The BEST Mowers to Buy and What to Avoid at The Big Box Stores This Year!

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I retired as an OSHA fatality investigator and have done a couple of deaths involving zero turns. ROPS systems are so important that I would never mow on any type of slope or by any ponds without one. My last death investigation was a young man mowing an apartment complex that had a small pond in the center of the buildings. The employee ended up having the bank of the pond cave in, causing the mower and him to flip over in the water. Even though the water was just over 2 feet, the mower pinned him under the water, causing him to drown. The other fatality was an employee mowing a slope, and upon turning around at the top of the slope, the mower slid sideways down the slope, causing it to flip over several times, crushing the guy. If either one had a ROPS (Roll Over Protection System), both would have not died.

Guess I'm keeping my 54 yr old Gravely 566! That thing is gonna outlive me!

I have had a Cub cadet for over 7 years and never done nothing to it but change the oil and mow my yard

I took my Bad Boy in for servicing and new blades and the mechanic said’ I never worked on one of these but they are the best built mower I have ever seen!’

I've got a snapper rear engine rider from 1990 that I bought used for $300 seven years ago. Works great and I bet will outlast anything nowadays! 😊

I purchased a cub cadet zt1 54 4 years ago and I mow 4 rough acres once a week. No issues at all. It's a beast.

I use to live in Orangeburg, SC, it is home to a plant making Riding Lawn Mowers. The Last I heard its name was Husqvarna. They made all the different Brands from Craftsman, MTD, and most of the others. All of them go down the same assembly line, switching for different models and names. All body panels were punched and painted there. Different models would use specific parts and thickness of steel. People would be amazed that the same people assemble all the riding lawn mowers.

As always thank you from Country hick Missourian. Just so many people so much. So grateful

An epic tour de force! Should be mandatory viewing for those in the market. Very comprehensive and illuminating. Thank you!

35 years ago I purchased a Gravely G series garden tractor. 1200 lbs / 50" deck moved by a single cylinder flathead 12 hp Kohler Magnum. Still makes a beautiful cut and never lacks power. Seems like all these home owner jobs are just selling a big hp engine with some lightweight sheet metal wrapped around it! I wouldn't trade my Gravely for anything new these days!

Thanks for the tour of the mower yards

I learned more on this video than I have on all the other lawn mower videos that I've watched so far and I've watched about 10 of them. Very good detailed explanations about everything.

Perfect timing THANK YOU!!!

There are so many options for the homeowner. This video makes some very good comparisons. Around here, we have the usual. Then there are local companies selling Kubota products. They have one that looks like the standard rider but has a high or low dump grass catcher! Great video Bre!

Good to see you have a spacious workshop now.

Love these videos that you do searching for lawnmowers to stay away from and also ones to buy. Keep up the awesome videos.

Great video! I'm so glad you made this review video. I was looking at mowers and never forgot what you said in earlier video about the single cylinder engine. Thanks for helping us!

Thank you Bre! As a shade tree mechanic and doing my own small engine repair, I still learn stuff from you.

One thing you left out about the dealer is that your riding mower will be properly assembled and adjusted correctly. Thankfully I had worked in the equipment field for about 8 years and had no problems correcting the issues on my brand new mower I purchased from a big box store. This was my first and last time to purchase power equipment for a big box. Thanks for all the great videos.