toddol1971
Silver Member
I have never seen this and been around them for 8 years now. I do all his maintenance and the ones he has owned, 1500 series up to the 3100 series have been bullet proof. All were Kaw powered.
Chris
I dont know what you mean? I agree about the kaw. The ferris's are great mowers no doubt.
We have considered what to do with our CUT vs one larger tractor and a ZTR. After looking at the various brands, talking to folks that use them daily, we concluded that we would stay with the Kubota and not trade it off for a ZTR. The CUT has too much versatility for our situation, but mowing takes 2x to 3x longer than with a ZTR.
I already had a tractor & couldnt cut my front & back yard without causing damage.
My opinion is that Hustler makes some of the best ZTRs money can buy, but they have some stiff competition. My suggestion is to carefully watch what brands the local pros use because that means the dealer network, pricing and quality must be decent for that brand, at least locally.
I like the Kubota ZTRs, but honestly, we would buy a Hustler because I don't think there is a "better" ZTR for the money.
My dealer sells both hustler & badboy. I drove both. I like the BB better. There is no way if compared side by side that the hustler is better built than the BB, no way! If you like them though go for it. If your not mowing for a living then you wont ever wear out any of the pro grade stuff.
If you got slopes or hills, going up/down is the best. Side hilling takes practice. I'll tell ya this, I feel more stable on my ztr than on my previous riding mower. My rear tires are 52" outside to outside. I dont have a rops & dont want one. I cant even imagine how bad one would suck on a mower trying to go around/under trees. Put it this way, if its that steep it aint getting mowed by me!
I will say I like the hustler, but theres just something about the feel of it I didnt like. I dont like the ergonomics on the badboy either. I'm 5'8 & the seat could go forward more. That is the only prob i have. Now I really like the way the JD mows, but the ride sucked. The one that fit me the best was the kubota. I just didnt want to spend 10,000 + for a mower. To each there own though. I was just letting the op know my experiences. One thing I will say that is a necessity if mowing a pasture is solid front tires. I found out the hard way. They do ride a little rougher though.