Im in the market for a 32" or 36" w/b. I don't want pistol grips. I have the ECS on my Exmark and that even hurts after a while. I have it narrowed down to a Hustler, Gravely or Toro. I like the controls on these. Are there any others with the T-bar style design. Any input on any of these mowers or other suggestions would be appriciated.
I have the gravely 36" wb with the prosteer system. I love it only wish I would have bought the hydro instead of the belt drive. I paid just under 3000 after taxes and the bagger
I recently purchased a 37 inch Hustler walk behind and have been very happy with it. I have used Ransomes BobCats for many years with the pistol grips. I find the Hustler to be much easier on my hands. It seems as though the Hustler is a very rugged machine, much more commercial than the BobCats. I believe that the 37 inch Hustler weighs 300 pounds more than one of my 48 inch BobCats, and a lot of that is the amount of steel that Hustler builds into their machines.
I was also looking at the 37" hustler but they wanted 4k for it. a little more than I wanted to spend.
No disrespect but that 300 pounds aren't really required in my opinion. I've looked at the Hustler mowers and it's true there's a lot of steel. I just think they're overbuilt. I'm currently using Bob-cat and it seems pretty tough to me. I would like to see a piece of steel running across the leading edge of the deck though.
