Nothing like a good ol’ Briggs and Stratton 37 hp “Vantage”! Music to my ears!

Ive been hanging to see this machine actually working! Very rough ground there and seemed to do pretty well.

I would have never gotten one of these contraptions started if he had not shown us. What a unique start!

you would be surprised how good it does on the wet stuff the key to making it look good is too drive faster helps spread the clippings better

Wowzers thats a big place! That would be so much fun to mow!!!!!

i see there is a fair amount of flex on those wings to follow the terrain , nice !

Beautiful video

That thing is Massive!!!

Beautiful mower

My wife bought me a 104 about two months. Yes they do cost $25,000.00. That's the only thing I don't like about one. Aside from that it is a great mowing machine. I had a John Deere XL 279 before and it took me eight hours to mow my lawn. With the 104 a little over a hour your done. It's a lot of fun to run. I actually find myself mowing more than I use too. It does a much better job of mowing than the John Deere. The wings on it, you are suppose to run the cylinders all the way out. Maybe I'll make a video of it and put it up. Oh I'm not a professorial company just a private owner. I love the machine.

@rnasap

8 жыл бұрын

Does your wife have a sister?

@nickc8773

8 жыл бұрын

See I have a JD X320 with a 48' and I can mow half an acre in about 20-30 minutes. But I really like hustlers and I may get one

she is a keeper

yea they make things happen

have a grasshopper pickup, 2 ariens mulchers, 2 hustler z and a great dane pickup mostly diesel but the z is short on power i presume this is the same? that grass is very short

cuts great

What is your cost per hour running that 104" ?

That's a whole lot of money in them 2 mowers. But they do cut nicely.

Nice nice

I wouldn't be cutting wet grass with that😂😂

@natemanz7906

7 жыл бұрын

Michael Miles I totally agree with you

I like the mower and I'm a big fan of hustler mowers, but like any mower it has its goods and bads. Nice wife cut and looks like it makes a clean cut but should have put a diesel on it and figured out the rear discharge on it, not saying it's bad but if you don't clean the mower off after you use it then that's begging for something to mess up with the way that gas is hitting it I can only imagine what the underneath the rear of the mower looks like

That thing rides really rough, I would have got a full suspension Ferris they ride like cadillacs~ Ferris can cut a ton with a fuel efficient kawasaki engine or a Catapillar diesel engine~ 72 cut is all I need, if you want the biggest ever Lastec has a 120 cut, it's the world's biggest zero turn~

That hustler gets about 1 mile to the gallon going down the mountain

That’s a lot of mower!

I hear that Exmark owns over 50% of the commercial lawn mowers sales. My neighbor that mowers our grass has a Kabota 24HP Diesel with 60" cut and it does an excellent job and he can mower 3 huge yards on 5 gallons of fuel.

Actually it’s a 96 inch and will have a video up shortly of it running

im getting the 104 and a super 88

my next mower

We cut whole solar farms that are 8 feet tall with these things. The hustler 104s are fuckin beast but are pricy to fix. Very worth it if you have some serious field/acreage to cut.

I think I'd rather just have 72 inch zero turns for big properties like the one in video. We do large gov housing contracts and use Tractors with 12 foot Batwing mowers, 60 inch zero turns.

No suspension on that..... Also did I just hear let her rip tator chip... lol

@getpiez2860

3 жыл бұрын

Hustler designed that to make it so that you don't have to trim around beds or ridges the won't drops into the ridge to cut it and not have to hand edge it.

Then again exmark has came out with a 96 inch that has gold down side decks the same as the hustler just a smaller cut

I tested one 2 yrs ago...very slow and cumbersome. Tested a 100" lastec several yrs ago...even slower and more cumbersome and a really crappy cut. Guy doing demo got mad because my guy on my 61" Scag TT was running circles around it!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

That is a rough ass lot. I'd tell the owner to get that shit leveled off. Tears things up bouncing around. Have fun cleaning the center deck out mowing all that wet slop.

What brand of discharge chute do you have on the exmark 72"

@diggyslawncare1002

Жыл бұрын

Advance chute system

Clean up that 104, those things gotta be great covering all of that ground.

@stihlboy94

7 жыл бұрын

Cody schrader I'm the guy that runs the mower every day, with the rear discharge, it is harder than you think to keep it clean, that by the way is only two days after being cleaned.

@Joshua79C

7 жыл бұрын

That grass looked like it was still a bit wet and thus why the deck looked messy, it sticks around a while until it eventually dries up, just takes a garden hosing to clean up for the most part, its going to get dirty again anyway even if you make it spotless. The self cleaning feature is what I like about some mowers with hose attachment.

How has the xmark 72 held is it worth buying?

@jlsinc.136

6 жыл бұрын

rock solid machine ,the engine has plenty of power and cut quality is top notch

How many acres is that place?

Is it belt driven to the wings or can you operate with one wing up or the other

@JB-vc2wl

Жыл бұрын

No, wings have to be down from what other owners are saying , all or nothing.

Hustlers 72" mower is more productive than this 104". Hustler claims 9.24 acres per hour on the 104", 9.31 on the 72". For the price of this machine, you could buy two 72" mowers and have twice the production. Not to mention the wings on that thing flopping around im sure gives you an uneven cut.

@jlsinc.136

7 жыл бұрын

dont froget another 72" 14k? another operator 15hr? The 104" cut huge acreage accts. half time time of our 72 Exmark,check out little vid on the 72 X

@chrisrogers8760

7 жыл бұрын

I don't know where you live, but in Georgia, i haven't met to many contractors who pay $15 hr to operate a mower. We have toro/exmark, gravely, hustler, and grass hopper, and i have never seen a $14,000 rough cut mower on the floor. Highest price tag i ever seen for a rough cut mower would be around $12,500 which is half of what that 104" cost. If your cutting large properties, i'm sure your not gonna send one person to a job with this mower. Your already paying another person to be there, so if hustler claims twice the production out of two 72" mowers, why not have two mowers going? Additionally if one mower goes down, your not totally out of the game. Maybe i'm wrong for saying this, i don't have much experience cutting with rough cut mowers, most of what we use here are walker mowers. We bag everything, no clumps of grass left behind. I understand the fact that 104" is wider than 72", i don't understand why hustler claims why its not as productive unless its under powered and slower.

@jlsinc.136

7 жыл бұрын

On our big propeties we usually have 3-60 ,72, and that 104" a bagger ,4 whacker /blower dudes Each machine shine in its own spots ,nothing compares to the 104 in those open areas,the other machines up close around high traffic spots to make the kool desighns, works for us .Also we are in the upper midwest and thats what we pay our operators,if u can fill the seat lol

@MustangsTrainsMowers

5 жыл бұрын

Back when I had my lawn service I recorded my time on bagging vs not bagging and it was double. Plus more equipment needed. Bagging should cost more than double in my opinion. It takes a while to add accounts with larger mostly open lawns, which is what I did. I didn’t like the blur of the day mowing 8+ small lawns so I focused only on 1 acre and up lawns. A mower that big could use a 45 to 50 horsepower engine. I’d also look into HDAP rear tires for better traction. That back lawn sure is bumpy.

@jamescopeland8813

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. Cut quality is shit, footprint is crazy heavy, maintenance points are through the roof. Toro and Lastec tested this years ago. If you're less than 10ft of cut width, you can't beat a 72" zero turn. That's why their 455 and 4100 series front mounts use 126" decks... and the after cut appearance still sucks.

How much you charge a client for a job that size

@theinternets7516

5 жыл бұрын

Landscaping and lawn care prices are very regional. What this guy charges some might think is a total rip and others would be telling him he isn't charging enough.

If you're going to make it a 104 inch deck then they should put more horsepower on it

@theinternets7516

5 жыл бұрын

A 40 hp diesel would be good. It weighs like 2300 pounds.

Edit.. equal if not better the time of this 104, not to mention leave a much nicer cut.

man i cant believe you guys dont take those guards off the weedeaters, nobody here in Texas runs a eater with a guard on it

@BrokeTheGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Strange, No one here in Tennessee calls a weed eater an "Eater"

@Hugeroost

4 жыл бұрын

@@BrokeTheGamer how the hell do you edge with that big ass guard on there, how do you see what your doing. Take that gay thing off put some 105 in it run it out an inch further than the guard was and you would be surprised what a difference it makes. And no I don't ever have to replace clutches that's a myth

@gleanerman2195

4 жыл бұрын

I guess the more talented can run with them on like it was made to do.

@Hugeroost

4 жыл бұрын

@@gleanerman2195 its like everything else bro, EPA, safety, lawsuits, etc. We run em 12 hours a day i think i know what i'm talkin about, you take that gay guard off that limits your string length, put 105 on it, run it an inch further than the guard would allow, pull the spark arrestor out of muffler discharge so the damm thing can breath, and wow what a difference. Plus you can actually see what the hell your doing, we use string trimmers to do all the edging with as well and i cant even imagine trying to edge with that guard on there. I pull mine off at the shop i deal with when i buy a new one and just leave it there, then pull the screen out of exaust before i ever even start it. Been doing that 32 years now....Roost

It's a rear discharge so it's not gonna stripe.

1:59 Did he just say that....

@jlsinc.136

7 жыл бұрын

lol

@1RIPEHOPATOUTUU

6 жыл бұрын

Jon Wojcik hahahaha🤣

I take a ventrac with dually wheels and a wide area deck

it's nice, but not nice as ferris is5100 74 inch, but 33 HP desil, no suspension on wheel causing discomfort

@Hugeroost

5 жыл бұрын

man those Farris's are garbage, they got completely run outta town here where i live, their stuff is nice but wont hold up

@connorv6973

3 жыл бұрын

Hugeroost my grandpa has run a is5100z for the past 20 years just basic maintenance

Would u like to sell it

Nice mower

Im a Husrler fan it is all I buys for work but I demo'ed one four yrs ago and it to me isn't worth 30k Id rather have something smaller and a single deck these just bounce worst then anything Ive owned.

Look like the guy with the weed eater is cutting grass that the mowers can cut that some thing he should know work smart not hard.

642nd like

Definitely not a mower for striping

Its pretty ridiculous that thing don't have a DIESEL ENGINE! I would never buy it just for the simple fact it has a gasoline engine! I'll be a buyer when they get serious with some real torque! Just my farmers opinion. Other than that, this thing looks like a good machine, but count me out until they install a DIESEL!

@Joshua79C

7 жыл бұрын

As cheap as gas is, yes it has its downsides when it comes to certain big jobs. thus why you rarely see a gasoline powered semi let alone efficient gasoline sipping pickup or straight truck. Nothing beats the strength of a diesel except for electric traction motors.

@tna2me197

7 жыл бұрын

I have to agree. My 12' wide Range Wing has a Kubota and nothing stops it. I mow a 7 acre yard in less than 2 hours and that's around about 100 trees. Looked at one of these at the fair this year. 26 grand and a GAS MOTOR?

@hilham89

6 жыл бұрын

jtarman70 I was just setting here thinking as much as I like hustler mowers I didn't understand why they didn't slap a diesel on it

@jaarryifleshblood315

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe because of the heavyweight, the complexity, more expensive and the loudness...

@zachzimmerman7076

5 жыл бұрын

I know that should have a Diesel engine

That guy doesn’t know how to use the whole deck when he mows

The ExMark does a much better job.

G

Try a Husqvarna Pz 60 or 72, guarantee you won't run any other mower. They are bad ass.

He looks very uncomfortable

Buddy, that machine isn’t going to cut your time in half over a crew of 60s and 72s...!😂😂😂 . Do the math, it’s only 104”... One 60 and 72” is 122”, plus the machines have a much higher ground speed. A good operator on a 72” super z And flex forks could

@smokysantana

4 жыл бұрын

Cr500rider Where did you go to school? Where I went to school 60 and 72 equal 132 inches

@bigchungus920

3 жыл бұрын

But you have less people working and it's only one machine making turns. If you have two machines running you are losing time when they both turn.

YES good and fast BUT if you do not pick the cut grass up every 2nd or 3rd mowing you will NOT get a good looking lawn , so NO good for cricket fields

@jlsinc.136

7 жыл бұрын

thats why we aerate and de thatch

Really did u have to say that a black guy what's that supost to mean 4:57

@justin51986

6 жыл бұрын

this machine here and 1 other guy on the black one. thats what he said. talking about the black frame mower

@wagonerjared

5 жыл бұрын

Easy there SJW

Cuts like poop

@jaarryifleshblood315

5 жыл бұрын

nephilly87 the grass is wet, it doesn’t mean it cuts bad

@caleboldhouser478

5 жыл бұрын

It cuts bad. I demoed one and I tried the new Exmark 96. They both cut like crap.

terrible stripes, rattles your brains out, deck gets clogged and most of all this machine falls on its face when it comes to power. john deere wins it, wet, tall, stripes, even discharge and it's affordable