DON’T BUY A HUSTLER MOWER UNTIL YOU SEE THIS! 

I mow more than 100 properties a month with my Hustler Raptor 42, and have for the last 5 years. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Hustler mowers to anyone. As much abuse as mine takes, if you're buying one for home use it'll last you MANY years. Great video!

Every now and then you find a down to earth review with sound reasoning and practicality from genuine people….Thanks for the insights on this mower which I am seriously considering for my property!

Oh snap, that is one terrific mower. Has to be almost as much fun to use as the 4 wheeler. Your place is really coming together nicely. It sure shows where Chad got his patience from. So laid back and calm. I'm glad I stumbled on to Adler Farms which brought me to you. Great family dynamics. Blessings

I bought last year's model, an SD...basically the same thing. I've put 135 hours on mine, solid machine. I do like the looks of the new "big bite" tires on the new models and the new style height adjustment is more convenient to use than what's on mine.

Good Morning, Ralph & Chad! Well, we made it through Elsa last night! Wasn't too bad here in Pasco Country, Florida. Still a bit windy & light rain. I believed we dodged a bullet! Nice mower ... that will help you alot with your large yard for sure. Have an awesome day!!

One of the best, honest reviews I’ve seen, regardless of brand. I’m currently researching to fill the exact same need. 1.5 acres and this will be my first ZTR after decades of lawn tractors.

I have had my Hustler for 17 yrs and it is hands down the best purchase I have ever made.

Thanks to you both for the very practical review. So so helpful and hits the mark with all the questions that most of us have when considering a purchase of a machine like this.

I bought a Hustler Fastrac I think twelve years ago, and have been very pleased! 20 HP Honda w/52” cut. It has been a low maintenance mower, and the yard I was mowing until recently was close to 1-1/2 acres, with some steep area’s. Mowing those steep sections of the yard was a little stressful at first, until you learn how your mower will best handle those types of situations. I would definitely recommend Hustler, and would buy another one.

Nice looking piece of equipment. I love the tires. Thanks for the review. I would love to have had one of these back in my mowing days. 👍👍👍

Thanks for the info! Congrats on your new toy. So glad Grandma is around to keep you boys in line and guide you on how to sign off! 🤣. God Bless ❤️

Great review, I agree with you on every point and getting the best deal for the buck was the primary reason I bought the Hustler Fastrak 60” with the Kawasaki engine, in 2019. I lived in southern Oklahoma and mowed almost 7 acres, including my pecan bottoms. The hustler cut my mowing from all day7-8 hours on a conventional rider down to 3 hours. I did get the higher end seat and the flex suspension, not to mention it came with an electronic fuel gauge. Thanks for the review.

Good morning Ralph, Chad and Lea Ann! Nice toy Ralph, and I'm sure all your wonderfully complete reviews help a lot of folks. Blessings on you all!

2015 Hustler Fastrak SD. 550 hours. Changed the deck belt last season out of caution. Still on factory battery. Been an absolute beast and has more than paid for itself. My lawn took 4 hrs with a John Deere rider. Now it takes just over an hour, and I mow 3 other lawns on my street with the extra time.

Oh my goodness! Wouldn’t my husband love one of those! 😍 Thank you Grandpa and Grandma! Until the next time!👋

Very well done video guys! Thank you for the in depth information & content. Nice job covering all the unmentioned details in other videos. Much appreciated!

I bought a 42" XD back in July. I love it! The smoothtrack steering takes some getting used to only because it requires very little movement of the steer bars but it is very nice. I dismount almost identically to the way Grandpa does.

Found this interesting and I don’t even mow! Great video Ralph and Chad ! Thanks 🙏

Ralph you are a hoot. You crack me up when you say, "Grandma, how do we sign out".

Awesome video, very informative! Looks like a great mower, glad to see you wearing hearing protection. God Bless Y'all ✌🏼

Have a great day. Enjoy your new "toy" mower. Love when you show off your new "toys" tools for the farm/homestead. I love both your chanel and Chad's chanel yall are both awesome and I love when the boys choose to be on Chad's Channel I enjoyed getting to see them and how they are changing and growing up and what they are up to and doing with their dad

Great video. I have the 54" Raptor X and I love it. It is my first zero turn so it took a little getting used to. I also like the fact that they're easy to maintain.

We have a Hustler, and love it. It used to be a chore to get anyone to mow..Now 😂🤣 "WHO mowed?" I had plans to do it today! 😂

I purchased this mower this week and mowed today for the first time. A first time zero turn user I am and I’ll be honest . My wife watched me and she told me I had a smile on my face the whole time that I was on this machine. I’m about 1 1/2 acre I am so happy with this machine words can’t describe I work with a gentleman that has $10,000 grasshoppers and other brand mowers and he told me if he was going to buy another new mower the hustler would be his choice this was three years ago he told me this. I almost bought a 19 left over but I had heard the older frames possibly would flex so I’m so happy I chose to wait on the 2022 which looks identical to yours. As I said this is the first zero turn I have been on and I mowed this evening in 40 minutes. All I can say is Wow! Thank you and I will subscribe to your channel. My mower does have the flex forks Travis in KY

Nice review. I have a 2014 52" model I've worn the deck out on, so ordered a new deck for it. I'd recommend dropping down those anti-scalp wheels if you haven't already. They come factory in the top holes which don't do a bit of good.

Great review Ralph! If we had grass and a yard big enough I'd talk my husband into getting me one of those so I could have a new toy. 😁 Thank you for sharing! Hugs and love to you and your family. ❤️✝🤗 Have a beautiful and blessed week. God Bless ❤️✝🤗

Good, honest review Grandpa Ralph, much respect, and as you said research. When you revved up the mower though I half expected the front wheels to pop, it has power....and no Chad, that doesn't mean you can ride around and pop wheelies. LOL

Looks great another info video 👍🏼👍🏼 Hey lawns take time to get smoothened out it took me 5 years to do so after I retired from the marines to get my lawn to where I like it Kentucky blue grass like the golf courses use…. Great videos keep up the great work

Two great guys, with an honest and fair evaluation of a mower! Thanks Ralph and Chad! Ralph, I’m really glad you were able to get that machine to help you take care of your property. Happy mowing!

I have a larger Hustler Z4 which they only made for a couple of years. I bought it new in 2010 and have been mowing on my 20 acres every year since and still love it. It has the big Kawasaki motor and has even more hardcore items like a floating deck with chains, flex fork front tires that is an added suspension device, rollbar, air ride seat, twin gas tanks, easy oil change and hydro changes. The thing is just great.

I am sure you know by now that you have got one of the best mowers made. I have had mine since 2016, it was the Super Z back then with a 60 inch deck. It has NEVER had to go back to the shop for maintenance! Never had to have the drive motors readjusted to keep it running straight. I change my oil regularly, keep my air filter clean, and keep the grass off the deck, blow it off after every use. I love my Hustler, hope you are loving yours too! I even was and wax the thing! I never walk on my deck either! The fuel tanks on mine are over the rear wheels (2) and they have sight plastic to see how much fuel you have. And, speaking of belts, I still have never changed a belt on mine, that's just a testament to how smooth these machines run.

I worked for John Deere for thirty years and putting Kawasaki engines on their mowers was the best thing they could do. In my opinion the best engine ever used on mowers!

Glad your dad mentioned how it does cutting overgrown grass, needed to know that, and I think there's a option for a spring to help with heavy deck lift, thanks for this solid review

I really enjoyed your review and comments. I bought a new 2014 Hustler Raptor SD 60 from Lowe's of all places. Had never heard of Hustler at that time but was impressed by the build quality and followed up with research and found them to be American made in Kansas I think. Anyway was highly impressed and ponied up I think it was neighborhood of 4200 out the door. I remained impressed up until 2 years ago when the transaxle bracket broke and left me temporarily stranded. Upon discerning the issue, I was disappointed that Hustler began building a very solid machine but then to see those wimpy, wimpy, brackets. I pulled the mower back to my residential shop, removed the bracket, and welded it back together and I'm still using it. Since that time I've learned that this was a common problem among the early mowers up until about 17 or 18 in which Hustler began offering heavier gage brackets. Anyway, other than that, that is the only big issue I have had. I did replace the spindle bearings a couple of weeks ago after 10 years of use, 240 hrs. I did tell the Hustler dealer the transaxle upgrade should be like a recall thing and give it to me for being a loyal customer. He just laughed and brushed me off. I'll buy the upgrade when it breaks again. I'm 6'-3" and totally agree with your trepidation pertaining to stepping on the deck. 10 years now and I still do not step on the deck. Fortunately at our height we can stretch out to solid ground! lol.

My dad bought this mower shortly before he got sick and I inherited it as the man of the house. I knew he did a lot of research before purchasing it but I am continually amazed how nice this thing is compared to others Ive seen. Even on our hilly property it does pretty damn well

Great video. I bought the 48" Raptor XD about a month ago. It is the first zero turn I have ever used. I almost bought a 60", but U-Haul doesn't make any trailers with wide enough gates/ramps (and dealer wanted a ransom note to deliver to me). All in all, I'm happy. We have some steep slopes on my 2.5 acres, especially the ditches and a crazy slope leading up to the house. A few small areas I'll need to hand mow, but this thing rides great.. I like the power and ease of use. I'll likely add the front forks because riding over the septic drain field is like riding a bull or something. Like you, I wanted to maximize the mower per dollar spent. These are well built and designed machines. I'd be afraid of buying a big box mower. Congrats on your mower and your home. Wish you much luck.

Good morning to everyone,hope everybody is safe from the storm, I am glad Ralph got a new mower. He has a lot of grass to cut. Sounds as though he got what he wanted. God bless and be safe.

My husband and I have been looking at mowers . We have 5 acres to mow this was very helpful . He also is 6 ft 4 and I am 5ft 3 so it looks like we both could use this mower. Thank you for the video. God Bless

All good information to start with.. I love when people mention their height.. it's hard to find comfortable anything if your tall and/or have long legs.. Have a good day 🌻🌻🌻

Thank you for sharing this. I really appreciate the straight forward nature of this review.

Commercial Fast trac bought in 2018 still going strong. I have a good full service dealer in the neighborhood, makes all the difference. They pick it up at the end of the season, tune it up, check everything bolt, fix what needs fixing and then return it. All I do are the blades.

Thanks gentleman. A very good and honest review. I’ve been contemplating buying a Hustler and this review has really helped.

I've had several people tell me that a zero turn will mow as good at full speed as they do going slower. With your yard still a work in progress, slower is probably better. I don't remember you mentioning the mower having a seatbelt. lol As far as your yard goes, do you have a tiller for behind your little tractor? I think that would help a lot with the yard. Put dirt in, smooth it out some, then till it good. The tiller should help smooth it out for seeding. Not sure that would be the answer, but I don't think it would hurt anything. And you would have the tiller if you wanted to expand your garden next year to some regular in ground gardening. Interesting and informative video, keep them coming. Have a good day.

Great review and vid both of you! I ordered a 34" Dash XD earlier this week for my 1/3 acre and based on supply chain issues (belts and tires from China), my Hustler dealer told me earliest would be August of 2022. So if you're looking for these, unless your dealer has inventory on hand, you'll be waiting a long time!

Good morning!! Don't worry about your turns and speed Ralph you will get better the more you use it!! I wish it had a roll bar, we always had ex marx we loved them so easy to maintain...have fun!!

Thanks a million! Wanted to see a review or two before buying, now I actually feel like I know what I’m getting already, before bringing it home! Happy cutting

My father-in-law has a 72” Hustler Super Z with a 27hp Kawasaki. Has over 2300 hours, runs great and mows fantastic!

It's great to see an honest review of equipment that everyone can use. Any yard is a work in progress . My grandson calls all mowers a tractor. How is your chicken house holding up ?

Love you grandpa enjoy all your new Toys can’t wait for the next video

Bought a Hustler several years ago & the best thing about it is the wife loves to mow with it. It also cut my mowing time by 1/2. It is very easy to mow with right out of the box but after using it for a few months you get to the point of really knowing what can be done with this mower making you like it even more. Just don't get too close to small trees when first learning to use this type of mower or you will be replanting them. P.S. Kids also love to mow with it.

Good choice. I have a Hustler fastrak and love it. They are solid as a rock and thats how I bought one. They bragged about how solid they are so I started comparing and saw it was true. Nothing bad to say and Ive had mine 2 years.

Congratulations Ralph !! Those mowers are awesome. You deserve it. God bless from East Texas. Little man Adler and Case will love it.

I have a 2016 Raptor SD with a 25hp Kohler and a 48" deck. I can see some improvements in this later model with the lift-up floor for access to the top of the mower deck, and it was time they added the sheild for the engine. I have the shield on mine and had to purchase it separately. I would agree with your comments on the easier to service improvements. Mine is a bit of a pain to change the oil on. I'd have to get a closer look on the height adjustment to see if that's better or not. My biggest issue with the one I have it how loud it is, even with a muffler. I need to start wearing some hearing protectors when I mow, you are correct to be doing that. Overall, I've been very happy with mine and it makes my .7 acre lot a fairly quick task to get mowed. Nice review.

I have this same mower. I’m glad to see someone as excited about it as I am!!

Good morning Ralph and Chad. Great informational video! Thanks!! Good morning Leanne! Have a great day!

Good job explaining what you like and dislike about the mowers well as what you have observed when using the mower. No technical stuff to try and figure out.This stuff can be obtained from the dealer. He and his son appear to be genuine down to earth people as well. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts about the mower. I will be purchasing a Hustler in the next few days and look forward to many years of good service from this product. Thanks again!

Many blessings to you all.

Good morning gentlemen and Grandma. If I may, where I used to live the lawn crew would mow at times when the grass and yard dirt were wet. They never slowed before the zero turns. It literally dug holes through the sod. Grandpa, by no means would I tell either you or Chad how to do things,. Just thought I’d mention this because the yard is so new. God Bless

Really nice mower Ralph. Will come in handy for sure. You and Leanne have a great rest of the Week.

I have this same model and He is correct on everything he says! It is more fun than work and we have 4 acres. Our last mower was a 1989 used Hustler with a 4 cylinder Ford engine. So it was a no brainer to stay with Hustler!!!!

I just took delivery of a Raptor X 42" cut yesterday and it is better than I thought it would be. I had a Hustler FastTrack for 15 years and got great service from it, but this new one is way better in my opinion.

Really appreciate your honest review. Thank you Ralph n Chad 😊

Just bought one today! Coming out of a Cub Cadet. My Cub followed my first Hustler Super Mini Z. I will never buy anything else again. Should have stayed with Hustler. So happy to be back in the saddle! Thanks for the great break down. 😎👍

Hey guys, just came across the video. I got a Hustler two seasons ago. I love it. They are awesome and like you said quality mowers. The only thing I can say is if you ever come across a flip up deck. You might like that. That’s what I have and it is unbelievable. I clean my deck a lot more than I used to now. Again thanks a lot love the video. Enjoy your “Hustler” I know I do.

Great honest review! Thank you for taking the time.

Awesome review! Great mower. My little old Murray hanging in. Had to change belt yesterday mercy! Love mowing like my chainsaw, clueless, why I love it but I do. Have a picture of me tiny mowing with my Dad at 3 years old so that could be why. I mow an acer + the other 10 are in woods. A lot of Boulder removal, who lives on a Mt.Foothill. I will dream and pray ! Thankyou ! Makes a big differance. I love the toys!! It sure helps to get a man's opinion

Thank you guys!

Had a hustler raptor for the last 6 years, still runs like new, my very rough yard just about wore the deck out, looking for a new deck now. In six years replaced 2 spindles, the front wheels and the starter switch.

Thank You for this it should be helpful for lots of people God Bless.

Probably the best review of the XD. I bought one a few months back. Have 20hrs on it and he is spot on with everything he said. I was also going for the most value for the dollar just liked you explained. Awesome work!

Great review! Liked the interview style to it :)

I just bought the XDX because it has the bigger transmission and we live in the mountains so it's super hilly around here. This past Saturday it was delivered and I got my first mow with it in 2 hours. The riding tractor mower it took 5 hours to mow. I love it so far. There a little learning curve with it on thes dang hills. But all and all it was good.. it didn't have problems the tractor dose. And for the transmission it never failed or slipped or anything. The tractors would fail and take off or worse make all kinda of nose. I'm happy with the XDX I'm glad I got that 1 and not the club cadet I was after. Great mowers indeed 👍

Ralph you are a riot, you crack me up..I love you and leeanns a hoot. We love the family life and what you instilled in your boys

That a pretty comprehensive review. Great work. I’m off to the mower shop come Monday 👍🏻

I just found this video....finally, someone the same height as me doing a review so that I can see how good the fit is! Thanks guys.

Well, y’all might not be selling them for Hustler, but ya just sold me one! I’ve been debating on what kind to get. Thanks for answering that question. Between this vid, and a friend of mine who just bought one, I believe the 48 inch is exactly what I need for my small yard. Great video, felt real! Thanks

I own the same mower and I absolutely love it. My only recommendation would be to install lock washers on the upright handles. One of my bolts backed out due to vibration and I almost had a bad day.

I have a 2016 Raptor SD. I have had all kinds of trouble with breaking Hydro brackets even the thicker upgraded bracket kit! Battery box has broken twice. I have 400 + hrs. The frame was made that allowed too much flex! Other than all those problems I still like the mower. I mow 4.5 hrs at a time on my place. Your video shows the upgraded mower that shouldn't have any of the troubles I've had as the frame is totally different now!

Good morning guys. I’m new to your channel and I have to say I really enjoyed the review of the Hustler. I have been researching the zero turn mowers and this is the one that I have chosen. I have an acre .2 that I mow in East Tennessee and I use a yellow tractor type ( which I really like ) but I want to cut my time down with a zero turn. I might wait till spring to actually pull the trigger. Thanks guys.

Awesome Vlog. Thanks for sharing your research and experience. Considering buying one

Congratulations GrandPa! Wow you creeping up on10,000 subs! Awesome...yall stay safe

I feel this was a true and honest review. Thank you.

You know Ralph, them mowers are the best ride in town. No matter the brand i have ridden i enjoyed using them. A friend of mine who had a mowing business had several of these. My first time riding one was thru him. Sadly he passed away from Covid last year and his wife sold the business with the equipment. Was a sad day when he passed, but lots of good memories. Enjoy this new toy! I love to drive all the new toys another friend of mine gets including the big tractors lol. So i know how you feel! 😉😉

I bought a 60" Raptor SD with the kawasaki engine in late summer of 2019. I mow almost 5 acres and was mowing with a Husqvarna 54" garden tractor. But this mower is so faster and more powerful than the Husqvarna that it cut my mowing time in half. Its so fast that I don't think I've ever run it wide open and its never been choked by heavy wet grass. The only issue is that there is no suspension so you will feel every bump and rut. I bought a large lawn roller that I pull behind the Raptor. Its filled with water and 50 lbs of sand. This does a good job of rolling down humps and bumps especially if the lawn/field is wet. And as with any equipment use high test fuel, change the oil, filters, and belts as recommended.

Great video Ralph. I own an automotive repair shop and ppl don't realize how much it takes to work on things now

Nice looking ride there, Ralph! The one safety item I see needing attention is the bolts holding the deck up. They stick up from the top of the base quite far. You should consider some sort of rubber capping for those. I am thinking of Adler and how much he likes "running" your machines! The bolts could put some serious hurt on those cute little legs of his! As to going 7 MPH, I would. My Dad used to call me Mario Andretti!

Very cool video I like the way that mower runs I going to get one this weekend thanks for letting us know all the good things on this grandpa you are good shape 👍🏻👍🏻

Great review, I was very close to buying one of these then I found spartan and fell in love in my opinion it is so much better of a machine.

I just bought a Raptor X back in May. Love it! Original blades not great. The only thing I wish it had is boots over handles at the bottom. Dirt will get in there and won't open all the way some times. Other then that Love It.

Very nice useful mower. Like the fact you can easily service it yourself. Bye now. PS I love Ralph and Chad together. Very entertaining.

Nice job you two. Have a great week and stay dry.

Great new ride Ralph !!! 🥰🙏🏻

I've used almost every brand of zero turns over the last 6 years. Hustlers are by far the easiest and most functional mowers I use. I've used 42, 54, 60, 66 and 72 inch Hustlers. There's two things to me that sets them apart. First and foremost they're extremely easy to do maintenance on. I can pretty much rebuild one of these mowers in somebody's yard in 5 minutes lol. Second is the foot pedal. I cut a lot of yards and use that pedal on almost every yard I cut at some point. There's so many holes, debris, uneven ground etc that it's very beneficial to be able to manually and temporarily move the deck up as far as you need. Also I've never stepped on a mower deck in my life. It's just not neccessary and I've been on and off a 72 inch thousands of times

I have used a commercial ztr for 18 years on my home grass it runs 10 MPH but I seldom use that speed. You need really smooth terrain for that....I love mowing with this mower, I wish I had more property... It's a 61" Husqvarna, I mow a 1/2 acre with it in 16 minutes...Way overkill but I bought it used and when you do that you don't always get your choice...The next one will be used also...

Good mower! I've had mine since 2015 and love it. I been lookn at the new ones!

I've used the zero turn in the past for several years and liked it. Not on side hills, but flat yards and work great. Chad, when grandpa got ready to kick the blade in gear do you realize you were standing in the worst spot you could have. I just cringed. You get hit with what ever comes flying out of there and you will never do it again. This is out of love Chad. Please stand some were else. That engine is a good one. I have one in my mower. Thanks for sharing guys. Iowa is watching.

Good video .... I would like to see him go through all the maintenance he does on it. As an older viewer (67) this will be the last one I buy and I do all my own maintenance. Have a John Deere now that is a good mower but is a bit of a pain to maintain .....

Hi Ralph great video I have the 42 inch hustler and it’s the best mower I have ever owned I myself like to maintain my own mower as I’m a mechanic by the way I’m living in perth Western Australia a long. Way from you . I heard about the fuel gauge issue I use the hour meter to work out when I need more fuel that seems to work well for me the selling moto here in australia for the hustler is (putting the enjoyment back into mowing ) I have just put 60 hrs on my hustler still looks like brand new have never had anything go wrong with it .regards peter

Hi guys. Great review...honest and low key. I like the "items I like, a couple I don't"...that's the way to do it. But, wow...it IS loud! lol

I bought a Raptor SD 54" cut, 4 years ago, Zero issues. Cuts great. I mow 2 acres. I'll buy another when the time comes.