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Anyone have experience with Hustler Fasttrak ZTRs?
Posted on 2/10/15 at 8:29 am
Posted on 2/10/15 at 8:29 am
Not the Raptor, the Fastrak.
Been looking at a couple of ZTRs and narrowed it down to 2. THis is the one I don't personally know someone who owns one.
Have a 4 year 400 hour warranty so... seems like they would go lose money if the mower kept going to the shop. FYI... cutting 2 acres/residential.
Have a JD 190C right now. Going to a ZTR and want to stick in the $6000 to $6500 range.
Been looking at a couple of ZTRs and narrowed it down to 2. THis is the one I don't personally know someone who owns one.
Have a 4 year 400 hour warranty so... seems like they would go lose money if the mower kept going to the shop. FYI... cutting 2 acres/residential.
Have a JD 190C right now. Going to a ZTR and want to stick in the $6000 to $6500 range.
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Posted on 2/10/15 at 8:46 am to Tridentds
No but I have a friend who uses Hustler's in his commercial landscape business and swears by them
Posted on 2/10/15 at 8:50 am to Tridentds
This might not help, but I've used an older one and it was solid. I don't know how many hours it has, but it certainly wasn't new and performed fine. Like I said, it's an older fastrak, but was easy to work on (had to get a new belt, sharpen blades) and ran like a champ. Was cutting about the same acreage.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:01 am to Tridentds
Toro or xmark IMO it's what I've always used and to me the hustler when sat beside a toro or xmark that is in the same price range looks cheap
Posted on 2/10/15 at 12:29 pm to Tridentds
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Anyone have experience with Hustler
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Fasttrak ZTRs?
Posted on 2/10/15 at 2:15 pm to Agforlife
Thanks for that. Good to know they seem to hold up for someone in the commercial side of the business. 
Posted on 2/10/15 at 2:18 pm to Tridentds
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the Fastrak.
Great mower. Has the thickest steel strap I've seen on a lawn mower deck. Only problem I saw (was the first model) was the air filter mounting bracket held the filter housing much higher than the engine, which means further from center of gravity. These bolts would loosen and fall out if not checked or removed and thread doped first.
Solid mower though..
This post was edited on 2/10/15 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 2/10/15 at 2:19 pm to Robert Goulet
Actually helps a lot. One of their pitches is they are easy to work on. My current tractor is a pain to work on. Thanks.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 2:23 pm to Col reb 2011
I actually looked at Toro as well. To get into a sturdy toro with welded deck the price was a little higher. The main reason I started looking at Hustler ZTRs was the warranty. Hustler blows Toro out of the water. For residential the Hustler has a 4 year 400 hour warranty on everything but the motor, belt, and tires. The motor has a 3 year warranty from Kawasaki. Appreciate the feedback.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 2:25 pm to Hardy_Har
Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 2:28 pm to Tridentds
I have one that I bought with 6 hours on the motor. Has the B&S engine, but it was such a good deal the engine didn't matter.
Residential use only on a lot that is just under 1 acre. It has slightly over 200 hours on it. Added a mulch kit. It's been a very good machine.
I'd buy one again if they still made it. Not so sure about the raptor.
Residential use only on a lot that is just under 1 acre. It has slightly over 200 hours on it. Added a mulch kit. It's been a very good machine.
I'd buy one again if they still made it. Not so sure about the raptor.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 2:34 pm to Bill Parker?
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Has the B&S engine
It may not have the upward protruding Air filter like this Kawasaki below
They simply removed the stock engine air shroud bolts and replaced with longer, grade 8 bolts to suit the mounting bracket.
Not to keep harping on this, just saying don't let it scare you away from it. Buy the mower, a $4 bottle of loctite for the 5 bolts and never look back.
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