MOWER REVIEW: HUSTLER/SUPER Z XR7/2006

by G. Maxwell
(Amboy, Illinois)

WE MOW APROX. 15 ACRES A WEEK AND HAVE PUT ON IT OVER 1000 HOURS. IT'S A HUSTLER SUPER Z 60" XR7, KOHLER 27HP.

MY WIFE WILL VERY SELDOM LET ME MOW. SHE LOVES IT AND IT HAS FLEX FORKS FOR EASY RIDE IN DITCHES.

I TRIED J.D., HUSK., CASE, DIXON, SCAG, GRASSHOPPER, AND EXMARK WAS THE ONLY ONE CLOSE TO THE PERFORMANCE.

IN THE FOUR FULL SEASONS OF MOWING BESIDES BELTS, BLADES, FILTERS AND CHANGE OIL EVERY 2 WEEKS, THE ONLY MAJOR PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPLACING 3 DEFECTIVE STEERING DAMPERS.

OTHER THAN THAT, WE LOVE OUR HUSTLER AND PLAN TO BUY THE WIFE A NEW ONE POSSIBLY THIS YEAR, SO THAT I HAVE ONE TO USE ON FIRE BREAKS AT THE FARM.