Tractor Sizing TRACTOR WEIGHT as ONE (1) CRITERION in TRACTOR SELECTION

[jeff9366]

So what is a good reliable/easy to maintain/easy to run & learn on? I've seen a few older Honda, Wheel Horse, Ford, Simplicity-and it seems like people LOVE those & are not so happy with the newer models.

The category you are seeking information for is the Lawn & Garden Equipment category. T-B-N has one forum dedicated to this broad category:

Lawn & Garden Equipment

General forum for lawn & garden equipment discussions.

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Lawn & Garden "tractors", perhaps better titled as "riding lawnmowers" almost always share the following attributes:

• less than 600 pounds machine weight
• Gasoline engines rather than diesel engines
• Two wheel drive (2-WD drive)
• World standard Three Point Hitch absent
• Front End Loader (FEL) absent
• Turf/Lawn Tires

The combination of 2-WD, low weight and turf tires can make operation on hills difficult due to lack of traction. Lawn & Garden tractors may be tippy on slopes.

I would like the ability to haul rocks/dirt/wood etc from one side of the yard to the other.

You may tow at 2 - 5 bushel capacity, dump capable cart, connected to the mower rear drawbar with a pin, across flat ground.

VENDERS: garden tractor cart