Garden Equipment

Quality Lawn and Garden Equipment

Lawn and garden equipment product safety and regulatory compliance is a critical issue for manufacturers. Customer expectations have never been higher. Domestic and international distribution channels as well as end-users demand safety, reliability and rigorous compliance to existing and emerging standards. In this ever more complex environment, it only makes sense to look to a proven world leader for solutions.

We test your garden equipment and examine features such as safety, functionality, quality, noise emissions and electromagnetic compatibility.

Benefits at a Glance

With TÜV Rheinland's internationally recognized test marks, you can

  • Lower your risk of liability through documented safety standards
  • Increase your customers' confidence in the quality and reliability of your gardening equipment
  • Gain a competitive edge thanks to an independent test mark
  • Make it easier for your customers to decide which product to purchase
  • Meet requirements for marketing your products at home and abroad

Our Services for Garden Equipment

  • Mower test capabilities extend from consumer to agricultural products; cutting widths from walk-behind to multi-spindle agricultural cutters
  • On-site mechanical testing, including thrown objects, structural integrity and blade impact testing
  • On-site acoustic and vibration analysis capabilities, including hand/arm and whole body vibration analysis
  • Operator/bystander potential hazard evaluation, including safety distances, pinch points and guarding analysis
  • Electromagnetic compatibility testing to domestic and international standards

Types of Products and Evaluation Services Offered

Consumer ride-on and walkbehind mowers — battery operated, petrol powered, cord connected walk behind mowers:

  • ANSI B71.1 — Walk-behind mowers and ride-on machines with mowers safety specifications
  • EN 836 — Garden equipment, powered lawn mowers, safety
  • ANSI B71.4 — Commercial turf care equipment safety specifications
  • EN 745 — Agricultural machinery - rotary mowers and flail-mowers, safety
  • UL 1447 — Standard for electric lawn mowers
  • EN 50338 — Safety standard for pedestrian controlled battery powered electrical lawnmowers
  • ISO 11094 — Test code for the measurement of airborne noise emitted by power lawn mowers,lawn tractors, lawn and garden tractors, professional mowers and lawn and garden tractors with mowing attachments
  • ISO 5395 — Power lawnmowers, lawn tractors, lawn and garden tractors, professional mowers and lawn and garden tractors with mowing attachments
  • ANSI B71.3 — Snow throwers safety specifications
  • ISO 8437 — Snow throwers safety requirements and test procedures
  • EN 14910 — Garden equipment - walk-behind combustion engine powered trimmers, safety
  • EN 15503 — Garden equipment – garden blowers, vacuums and blower / vacuums, safety
  • EN 709 — Agricultural and forestry machinery - pedestrian controlled tractors with mounted rotary cultivators, motor hoes, motor hoes with drive wheel(s), safety
  • UL 1090 — Standard for electric snow blowers

Hand held products — battery operated, petrol powered, cord connected, hand held lawn and garden equipment:

  • UL 1602 — Safety standard for gasoline engine powered, rigid cutting member edgers and edger/trimmers
  • ISO 7112:1999 — Portable hand held brush cutters and grass trimmers
  • ANSI B175.3 — Grass trimmers and brush cutters safety requirements

Our Test Marks

Product Examples

  • All-purpose vacuums
  • Lawn mowers and riding mowers
  • Trimmers and hedge clippers
  • Power saws and weed whackers
  • Shredders and leaf vacuums
  • Dethatchers
  • Water pumps