| The biggest thing is how big is your yard? Price wise 1 acre or less anything around 11 or 12 hundred with a 42 inch deck if you can fit that in your yard. There are only a few manufacturers of lawn tractors, a pretty good one is America Yard Products, formerly known as Electrolux/fridgidare products are made in SC, and sold under brand names such as Craftsman, huskavarna, and a few more, they always look the same just different colors.
You want a fully pressurized engine. Brigs has come a long way with these. Basically the bigger your yard the bigger the deck. The advantage to a two cylinder engine is a little less vibration, thats about it. These machines all travel at about the same speed. Zero turn mowers are nice but are alot more exspensive, and kind of tricky to drive. Your yard sounds alittle larger than usual, but the bigger deck is really just going to cut down on your mowing time. The automatic transmision is nice, but many people do not like the pedal drive types. Shop around, the best two places to but one is probaly Sears od home depot
That manufacturer i was talking about is good because they are the largest manufacturer of mowers in the world. And the warranty is good, 2 year, and the service is good. I know that sears sells them but they are also sold as Weed Eater, Senator, Poulan Pro and huskavarna. They make Huskavarna ones with Kawasaki engines. These are the best. But here is the most important thing, read and follow the owners manual, many people refuse to believe there is any difference between the new tractor and the one thay had that was 15 years old. Two most common mistakes, not replacing the blades, most people think they are supposed to sharpen them. Using the wrong oil, briggs all use single viscisity 30 weight, Koler and kawisaki 10 w 30. | 
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