A ride on mower that has its engine in the front is known as a lawn tractor and it has the ability to do more than just cut the lawn, it usually comes with many other accessories allowing it to till soil, aerate and many other common farming tasks. Most conventional ride on lawnmowers have the ability to do the job they are intended to however the drawback is that when they turned 180° between four and twenty eight inches is wasted during this process. This results in you having to realign where you just cut in order to line up and begin your next cut. This is where the abilities of a zero turn radius lawn mower comes into play. A ZTR turns around in his own tracks and wastes no movement whatsoever. In addition most zero turn radius …show more content…
If the area that you are going to be mowing is a half acre or less and is filled with lots of trees, plants, shrubs, statues or other lawn decorations then you probably should not invest in a ZTR at this time. A zero turn radius lawn mower works best in areas an acre or larger that has no obstructions in its way allowing this mower to efficiently to do its job. The the next item you should take into consideration is the size of your mower versus the amount of space you have to store