Residential Lawn Tractors in Kirbyville, TX

Start with the gaps, then you'll look at the open ground. Measure the narrowest spot you mow through, like a gate or the space beside the shed. The deck has to fit that. Then think about how much open grass you cut. More open ground rewards a wider deck, since it means fewer passes. Your place might be a town lot or a few acres or more. Cub Cadet builds lawn tractors in more than one deck width. Bring your numbers to Buna and match one to your yard.

It depends on what else you want it to do. A lawn tractor is built mainly to mow. A garden tractor's heavier and built for yard work beyond mowing, like pulling attachments. Cub Cadet makes both. If cutting grass is the main job, a lawn tractor's usually enough. If you're also working a garden or moving a lot of material around the place, look at a garden tractor too. Ask the store which attachments fit the model you're looking at.

Only within its manual's limit, and never close to the creek bank. Cub Cadet's manual for its lawn tractors says mow up and down slopes, not across. It also says do not mow near drop-offs, ditches or embankments. Slow down on any grade, and follow the slope limit in your operator's manual. The Trout Creek area's gently undulating, so most yards there aren't steep. For a bank or a steep spot, a walk-behind or string trimmer is the safer tool.

It can, especially with a bagger. Mowing over a thin layer of leaves chops them up and drops them back into the lawn. A thick layer smothers the grass, so bagging it is the better move. Some Cub Cadet lawn tractors take a bagger, and some take a mulching kit. Ask the store which ones fit the model you want. Mow when the leaves are dry. Wet leaves clump, clog the deck and leave a mess behind.

It's better to wait until it dries. Wet grass gives the tires less grip, so the machine can slide, and that's worst on a grade. Wet clippings also clump under the deck and drop in wads across the yard. The cut comes out ragged because wet blades of grass bend instead of standing up. If you have to mow damp grass, raise the deck, go slow and clean the underside afterward. Give the yard a morning of sun after a rain, and you'll get a cleaner cut with less work.