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My dad and I recently decided to look into a ZTR mower. I live next door to him so we share. We've been using a Craftsman riding mower, or I guess you would call that a tractor, and it's not fun as you can imagine. I eventually started paying a good friend $60 every week to week and a half or so to cut my yard because I just hated doing it. I've been in envy of his Exmark and how it only takes him 30 minutes to cut my acre, as opposed to 1 hour and 15 minutes for the Craftsman, not to mention how amazing it looks when he is done, so I decided to look into the ZTR's.
I've been reading online, asking friends, and visiting all the dealers in the area for about a week now and have pretty much decided on the Hustler brand since the dealer is only a few miles away, pick up and delivery is free in January and February for yearly tune-ups, and I have yet to hear or read anything that suggests Hustler would be a bad purchase. Seeing as I am trying to build a home on my land in the near future and the wife is wanting a little one soon, I'm trying to make the absolute best purchase for my money as anyone would.
So my question is this:
The Fast Trak vs the Fast Trak Super Duty for 2.5 to 3 acres, which one would make the most sense for us? My understanding is the Super Duty has the better Kawasaki engine, has steel pulleys, and something to do with the big roll bar thing on the back vs the lower Kawasaki and composite pulleys on the Fast Trak. The dealer said they have the same transmission and are mostly the same mower, but the Super Duty is considered full commercial while the Fast Trak is not. The Fast Trak is $5600 and the Super Duty is $6700 I think. My acre is flat with no trees and dad cuts 2 yards with numerous trees and obstacles. We are looking at the 54" deck.
Thank you all in advance for any info.
I've been reading online, asking friends, and visiting all the dealers in the area for about a week now and have pretty much decided on the Hustler brand since the dealer is only a few miles away, pick up and delivery is free in January and February for yearly tune-ups, and I have yet to hear or read anything that suggests Hustler would be a bad purchase. Seeing as I am trying to build a home on my land in the near future and the wife is wanting a little one soon, I'm trying to make the absolute best purchase for my money as anyone would.
So my question is this:
The Fast Trak vs the Fast Trak Super Duty for 2.5 to 3 acres, which one would make the most sense for us? My understanding is the Super Duty has the better Kawasaki engine, has steel pulleys, and something to do with the big roll bar thing on the back vs the lower Kawasaki and composite pulleys on the Fast Trak. The dealer said they have the same transmission and are mostly the same mower, but the Super Duty is considered full commercial while the Fast Trak is not. The Fast Trak is $5600 and the Super Duty is $6700 I think. My acre is flat with no trees and dad cuts 2 yards with numerous trees and obstacles. We are looking at the 54" deck.
Thank you all in advance for any info.