Timeless advice:

Repost of Slammer's Rules...

1. Carefully evaluate the size mower you need and buy at least one size larger.

2. NEVER buy a mower from ANYPLACE that will not let you test drive it or at least a similar model. Ergonomics are just as important as performance and capability.
(Vitally important!)

3. DO NOT base your purchase on price or brand name alone! Do proper research and find all of the available models that fit your criteria and haggle, save, or trade to get the right equipment for the job. Do not compromise!

If you follow these three tips you will end up a happy camper with just the right unit for the job. If you disregard this advice your gonna end up with One or the other of the following problems:

A. Buyers remorse. Stuck with a piece of junk or simply a unit inadequate for the task at hand.

Or..

B. A teed off spouse when you start shopping for another tractor just 3 - 6 months down the road because you didn't buy the right unit in the first place.

Now go forth and shop and try and have fun!

What he/she said.

Almost any "tractor" will cut grass, blow snow and pull a garden cart. The prices start at a little over the $1000.00 mark and go all the way up to $15,000.00. The questions then become "What's your budget?" vs "How much tractor do I really need for the property I own?"

More ofteh than not, durability gets better as the price point increases and the inverse is true. Low price tractors use low price components so they can meet the low price point demanded by the public. For many people, all they need is one of these tractors and it will last them around ten years or so if they look after it.

Without any details regarding the total size of lawn you will be cutting, the length of the driveway you will be clearing snow from and how much hauling you will be doing, it's not possible to make any sort of reasonable suggestions. And if you have a fixed budget, then that will put a cap on tractors that sell above your figure.