Riding mowers operate differently from most vehicles. The deck, which features the cutting blade, typically runs at a consistent speed. That means the mower's transmission controls its overall speed.

When using a lawn mower, there are some pretty basic things one expects out of its performance. It should fire up without issue, whether it's a self-propelled push mower or a riding mower, its wheels ...

Toro has been in the mowing business for more than a century, and its lineup today consists of everything from homeowner-friendly walk-behinds to the same commercial zero-turns used by landscaping ...