Toro Zero Turn Mowers

In the 1970s, Pond sold his company to American Motors, which in turn sold the tractor line to Toro in 1986. A pioneer in the lawn tractor business, Pond was the founder of Wheel Horse products, a developer of the modern-day mower. “It came out after World War II when suburbs were popping up everywhere and it revolutionized the industry by bringing the riding lawn mower to suburban homes,” Michael Martino Jr. , who wrote a book on the company, “Straight from the Horse’s Mouth. The name Cecil Pond may not sound familiar but any suburbanite with a large lawn to mow should thank him when clambering aboard a riding mower. Toro continued to make tractors under the Wheel Horse name for a number of years. Since 1999, the Wheel Horse Collectors Club has gathered every June at the South Mountain Fairgrounds in Arendtsville, Pennsylvania to exhibit their machines and do a little “horse trading. By 1957, sales of Wheel Horse tractors and lawn gear had grown to more than $1 million and two years later, sales topped $4. After serving in the Army in World War II, Pond returned to South Bend, Indiana in 1946 and teamed up with his father who was building lawn tractors from surplus motorcycle and automotive parts in his garage.

" Well, I DO do that, but this week I found a good used commercial Toro 48" Zero turn mower. Ohhh, I now it's not that funny, but it seems she owes us more than we owe her and removing skunks is the one little thing in life that lets her pay back the favor debt. Back in '06 we bought a "homeowner" Toro Z-turn. Well, every once in a while she pays extra and yesterday was one of those days. I sharpen the lawn mower blades twice a year. Mornin all--seriously due for that Folgers Freddy,tore off & dried in my buddies roof with him yesterday & showed up at 6 this AM to start getting the metal on(24' long) kinda awkward to handle w/ 2 people--well we got rained out & have our new Amish The little bugger let loose as she approached and some of the oil mist got on Carla. A few little adjustments a a modification to make it easier to raise & lower the deck & this bad boy is ready to mow. The old saying is : "I treat my wife well....

Veteran takes on mowing duties at local historic site

This year, the 61-year-old former Marine has logged an estimated 165 hours at Adena -- 100 of them in June alone and just about all of them in the driver's seat of a Toro zero-turn mower. Hatton first volunteered his services in spring 2010,

Felony theft reported at Patterson Field

On Wednesday morning, Crabtree returned to the area and discovered someone broke in and took a Toro zero-turn riding lawn mower and a Massey Ferguson backhoe. "Someone cut a hole through the fence area near the grandstand bleachers and removed the

Grass cutting

Sanli UK is launching a 22hp petrol variant of its diesel zero-turn mower. Look out, too, for its new garden tractor with 17.5hp Briggs & Stratton engine, hydrostatic transmission and twin-bladed mulching 1.07m cutter deck.

Toro Expert Guide to Lawns, Pro Secrets for a Beautiful Yard

The ape in the corner office, understanding the workplace beast in all of us

Thomas register of American manufacturers and Thomas register catalog file