About 1.7 million lawn tractors are sold in the United States every year. With a typical lifespan of seven years, that means about 10,000,000 are in service today, with 1.7 million going to the scrap pile every year—figures supported in studies by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute. You can find a used (running) tractor for less than $100 and tractors with dead engines may be free for the hauling. New electric lawn tractors can be expensive—reclaiming dead or dying equipment can give you a more inexpensive tool that you can’t find in the retail market.
