Why walk when you can ride? so goes the adage of a famous lawn tractor manufacturer company. How very true! You need not walk when you can run or drive or even hitch on to a bandwagon. The same is true of using the riding lawn mower manufacturers. When you can get simple things done in an easy way, why try an out of way solution? You can find riding mower manufacturers in every yellow pages directory
Established Lawn Mower manufacturers
John Deere Riding Lawn Mowers
Every major manufacturer of automobile has presence in the agricultural equipment segment and it is no wonder, that they have presence in the riding mower segment too. After all, the machine they make is the same only the riding chassis is different and the work it does is different.
Provide a power take off at the bottom and attach a blade to it and you have a riding mower ready for you. Established players like Honda, Ford and all other automobile giants along with specialized manufacturers like John Deere manufacture riding lawn mowers.
Niche Manufacturers of Riding Lawn Mowers
Some manufacturers specialize in the manufactures of agricultural implements and specialized equipments for home garden section. These manufacturers have now ventured in lawnmowers. The case of John Deere is very old and some new manufacturers have come in and started doing what John Deere has done (and have become successful in that).
The manufacturers like Toro, Coronet, Ariens, Husqvarna, have an established presence in this niche market and are standing up to competition from the majors like the one given above. The manufacturers have some good models like LX series, GT 2000 series, 5XI series and more like it. Toro and Simplicity from Coronet are worth mentioning. The models have been well received in the market and are worth the money.
There are others like Case, Murray, Snapper. These manufacturers are very popular in the North America segment and are very popular in Europe.
There are still ore manufacturers like Grasshopper, Troy built, Dixon industries, Club cadet who have not made it big but with the quality and production range they have, they have the capacity to make it big and stand up to the giants like Honda, Ford, John Deere.
Competition From China
Competition from Chine is increasing and many Chinese manufacturers are eyeing at the North America and European markets. They have successful penetrated the markets and have been enticing the market with lower cost. In fact, it is only because of the lower costs, their market penetration is good.
Since it is a market for consumer durables, the market also looks at the price. The American and European markets are quality conscious and are not very price sensitive. The market capturing will depend on the quality of the product and may be that the Chinese will improve the quality and capture market as Japanese manufacturers have done in automobile segment in a not too distant past.
With so many choices how do you choose? If you are new to riding mowers, you might depend on feedback from friends, or if you are the type that is not averse to risk taking, go for Chinese manufacturers and there is a 90% chance that you will not be sorry.