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About Outdoor Power Equipment

Outdoor power equipment encompasses a variety of tools for maintaining outdoor spaces. This type of equipment includes lawn mowers, chainsaws, and snow blowers. Whether you're tackling the snowy winter months, maintaining pristine lawns, or handling tree maintenance, reliable outdoor power is essential.

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Landscaping and tree care professionals use several types of outdoor power equipment to maintain trees, landscaping features, and walkways. Many property managers and groundskeepers also use outdoor power equipment for maintenance work. 

Lawn Mowers

Lawn mowers play an integral role in the day-to-day operations of landscaping specialists. Each type of lawn mower caters to different landscaping needs depending on the size of the project. Many mowers are gas-powered, but most zero-turn lawn mowers operate on diesel fuel. Each mower category also has a small (but growing) number of electric models. 

Zero Turn Mowers

Zero-turn lawn mowers can cover large areas easily with speed and maneuverability. These mowers can turn in place to change direction without moving forward or backwards. The wide cutting decks ensure a precise, even cut in wide-open spaces. 

Riding Lawn Mowers

Riding lawn mowers, or lawn tractors, have a traditional front-engine, rear-seat configuration with a steering wheel. Heavy-duty models can mount attachments such as snow plows, lawn sweepers, or broadcast spreaders. Riding mowers can’t turn as sharply as zero-turn models, but these models offer comfort for long mowing sessions. 

Stand-On Lawn Mowers

Many landscaping pros favor stand-on mowers for their compact size and maneuverability in tight spaces. The small rear platform provides excellent visibility and allows the rider to easily step on or off the mower as needed. For small and medium-size lawns, stand-on mowers are a great choice.

Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers

The least expensive type of mower is the lightweight walk-behind mower, also known as a push mower when not self-propelled. These are ideal for smaller lawns and yards with intricate landscaping. These compact mowers get up close to edging stones and other hard features, leaving little uncut grass for a trimmer to finish. 

Chainsaws

Chainsaws are must-have equipment for any tree care professional. They’re essential for pruning branches and cutting up fallen tree limbs for ease of handling. Pole saws—chainsaws on extendable poles—provide extra reach for topping trees and pruning branches without the need for a lift. 

Chainsaws typically run on gasoline or electrical power, but there are also battery-powered models available. Electric models are generally lighter and easier to maneuver, making them popular for tree removal.

Snow Blowers 

During the winter months, snowfall can impact tree care and landscaping operations. Snow and ice storms bring calls from customers about downed tree limbs and fallen branches. To reach damaged trees, operators often require snow removal equipment that’s up to the task. 

Snow blowers, also called snow throwers, can provide access to the work zone, and clean off adjacent parking lots, sidewalks, and landscaped walkways. These winter tools help operations maintain safe work conditions and protect from heavy snow accumulation.

Other Outdoor Power Equipment 

A diverse array of specialized outdoor power equipment falls into this catch-all category. From garden tractors to trimmers and specialty mowers, this equipment is essential for achieving professional results.

Garden Tractors

Equipped with powerful engines, garden tractors offer enhanced performance compared to smaller lawn mowers. They can use an assortment of PTO-driven attachments for numerous tasks to increase efficiency. 

Tillers & Edgers

Besides tractors and tool carriers, landscaping professionals also use dedicated equipment that specializes in particular tasks. Front-tine and rear-tine garden tillers, rototillers, cultivators, and rotary plows prepare soil for planting seed beds, flower beds, ground cover, and ornamental plants and shrubs. 

Trimmers

String trimmers, also called weed eaters, weed trimmers, and weed whackers, aid in cleaning up blades of grass under fences and alongside landscaping beds. Brush cutters take care of saplings and dense underbrush too tough for most mowers.

Specialty Mowers

Remote-controlled slope mowers excel on steep grades too dangerous for a human to mow on a riding mower. Examples include the Agria 9600, which has a hybrid system with an electric drive and gasoline-powered mulching action. Robotic lawn mowers such as the Stihl iMow series and Husqvarna Ceora and AutoMower series can steer themselves inside user-defined boundaries. 

Brooms & Vacuums

Power brooms sweep away dirt, debris, leaves, and more from hard surfaces like sidewalks and asphalt. For grassy areas, leaf and turf vacuums easily remove organic material. There are even rock vacuums like the Christianson RockVac, which can suck up cobblestones, river rock, and mulch. 

Find The Right Outdoor Power Equipment For Sale

Whether you need snow removal, lawn care, or tree maintenance equipment, you can find it for sale on TreeTrader.com and in the pages of Tree & Landscape Equipment Trader magazine. Browse new and used outdoor power equipment for sale from brands like Bad Boy, Cub Cadet, Ferris, John Deere, Kubota, and Toro.