A big part of maintaining the monetary and aesthetic value of your home is regular lawn maintenance. Like it or not, people like to look at an immaculately maintained lawn, and unless you've got a ...

CR's experts cut 500,000 square feet of grass to pick the best models Most mowers and tractors will give your grass a good cut, but you'll really notice a difference in convenience, noise output, and ...

There's a reason that tractors in the 15- to 17-hp range account for the vast majority of tractor sales. These machines are essentially oversize riding lawnmowers. For homeowners who want a tractor to ...

Editor’s Note, January 8, 2026: We’ve checked our recommendations to ensure each mower is still available and competitively priced. We replaced our Best Value pick with the Cub Cadet 10.5-horsepower ...

To test lawn mower and tractors, our testers and engineers travel every winter to specially prepared grounds in Florida, where we plant 1,800 pounds of grass seed (predominantly annual rye, prized for ...