Difference Between Yard Tractor and Garden Tractor

Tractors come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Most types of tractors can be separated into two categories: tractors for various types of work on farms and in fields and yard tractors for mowing and trimming grass and lawns.

Uses

Yard tractors are easier to maneuver in small spaces and are designed to mow grass. They often come with attachments that can mulch yard debris and collect the loose grass as it is cut. Garden tractors are capable of trimming grass, but they are generally larger and harder to maneuver in small spaces. Tractor mowers also have attachments, but they are usually larger and used for other purposes such as bailing hay.

Size

Because of the type of work they do, garden tractors are often larger than most residential yard tractors. However, many specialty and commercial yard tractors are just as large as garden tractors. The attachments that are used on garden tractors are significantly larger than those used on yard tractors.

Power

Garden tractors are more powerful than yard tractors because they are required to do more work and work for longer time. Garden tractors can pull large hay bailers and heavy vegetable pickers and sprinklers across long distances for hours at a time. This requires tremendous strength and power. Yard tractors are often faster and can do small amount of work in a short time. They are capable of working for a long time, but the type of work they do is much less demanding on the tractor's engine and parts.