about how I would describe a ride on lawn mower and cutting grass to an alien if ever I met one. Not that I am expecting to but I always think it is the best way to describe something as though you were talking to someone who knew nothing about the subject.

Well, I have to admit that explaining the actual cutting of the grass seems a bit unnecessary here, since few aliens will be reading, but I will try to explain the fundamental parts of a ride on lawnmower for anyone who is not too familiar with them.

The overall shape and appearance of a ride on lawn mower may be either like a small tractor with an engine at the front, called lawn tractors, or something like a large go-kart where the engine may be underneath or behind the driver.

We’ll start with the essential ingredient of any lawnmower, the cutting blade. The grass cutting blade is the sharp piece of metal, or sometimes plastic, that spins around and cuts the grass. This blade is enclosed under a cutting deck.

The cutting deck is a shaped piece of metal, or sometimes plastic, that protects you and anyone nearby from the spinning cutting blade. The grass cutting deck also has another purpose and that is to direct the flow of the cut grass to the outlet, which may be at the side or the rear, where the cut grass is discharged either onto the lawn or into a grass collector bag or box for convenient disposal.

The cutting blade under the cutting deck is powered by a gas engine that also drives the wheels, Yes, you do have to have some wheels. The gas engine may be positioned at the front, the middle or the rear of the riding mower but wherever it is positioned the power is directed to the cutting blade and the wheels.

We also need controls for the gas engine to control the speed of the spinning blade and they usually have a gearbox of some type so we can control the speed our riding mower separately from the speed of the lawn cutting blade. Another control we need is for the height we want to cut the grass and this may involve raising the whole grass cutting machine or just raising the cutting blade or deck.
The more sophisticated rideon lawn mowers cost more but usually have more comprehensive control systems.

Finally, we have the most important feature of a ride on lawn mower and that is the SEAT. It couldn’t be a rideon mower without a seat so this makes the place you park your rear the most important feature. Some of the cheaper riding mowers have a very basic plastic seat but the more you pay the better the seat is likely to be. If your rear end is important you might want to take a bit of time checking the ride on mower seat is well shaped and comfortable to sit on for as long as it takes to cut the grass in your yard.

So there we have it. A ride on mower is a few wheels, an engine, a cutting blade and a deck, a few controls and a seat. Oh, and you need a steering wheel too. Make sure if you buy a riding mower you have a means of steering it where you want to go or you could be cutting the grass from here to the other side of the country in one long straight line. I guess we should also include a brake of some sort, often a foot pedal, otherwise you might just end up in the sea.

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There are many benefits and advantages of a riding lawn mower when compared to smaller lawn mowers. Each is good for certain grass cutting tasks but with the riding lawn mower you do not have the problem of physically having to walk up and down mowing your grass. For some people who have a large yard the time involved as well as the physical effort of pushing a lawnmower can be very tiring.

With a riding lawn mower you are literally able to ride in it as you would with your car, and not have to worry about exerting yourself while you are cutting the grass.

If this sounds like your cup of tea and you would like to purchase a riding lawn mower, there are a few models in particular that you are going to want to consider.

Poulan Pro Riding Lawn Mower

This is definitely one of the best riding lawn mowers out there today. For a low price, you can get this mower for yourself. It features an automatic transmission, 10-gauge steel deck construction, Briggs & Stratton ELS V-Twin engine, 22 HP, 54-inch cutting width, electric start type, 4 gallon fuel capacity, 22-inch front tire size and 22-inch rear tire size.

John Deere Riding Mower – Eztrak Series

We are all familiar with the name John Deere, and if you want to get a riding mower that you know is going to last, this is a name that you know you can trust in. This particular riding lawn mower features a heavy-duty pump and wheel-motor drive system for extra durability and long life.

Caster wheels and caster wheel towers have sealed bearings for long life and easy steering, and the offset front caster wheels help to improve inside corner trim. With two cup holders and open storage compartment, adjustable motion-control levers which can be adjusted to three different height settings and five different fore-aft settings for increased comfort and more precise control of the machine, this is definitely a mower worth considering.

John Deere Riding Mower – X300 Select Series

This is another riding lawn mower offered by John Deere and which should be at the top of your list. This mower features a 3.5 US gallon fuel tank with a large 3-inch fill opening which is located on the left fender and which makes adding fuel easy and helps eliminate spillage.

These are all great options, but know that there are many more out there, so take your time and make sure that you choose a lawn mower that you are going to love and which is going to last. Also take into consideration the size of your lawn because this will have a huge effect on which mower you should buy.

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