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Best and Worst Lawn Mower Brands of 2025
Next, Consumer Reports provides three types of information that can help members pick the best lawn mower for their situation. Model performance: We capture the performance of individual models in our lawn mower ratings. If you see a mower that you’re interested in, you can look it up in our ratings to see how well it performs core functions, like…
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Gas vs. Electric Lawn Mower: Which Is Better?
Environmental and noise concerns: Many communities—plus the state of California—are effectively banning gas outdoor power tools to curb the air and noise pollution they generate. If you live in one of those communities, the decision to go electric has been made for you. If you’re simply sick of your gas mower’s smell and din—or your mowing noise disturbs nearby neighbors—an…
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Most Reliable Walk-Behind Lawn Mower Brands
Consumer Reports’ exclusive survey-based reliability ratings show that several walk-behind lawn mower brands are trustworthy. But a few, like that canine output, kinda stink. To help consumers avoid the clunkers, Consumer Reports’ experts surveyed tens of thousands of CR members to find out which mower brands had the most problems, and what those problems were. “Data from our member surveys…
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Best Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers—and the Worst
Consumer Reports has found plenty of winners among the newest crop of gas and battery-powered walk-behinds. Standout models from recent years include push and self-propelled options from Ego, Greenworks, Honda, Ryobi, Snapper, Toro, Troy-Bilt, and other manufacturers. One reason we were able to recommend so many models has to do with mulching, the process of cutting clippings into fine pieces.…
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Best Budget Lawn Mowers – Consumer Reports
The sweet spot for lawn mower value is between $350 and $500. Even at prices below that range, you’ll find a few very good gas or battery push mowers in our ratings, some with helpful features like folding handles and the option of upright storage. Among the three gas and four battery models featured below—all priced around $300 and recommended…
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How to Replace a Lawn Mower Blade
5. Fasten the Bolts to Secure the Blade Once you’re ready to tighten the bolt, put the work gloves back on. Reinsert the wooden block—on the opposite side of the mower deck this time—and tighten the bolt using a combination wrench. Some manufacturers recommend using a torque wrench for this task because overtightening a bolt could cause it to crack,…
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Best Battery Riding Lawn Mowers of 2025
To get you ratings and reviews of the latest models by early spring, we travel to our mower testing facility in Fort Myers, Fla., to conduct tests in late winter at grounds we prepare each year. We plant 1,800 pounds of grass seed (predominantly annual rye, prized for its dense growth) and cut 500,000 square feet of grass in three…
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Best Lawn Mowers for Small Yards
Push mowers (either gas or battery) are great for yards that take up to about a half hour to mow. But they have limitations, too. “Once you start creeping above that length of time, anyone can start getting a little fatigued pushing a mower around,” Trezza says. The bells and whistles on more complex and expensive self-propelled mowers (gas and…
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Best Lawn Mowers and Tractors of 2025
That’s not to say that all of the mowers we’ve tested are great or even all that similar. Trezza notes that our ratings primarily differ when it comes to the convenience features each mower and tractor offers, the level of noise each makes, and their battery life—at least for electric mowers. “Mowers and tractors also can vary a lot in…
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Best Riding Lawn Mowers of 2025
To get you ratings and reviews of the latest models by early spring, we travel to our mower testing facility in Fort Myers, Fla., to conduct tests in late winter at grounds we prepare each year. We plant 1,800 pounds of grass seed (predominantly annual rye, prized for its dense growth) and cut 500,000 square feet of grass in three…
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