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Experts at our National Testing and Research Center tested 132 models in lawn mowers & tractors to see which ones perform best.

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Overall score
This is based mainly on cutting performance, handling, and ease of use. The displayed score is out of a total of 100 points.
Side discharging
This is a combination of evenness, which is how close the mowers came to even, carpet-like mowing and how evenly clippings were dispersed from the side-discharge chute.
Mulching
This reflects a combination of evenness, which is how close the mowers came to even, carpet-like mowing and how completely the mower distributed the clippings over the lawn's surface.
Bagging
This denotes a combination of evenness, which is how close the mowers came to even, carpet-like mowing and a measurement of the effective capacity of the grass bag, determined when the bag was full or when the chute clogged and clippings weren't being collected.
Handling
This includes clutching or drive engagement, braking, steering, turn radius, and stability.
Ease of use
A composite score that includes leg room and seat and steering-wheel comfort, as well as ease of blade engagement, cut-height adjustment, parking brake engagement, bag removal, and cutting-mode changes.

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