Hustler Super Z 104"

[Tinkerer]

And for $26,500 it doesn't make sense to me. I bet it weighs around 2,000 pounds. At least you won't see 12 year old kids mowing neighbors lawns with it.

[Ridin' Green]

That's interesting Stan, good find.

A couple points come to my mind right off though-

1- the guy is trying to sell their machine with the engine they have on it so yea, he is going to say it requires less HP. I suspect that they would have had to do some major redesigning to use a different type engine or one of more HP, so they are using the biggest one they have on hand from the company they do volume buys from.

2- Woods and Land Pride have been making rear discharge decks in this size category a lot longer than Hustler, and they have always claimed that a rear discharge deck requires more HP. They made a point of it in their literature and ads so that a person didn't buy a mower too large for their tractor's PTO output.

Yes, the rear of the rear discharge deck is wide open, but the entire volume of material is constantly wrapped up in all the blades from front to rear, not just across the front air flow area like a side discharge.


Regardless of all that, the thing is interesting to look at, but I seriously doubt they'll sell that many of them considering the price.

[mtmower]

Originally Posted by Realslowww

from what I hear it requires way less power to run a rear discharge.

X2. I ran one for a short time at a dealer on grasses that were and easy 6-8" and thick. Rear discharge uses way less hp to run. I could feel it and hear it immediately. Cuts more like a sickle bar mower. Drops pretty much full size clippings. I wouldn't be surprised if the hp offered is doable. Of course as long as you have plenty of gas there no such thing as too much hp!

[Realslowww]

Originally Posted by mtmower

X2. I ran one for a short time at a dealer on grasses that were and easy 6-8" and thick. Rear discharge uses way less hp to run. I could feel it and hear it immediately. Cuts more like a sickle bar mower. Drops pretty much full size clippings. I wouldn't be surprised if the hp offered is doable. Of course as long as you have plenty of gas there no such thing as too much hp!

Half the power consumption is pushing it across the deck and getting it out the side shoot. A rear discharge just drops it.