The best CRAFTSMAN lawn mower you can actually buy online is the CRAFTSMAN V20 20" push mower, and it is a genuinely sensible machine: a 20-inch deck on the V20 battery platform, brushless, shipped with two 5 Ah packs. For a flat lawn up to about 4,000 square feet it is all the mower you need. If you want the mainstream gas CRAFTSMAN, that is the M220 21" self-propelled, and if you want the riding mower, the T110— both sold through the big-box channel, so both carry a check-price link here rather than a number.
CRAFTSMAN is the clearest illustration on this site of what a brand page has to deal with. Our 13 October 2026 catalog pass across the gas and riding range returned T110 air filter tune-up kits, T110 starter motors, 42-inch deck belts and R110 blades. The machines are sold at Lowe’s and through dealers, not here. What didresolve as a live listing is the V20 battery line — the push mower, and the V20 trimmer and edger kit that shares its batteries. So the ranking is honest about the split rather than pretending the whole catalog is one click away.
The useful thing to understand about CRAFTSMAN today is that it is a platform brand more than a mower brand. V20is the 20-volt battery system that runs the mower, the trimmer, the edger and the blower, and the saving in a cordless system is not the first tool — it is the next three, bought as bare tools on packs you already own. M-series is the gas walk-behind line, T is the lawn tractor line and R the compact rear-engine riders, and all three live in the big-box channel.
We have not mown with any of these. The ranking reasons from published specifications — deck width, platform voltage, included batteries, drive type — see how we pick.
CRAFTSMAN mowers compared
| Mower | Type | Deck | Power | Price source | Best for |
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| V20 CMCMW220P2 | Walk-behind | 20 in | V20 battery, 2 x 5 Ah | Live price | Small flat lawns |
| M220 | Walk-behind | 21 in | Gas, FWD self-propel | Big-box — check price | The mainstream gas CRAFTSMAN |
| T110 | Lawn tractor | 42 in | Gas | Big-box — check price | Entry riding mower |
| Husqvarna TS 120 | Lawn tractor | 42 in | 19 HP Briggs | Live price | Same rider job, priced |
| Greenworks 60V 21" SP | Walk-behind | 21 in | 60V, 2-battery kit | Live price | More deck for the money |
Deck widths, platform voltages and included batteries above are the figures the listings and CRAFTSMAN’s published specifications state. The M220 and T110 rows carry no price because no verified live listing exists for them.
The V20 mower: what it is good for and where it stops
A 20-inch deck and two 5 Ah batteries is a well-judged package for a small lawn. The deck is only an inch narrower than the full-size standard, two packs is what actually decides whether you finish rather than the voltage on the label, and the mower is light enough to be pleasant to push and to hang on a garage wall.
Where it stops is slope and size. It is a push mower, so a gradient is all you, and 20 volts is a homeowner platform rather than a high-power one — in thick or wet grass it works harder than a 60V machine. Past about 4,000 square feet, or on any real slope, the Greenworks 60V 21-inch self-propelled kit on this page is more mower for similar money. That comparison is made across the whole field in best electric lawn mower and best push lawn mower.
The counter-argument, and it is a real one: if you already own V20 tools, buying the V20 mower means your packs and charger are shared across the whole lawn kit. That saving is usually larger than the difference between brands, and it is the main reason to buy this mower rather than a better one.
CRAFTSMAN riding lawn mowers: the T110 and what to compare it to
The T110 is a 42-inch gas lawn tractor at the cheapest end of the full-size riding market, and that is both its appeal and its specification. Single-cylinder engine, stamped deck, simple transmission on the base trim. On half an acre to an acre of open ground, cut on a regular schedule, it does the job for less money than anything else wearing a recognizable badge.
Two things to weigh. First, you cannot see the price here, because it is a big-box product — the Husqvarna TS 120 on this page is the same class of 42-inch residential tractor with a live verified price, if being able to check matters to you. Second, if your lawn is full of beds and trees rather than open, a zero-turn saves far more time than any tractor, whatever the badge: see zero-turn vs lawn tractor and the best riding lawn mower.
CRAFTSMAN also builds the R110-class 30-inch rear-engine rider, which is the right shape of machine when a gate rather than acreage is the constraint. That whole category is covered in the best small riding lawn mower.
How to choose
Small flat lawn, or you already own V20 tools: the V20 push mower, without hesitation. It is the one with a price you can see and the one whose batteries you may already have.
Suburban lawn with a slope:not the V20. You want self-propelled drive and more voltage — the Greenworks 60V kit here, or the field in best self-propelled lawn mower.
You specifically want the gas CRAFTSMAN: the M220, bought locally. Note it is front-wheel drive, which is the layout that loses traction on an uphill pass, so a genuinely steep lawn wants rear-wheel drive instead.
Three-quarters of an acre and up: a rider, and the T110 is the cheap entry. Compare it against the TS 120 and the rest of the riding field before you commit.
Who should skip these
Skip the V20 mower if you own batteries on another platform. Reusing packs you already have beats any difference between mower brands, and starting a second ecosystem is the most expensive move available in cordless tools.
Skip the T110 if you want to buy a rider online at a visible price — that is not how this model is sold, and the TS 120 is.
And skip all of them past about an acre and a half. At that size you want 48 inches of deck or more, which CRAFTSMAN’s entry line is not.
