2014 Featured lawn tractor: SEARS & ALL LESSER KNOWN

Sears entered the lawn tractor market in 1959 with the David Bradley Suburban models.  The David Bradley name was dropped in 1964 and the Craftsman name was being used by the 1970s. currently all Sears lawn and garden tractors are sold under the Craftsman or Craftsman Professional brand.  A number of companies have built the tractors over the years, AYP and MTD providing the majority in recent years.

Model                          Power                     Mower deck               Years

Handiman R-T                5hp                                                       1939-1940

ST/16                           16hp                     42/48" deck                 1973-1976

Suburban 8                     8hp                     42" deck                      1965

Suburban 10                  10hp                     42" deck                      1965-1967

Suburban 12                  12hp                     42" deck                      1966-1971

Suburban 600                  6hp                     42" deck                      1964-1965

suburban 725                   7hp                     42" deck                      1964

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