Riding mower

Riding mowers, which sometimes resemble small tractors, are larger than push mowers and are suitable for large lawns, although commercial riding lawn mowers (such as zero-turn mowers) can be "stand-on" types, and often bear little resemblance to residential lawn tractors, being designed to mow large areas at high speed in the shortest time possible.

The largest multi-gang (multi-blade) mowers are mounted on tractors and are designed for large expanses of grass such as golf courses and municipal parks, although they are ill-suited for complex terrain requiring maneuverability.

[citation needed] In 1954, Cecil Elwood Pond introduced his first 4-wheel lawn tractor, an event which altered substantially the lawn care manufacturing business.

By 1957, his Wheel Horse Products company recorded sales over $1 million (US$10,848,341 in 2023 dollars) for the first time.

Two years later, the company's sales more than doubled, to $4.5 million (US$47,034,247 in 2023 dollars).