Kids' Riding mower

[2manyrocks]

I suggest you think ahead of where they might get hurt and then explain it to them. (rocks, slopes, speed, refueling hot engines, putting hands under the deck, backing over your brother). Use it as an opportunity to teach them how to mow safely and supervise them.

I always tried to mow in top gear in the front of the house where Dad couldn't see. The mower you are considering probably has a pretty fast top gear on it.

 

[ToadHill]

I let my grandkids mow at the farm. They started driving an old cub without a deck at about 8, and got to run the mower at 9. If they follow the safety rules and do a good job at 10 they graduate to small tasks with the 8N. At 12 they graduate again to the Kioti and get to try loader work and plowing the garden,( about 1 acre). I haven't yet decided when they will get to use pto operated implements.

 

[Tig]

I don't remember how old my son was when he started using the riding mower but I do remember that he wasn't big enough to activate the seat switch. The solution was for me to sit behind him on the seat. The next year he was big enough to activate the switch so I watched from the deck.