What are Lawn Mower Parts?

There are riding lawn mowers, push lawn mowers, self-propelled lawn mowers, electric lawn mowers, and even robotic lawn mowers. Each of them have assorted features such as side discharge, rear discharge, bag loading discharge, multiple speeds, adjustable heights, and multiple colors, but all of them essentially contain the same basic lawn mower parts necessary to do the job. These basic parts include: Housing and Wheels The chassis, housing, or framework is typically comprised of steel, though many supporting lawn mower parts are forms of resin-based plastics with heat and vibration resistant properties. Older mowers have been constructed of wooden lawn mower parts with steel brackets. Whatever design, the mower housing rests atop some form of axle-connected wheels, safely covers all the moving lawn mower parts -- especially the high speed cutting blades -- and somewhere allows for the discharge of grass clippings. The Operator's System There is also a system of lawn mower parts built ... more