Where do new lawn care businesses buy affordable mowers, trimmers, and equipment?

to save yourself $money, look to purchase repossessed used machines from finance companies, surplus liquidation companies, equipment auctions. There are loads of good values to be had at significant cost savings. Also if financing, your monthly payout will be less helps to improve cash flow. Exmaple I just purchased at auction a used Lesco slit seeder lists $3500 new, auction said machine not working wont start. I bid $200 and won bid. All that was required was to add gas to an already empty tank and it started up on 5th pull :-)