1,000 Hour Review of the Hustler Raptor SD and comparing that to a 200 Hour Review of the new Hustler Raptor XD. 54 inch and 60 inch Zero Turn.
1,000 Hour Review of the Hustler Raptor SD and comparing that to a 200 Hour Review of the new Hustler Raptor XD. 54 inch and 60 inch Zero Turn.
Going into year 5 with my Raptor SD 54”. Never let me down yet. I pulled the deck over the winter and replaced the spindle bearings, an idler pulley, cleaned and painted the underside of the deck with new belts. Only 300 hrs but my property is like driving over a washboard so no complaints whatsoever.
Great video and review from people who use the machinery day in day out, cheers lads.
Have you had any cracks on the SD with the front wheel crossmember cracking and paint coming off?
Very minor but it all depends upon how much its in or out of the elements at night.
Have you had any transmission issues? I have a 2013 FasTrak with only 357 hours and the ZT3100 right side pump is about ready to fail. It still,works but is making an awful noise. It was serviced according to schedule at 200 hours. I’m very disappointed as I only mow my flat 1/2 acre lot with it and thought it would be my last mower, being it’s an entry level “commercial” grade mower.
I have not. We had one 2019 SD Hustler 54 mower just go out on us that had 1115 hour on it. But it was the engine that went out not the transmission.
@@troxelservices …. Thank you for your response. My FasTrak was making an awful noise on the right side so I took it to the nearest dealer (15 minute drive) that sells and services Hustlers. They replaced 2 idler pulleys that evidently didn’t need replaced because they called and told me it didn’t fix the noise issue. Charged me $311 to NOT fix it. They told me the right side pump was the source of the noise and since the tractor was still operating fine to just run it until it craps out. Their estimate to replace the ZT3100 was $1800 plus labor and tax…so around $2200. I picked up the tractor and considered parting it out but decided to get a 2nd opinion. I took it to a dealer almost an hour away and didn’t mention anything about what the other dealer had said. They called me after a week (their service department was booked that far out) and told me the problem was the fan pulley on the right side pump and ask for permission to replace it. When I asked how much they told me $121 total!!! I then told them about the other dealer and their incompetence and/or dishonesty. Their response was “those are the kinda guys who give the rest of us a bad name”. They went on to say it took their tech about 3 minutes to diagnose the fan pulley problem. So…all is good and my 10 year old FasTrak is as good as new.
Will a bagger that came off a sd 54 in raptor fit a 60 in xd raptor
Great question, I'm not sure on that one.