Riding Mower Comparison Chart

Every riding mower MowerFacts holds with a published deck width — 78 models from 10 brands in one sortable table. Deck, engine, speed, weight, computed acres per hour and 34 manufacturer list prices. Free to sort, filter and download. Tick + Compare on any 2–4 rows to put them side by side.

• Models78
• Decks30–54 in
• Typical weight600 lb
• On a 6×12 trailer1,500 lb towed
• With a list price34 of 78

A riding mower typically weighs 600 lb, with most between 488 and 776 lb — from 330 lb (Craftsman 30-in 10.5 HP Gear Drive Mini Gas Riding Lawn Mower With…) to 1,034 lb (John Deere X739 Signature Series Lawn Tractor). How weight affects hauling ›

How much does a riding mower weigh, and can you haul it?

The typical figures above come from the 45 riding mowers MowerFacts holds a published weight for. “Typical” is the median, and the 488–776 lb band is the middle half — a mean across a 330 lb machine and a 1,034 lb one would describe neither.

For hauling, add your trailer. On a typical 6×12 open utility trailer (about 900 lb empty), a typical machine in this class is around 1,500 lb of towed weight — inside a single-axle 3,500 lb trailer for most of this class, and a figure your tow vehicle has to be rated for. Each model page works this out for that specific machine. Sort the Weight column above to see the whole spread.

How to read this chart

Acres per hour is MowerFacts’ own calculation, not a manufacturer figure: deck width (ft) × speed (mph) × 5,280 / 43,560, then × 0.8 for overlap, turns and trimming. It only appears where the manufacturer publishes both a deck width and a ground speed.

The speed used is 70% of the published top speed, because manufacturers publish a top speed and almost nobody mows at it — you slow for cut quality, for ground that isn’t flat, and because a zero-turn at 11 mph is unpleasant to sit on. At 70% these figures land inside the acres-per-hour range the trade quotes for real work; at the published top speed they come out roughly 40% higher. Each model page shows both, so you can see the optimistic number rather than have it chosen for you.

List prices are the manufacturer’s published figure, re-checked daily, excluding tax, freight and dealer setup. 44 of these models are sold on a dealer quote, shown as “quote”.

Every other column is the manufacturer’s own specification, normalized to the same units so the columns compare. Blank means the manufacturer doesn’t publish it — never a guess.

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Independent reference database. Specs compiled from manufacturer sources and normalized for comparison; verify with the manufacturer or dealer before purchase.