Tom Gauldin wrote:

I've had almost every kind of riding mower/tractor from a typical Sears/MTD
in the 70's to a John Deere 650 diesel, 4WD. If I've learned anything, it's
to try the machine out before buying and to get the least expensive one that
does the job.

I strongly recommend the lowest end mowers- the kind that use a belt
tensioner as the clutch. They are jumpy and can flip over backwards.

You recommend them? Why, cause you like doing backflips while mowing?
:-)

Chuck