You might think that riding mowers and lawn/garden tractors are small and low to the ground so overturns are not a problem. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Riding mowers and small tractors can overturn to the side or rear fairly easily.

Non-powered wheeled sprayers offer homeowners an easy and relatively inexpensive way to apply the correct rate of fertilizer and pesticides uniformly to home lawns.

Whether you have a few rose bushes beside your house or a half-acre garden, you will need a sprayer to take care of your plants.

Calibration of vehicle-mounted boom-type sprayers is simple and can be very accurate. Calibration of hand-carried sprayers is much more subjective, but it is simple to do.

It seems obvious that a wider or faster mower will cover a lawn faster than a narrower or slower mower, but this is not always true - and seldom will the increase in cutting rate be proportional to the increase in width or speed.

Drip irrigation and permanently installed sprinkler systems are wonderful, but in many cases, a hose-end sprinkler must be used. There are many choices available.

If you have a small garden, many manual cultivation tools are available for your use.

A drip system is probably the easiest and is certainly the most effective way to irrigate your garden.

If you own lawn and garden equipment, you will probably need a few tools for maintenance unless you plan to return the equipment to the dealer every time something is needed. A few basic tools will allow you to do many jobs.

The most basic tools needed for working on lawn and garden equipment are wrenches. You can sometimes get by on other little fix-it jobs around the house with pliers, screwdrivers, etc., but almost anything you try to do on grounds maintenance equipment will require the use of wrenches.