I have the 2014 model. Plastic flanges on the sides mounted to the frame inside cracked. Fixed with larger washers with rubber bushings and not an issue since. 302 hrs on my machine and I still love it
My SD is four years old with 270 hours. Power belt came off and would not stay on when reinstalled. Watched a Utube on hydro pump bolts breaking and causing this to occur. That was exactly the problem and now it is at the dealers for repair. Mower built in or before 2017 will likely have this problem. Manufacture failure which should have been recalled and retro fitted. Now it’s out of warranty so costly repair. Beware of SD’s built before 2018!
We have the same exact mower, same engine (but I have a different air cleaner?!). Keep an eye for all the bolts that go into each trans. They will come loose. I've lost one nut and tighten them from time to time. Keep the blades sharp (stupid sharp) and the deck sprayed w/something like Tite-Seal MDS11/6 Mower Deck Spray and Protectant or such (I've used quite a few different ones but am testing that one now) and you'll not have too much issues with clogging. And cutting wet grass. Have a look at COPPERHEAD MULCHER BLADE 18-1/2" X 5/8" HUSTLER Item #13810 (same as G6 gator blades), or Rotary 12733 (same as G5) for the 'not as wide as the 13810' version. - The little fins go in the opposite direction and help blow the grass out farther. 500 hours and counting.
I’ve got the same model and year. No problems other than the discharge chute kept plugging up. My 4” grinder took care of that by cutting off the bottom bar. It’s been a great mower so far. 150+hrs.
Thanks for stopping by! It really has been a great mower so far. Since I switched to a high lift "gator blades" from Oregon the plugging issue has been resolved. However, that bar is really in a poor spot.
I just bought a fasttreck 54 inch.. first o turn mower.. man I will never go back to a regular mower. I cut my grass just for the fun of it now. Ever since I got my more I been cutting the grass grass every outher day. My yard looks like the presidential a golf course. People driving by hang there heads out and dull. I wonder 🤔 if it's possible to kill a persons grass by mowing it to much. I don't know but I'm going to find out. I've put 10 hours on my new mower and I've cut my yard 10 times. My yard growers about 1/4 inch a day if we get a little rain.
Hydro leakage, deck clogging, belt slippage, bolt shearing, frame cracks.. have owned one, twas an absolute nightmare. Every year it required repairs. Yellow is a good color, as mine was an absolute lemon.
@@k6outdoors I bought the extra 2 year warranty, thinking they wouldn’t offer that kind of guarantee if it wasn’t already a good product but it didn’t cost that much and where I bought it has a repair center!
I recently purchased an Ariens Ikon 52. I checked out this video just to see if there was anything I should watch for. I only have seven hours right now and we're in a drought so it'll be next spring before I start accumulating hours. We'll see. Good video ; very comprehensive. I like the honest assessment instead of the fanboy style. 👍 GO BUCKS
Me and my brother-in-law have the same more when you drive around trees does the tire closest to the tree want to drag and tear the grass up because ours does
I have the same year and model as you do and love it! I added seat and front fork suspension as my yard has some bumps. Only problem is the mower deck pin falling out.
My 2019 raptor sd 48” cut has the same ground speed as my John Deere D140 lawn tractor(from Lowe’s).I checked with the speedometer app on my phone. I had expectations of mowing faster I
I own the exact same machines as you. Hustler SD Raptor and John Deere D140. Beyond the fact that the John Deere mower is a piece of crap that had the transaxle fail completely at 100 hours, our Hustler will run circles around it all day long. Not even a fair comparison in my opinion. I own an entire yard full of John Deere agriculture equipment but I will never purchase another piece of John Deere yard and garden equipment.
Yup my 16 has an awful paint job. Deck chipping easy and only doing 3 lawns with it. I can see on the side where I have scrapped a fence but the top shouldn’t have any of it. Anyone repaint there’s? If so did you use the oem paint or is there a close match that isn’t 30 bucks a can
@@commonsenseoverall7627 Na its a mower. I just got the closest color I could find in spray bomb at walmart.I forget the name of the paint but its pretty darn close.
My damn mower has been serviced for just stopping running. No reason. Just stops. STILL doing it. Twice today 10-13-21 Kinda like it floods itself. Seems to start again if I let it sit a few minutes.The repair folks don’t know why. I am beyond angry. Only about 5 Michigan seasons in it!! As a woman I need something dependable! Will never buy the brand again
Its unfortunate that you are having issues. If it is mechanical failure within the motor then that is an issue outside of Hustler. They generally use Kawasaki or Kohler motors for their mowers, which are not made by them and are on many brands of mowers. Hope you get your issue figured out!
I’ve had 3 hustler ZTRs in recent years. They get worse with every new model. Had the hydro-drive brackets replaced, cracked fenders, severe vibration noise etc etc, etc. I have found that Hustler will work with you until they decide not to. My case was escalated to Nick (Sr. product representative). After failed attempts at a repair, Nick would not return any phone calls. The case was then escalated to the next level (Ken Coker). Ken provides nothing more than lip service. He did call me once. When I provided video proof of the complaint, he failed to ever contact me again. The mower is still under warranty, the dealer will not do anything more and tells me that Hustler will not do anything more. I would never touch another Hustler mower, ever. Hustler will not honor the warranty if it is not a very simple problem. Either they don't know, or don't care about fixing a customer's mower.
Has Anyone had the pump drive belt come off ? Mine is 2020 model in Australia , just went down a dip for about the 500th time and had no drive . Had to drag it up to the House and get under with a torch to see what went wrong , cannot see why but the belt idler is a bit flimsy .
Mine has turned into a complete POS at year 5. Paint flaking off the deck, deck hangers snapped, FOUR broken hydro brackets. All this at 154 hours! THIS WILL BE MY LAST Hustler or Big Dog product!
@@k6outdoors I got 350 hours on my SDX and its been solid so far.My first SD snapped belt springs all the time and the hydro brackets always needed welding and tightening.
Wow looks like a piece of s*** to me I have a 2009 gravely 42-in deck I have had none of these issues and I've beat the crap out of it.12 years old this year and all I've had to do is replace the starter and deck belt . And it's the much maligned Kohler courage 20 horse.
I have the 2014 model. Plastic flanges on the sides mounted to the frame inside cracked. Fixed with larger washers with rubber bushings and not an issue since. 302 hrs on my machine and I still love it
Some small issues, but definitely been a great unit. Thanks for stopping in
Huxley, IA here. Brought a 2019 48” SD home last weekend. 328hrs with a power bagger. Love it so far!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for stopping in!
My SD is four years old with 270 hours. Power belt came off and would not stay on when reinstalled. Watched a Utube on hydro pump bolts breaking and causing this to occur. That was exactly the problem and now it is at the dealers for repair. Mower built in or before 2017 will likely have this problem. Manufacture failure which should have been recalled and retro fitted. Now it’s out of warranty so costly repair. Beware of SD’s built before 2018!
300 hours on my 2015 Base RAPTOR and 0 issues on home usage only. Nice work man keep rolling 👍
Thanks for stopping in! Great mower in my opinion. Subscribe and follow along if your interested! 🍻
We have the same exact mower, same engine (but I have a different air cleaner?!). Keep an eye for all the bolts that go into each trans. They will come loose. I've lost one nut and tighten them from time to time. Keep the blades sharp (stupid sharp) and the deck sprayed w/something like Tite-Seal MDS11/6 Mower Deck Spray and Protectant or such (I've used quite a few different ones but am testing that one now) and you'll not have too much issues with clogging. And cutting wet grass. Have a look at COPPERHEAD MULCHER BLADE 18-1/2" X 5/8" HUSTLER
Item #13810 (same as G6 gator blades), or Rotary 12733 (same as G5) for the 'not as wide as the 13810' version. - The little fins go in the opposite direction and help blow the grass out farther. 500 hours and counting.
Thanks for the great feedback!
I’ve got the same model and year. No problems other than the discharge chute kept plugging up. My 4” grinder took care of that by cutting off the bottom bar. It’s been a great mower so far. 150+hrs.
Thanks for stopping by! It really has been a great mower so far. Since I switched to a high lift "gator blades" from Oregon the plugging issue has been resolved. However, that bar is really in a poor spot.
Wow I gave the first one to my son and the next one I have now, Never ever had any problems with them best O-turn ever made. Hustler 54 inch.
Id still buy another one, hopefully this helps others look for things to watch out for. Thanks for stopping by!
I just bought a fasttreck 54 inch.. first o turn mower.. man I will never go back to a regular mower. I cut my grass just for the fun of it now. Ever since I got my more I been cutting the grass grass every outher day. My yard looks like the presidential a golf course. People driving by hang there heads out and dull. I wonder 🤔 if it's possible to kill a persons grass by mowing it to much. I don't know but I'm going to find out. I've put 10 hours on my new mower and I've cut my yard 10 times. My yard growers about 1/4 inch a day if we get a little rain.
A ZTR takes all of the work out of mowing your lawn! Thanks for stoppping in!
Hustler has a replacement kit to remove the bottom bar on the ejection shoot.
Good to know, I had no idea! Ive got to look into it
Hydro leakage, deck clogging, belt slippage, bolt shearing, frame cracks.. have owned one, twas an absolute nightmare. Every year it required repairs. Yellow is a good color, as mine was an absolute lemon.
Forgot..two bad tires, and multiple times I had to push it back to my residence. Frame would also flex on uneven ground.
Sorry for your bad experiences, unfortunately theres always that one bad unit from each brand. Thanks for stopping by
Just bought one today at Family Farm and Home, a 2020 model on sale, yippee! Thanks for the great video, Dave! Liked and subscribed!!
Appreciate it, hope it treats you well. Thanks for stopping by!
@@k6outdoors I bought the extra 2 year warranty, thinking they wouldn’t offer that kind of guarantee if it wasn’t already a good product but it didn’t cost that much and where I bought it has a repair center!
I recently purchased an Ariens Ikon 52. I checked out this video just to see if there was anything I should watch for. I only have seven hours right now and we're in a drought so it'll be next spring before I start accumulating hours. We'll see.
Good video ; very comprehensive. I like the honest assessment instead of the fanboy style. 👍 GO BUCKS
Thanks for watching, I appreciate you tuning in! Love the mower, just thought I'd share my honest opinion! GO Hawks :).. 🍻
Nice, well polished video. Good explanations and I appreciate the shout out in the video.
Keep up the good work my young friend.
Max
Thanks for the feedback Max! 🍻
@@k6outdoors Always a pleasure Sir.
Me and my brother-in-law have the same more when you drive around trees does the tire closest to the tree want to drag and tear the grass up because ours does
It does seem to have that tendency, although I've used other ZTR mowers and I've seen it do that same thing. Thanks for stopping in!
I have that same compressor shoved in the same corner of my garage.
Shove it in the corner next to a plug-in! Thanks for stopping in
Always always a couple times every season check your Hydro motor mounting bolts they break fallout
Appreciate the feedback, thanks for stopping in!
2020 Raptor SD with 50 hours on it. So far, no issues. It's been a beast. The SD was definitely worth the extra $1000 or so it costs.
I agree 100% it's a great mower! Thanks for stopping in!
I have the same year and model as you do and love it! I added seat and front fork suspension as my yard has some bumps. Only problem is the mower deck pin falling out.
Watch out for the transmission brackets. I noticed you have the weak brackets.
So farbive been lucky! Thanks for looking out
My 2019 raptor sd 48” cut has the same ground speed as my John Deere D140 lawn tractor(from Lowe’s).I checked with the speedometer app on my phone.
I had expectations of mowing faster
I
Interesting, mine will mow at 7.5 mph.. ZTR's are faster at mowing around obstacles
@@k6outdoors mine goes 5 mph on blacktop with the mower turned off
@@georgemyers6518 interesting, something isnt right
I own the exact same machines as you. Hustler SD Raptor and John Deere D140. Beyond the fact that the John Deere mower is a piece of crap that had the transaxle fail completely at 100 hours, our Hustler will run circles around it all day long. Not even a fair comparison in my opinion. I own an entire yard full of John Deere agriculture equipment but I will never purchase another piece of John Deere yard and garden equipment.
I’ve got the same one and my damper on right side keeps coming out .other then that no issues
Thanks for stopping in!
I had the same problem with mine in Australia . Was actually not fitted at delivery , then popped off again
Yup my 16 has an awful paint job. Deck chipping easy and only doing 3 lawns with it. I can see on the side where I have scrapped a fence but the top shouldn’t have any of it. Anyone repaint there’s? If so did you use the oem paint or is there a close match that isn’t 30 bucks a can
I used the OEM paint rattle can and it has held up very well.
My 2016 is still going strong 700 hours.Just got some yellow paint and hit it once in a while.No big deal.
@@577buttfan you go oem paint?
@@commonsenseoverall7627 Na its a mower. I just got the closest color I could find in spray bomb at walmart.I forget the name of the paint but its pretty darn close.
Hi I have 54 inches fast track whe I start the blades start also some recommendations thanks guys
My damn mower has been serviced for just stopping running. No reason. Just stops. STILL doing it. Twice today 10-13-21
Kinda like it floods itself. Seems to start again if I let it sit a few minutes.The repair folks don’t know why. I am beyond angry. Only about 5 Michigan seasons in it!!
As a woman I need something dependable!
Will never buy the brand again
Its unfortunate that you are having issues. If it is mechanical failure within the motor then that is an issue outside of Hustler. They generally use Kawasaki or Kohler motors for their mowers, which are not made by them and are on many brands of mowers. Hope you get your issue figured out!
I’ve had 3 hustler ZTRs in recent years. They get worse with every new model. Had the hydro-drive brackets replaced, cracked fenders, severe vibration noise etc etc, etc. I have found that Hustler will work with you until they decide not to. My case was escalated to Nick (Sr. product representative). After failed attempts at a repair, Nick would not return any phone calls. The case was then escalated to the next level (Ken Coker). Ken provides nothing more than lip service. He did call me once. When I provided video proof of the complaint, he failed to ever contact me again. The mower is still under warranty, the dealer will not do anything more and tells me that Hustler will not do anything more. I would never touch another Hustler mower, ever. Hustler will not honor the warranty if it is not a very simple problem. Either they don't know, or don't care about fixing a customer's mower.
Sorry to hear about your bad experiences. Fortunate I have had great dealer support on mine. Thanks for stopping in!
Has Anyone had the pump drive belt come off ? Mine is 2020 model in Australia , just went down a dip for about the 500th time and had no drive . Had to drag it up to the House and get under with a torch to see what went wrong , cannot see why but the belt idler is a bit flimsy .
Its normal they are all a little flimbsy.You may have a cocked pump from a broken bracket or missing bolt.
Mine has turned into a complete POS at year 5. Paint flaking off the deck, deck hangers snapped, FOUR broken hydro brackets. All this at 154 hours! THIS WILL BE MY LAST Hustler or Big Dog product!
Sorry for your luck, ive had a few minor issues but it still cuts the grass and is paid for! Thanks for stopping in
Good evening Sir 😊👍 Great and well done review video Sir and great points to look for Sir 👍 Have a great TGIF Cheers !!!!👍😊
Cheers!
@@k6outdoors 🍻👍😊
Thank you. Very helpful
Thanks for this video I have One giving me a Lotta trouble thanks for this good video😂
Glad I could help, thanks for stopping in
Great video! Very detail. 👍🏼👍🏼
How do you put the deck under the .mower
You can just slide it under and then lift it onto its hanger
Your deck tensioner spring hadn't snapped yet?
So far nothing has broken or left me unable to mow! Thanks for stopping in
@@k6outdoors I got 350 hours on my SDX and its been solid so far.My first SD snapped belt springs all the time and the hydro brackets always needed welding and tightening.
Nice video. Thanks for the info!
Thanks for stopping in!
Does the floor pan lift up
It does not on this model
What causes my hustler fast track
to stall while cutting grass
It don't stall all the way down I guess you could smother down
no gas or driver error
Clogged fuel filter,dirty carb,dull blades,cutting to much grass to low..the list goes on and on.
Wow looks like a piece of s*** to me I have a 2009 gravely 42-in deck I have had none of these issues and I've beat the crap out of it.12 years old this year and all I've had to do is replace the starter and deck belt . And it's the much maligned Kohler courage 20 horse.
Appreciate the thoughts!
I'm thinking about buying one with 603 hrs it for 2,000 25 hp Kohler engine 54 in deck ,is it a fair deal
I think I paid $4000 for mine brand new.. seems a little high
Go Hawks!
Go hawks!