Hustler Surfer Pro 34 (50 Hour Review)
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2023
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Date: July 4, 2023 (Posted on July 9, 2023)
In this video, I give an in-depth 50-hour review on our 2023 Hustler Surfer Pro 34.
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Great job showing and telling, keep up the good work showing have a great day see ya on the next video see ya bye.
Really appreciate you supporting our channel. Hopefully soon I’ll have an 100 hour review on the Surfer Pro.
Well I caught that Bill that some future mods may be in the making 👍🏽Great detailed 50! review hard to believe it's at 50 already ✔️💯 Interesting about the gas gauge.
Appreciate the comment! Looking forward to the next 50 hours.
Good looking mower, good review my friend!
Thanks for commenting! Appreciate the support!
I'm just over 25 hours on my 34 inch Surfer Pro, north west coast 🇨🇦. My biggest complaint is the pad. At 6'5" and 185 lbs my knee height is right at the bolts that hold the pad on and I can feel the bolt heads through the pad. It is super painful and I debate wearing kneepads. I installed a GrassFlap chute blocker and I am unable to use it the same time as the grass catcher so that's another big negative. I am most impressed with your setup. My gas gauge is also off. I am very impressed with how it handles hills! I have many slopes and steep banks on my route and I've vastly exceeded the manufacturer's recommendation for maximum slope in every direction. When sidehilling you need to get over expecting it to track straight but you can get it to drift in straight lines with ease by keeping the throttle down and riding that thing. Feels a little like sidehilling on a snowmobile in that you are countering a downhill slip. Going up steep hills I can keep one foot on the operator platform and hop with the other and it climbs unbelievably well. I've gotten good at using an intentional wheelie at the hill's crest to avoid scalping the knoll, setting the front end down gently with the right deceleration. Whereas going downhill I would always scalp that edge before the slope. Overall I've been incredibly abusive with this thing. I've had it mired in the mud a time or two and an employee tipped it into a ditch once so I appreciate it being light enough to man handle by hand. I did have a stick take out my hydraulic drive belt once. Just so happened that there was a cogged belt in my shop that fit I am now using. Please advise if this is a bad idea. I once ran over a heavy chain that stopped the mover dead and completely severed a thick link. One blade got bent but it's been salvageable. My deck adjustment lever was also tight initially and was very difficult to get into travel position, so tight that I couldn't imagine a bump knocking it out of travel position. You have to really use your muscles to get it in and out. The pivot screw at the bottom of the handle/ lever did come loose on me while mowing. I did hear the jingle jangle of loose washers but didn't stop to check it out until the bolt fell out completely dropping my deck into the lawn and stopping me dead with an ugly scalp. The handle got a little bent at some point in the process and ever since then I've been able to get it into travel position easier although it is still tight. They sent me the wrong striping kit so I hope to try the correct one soon. The sales manager for the western Canadian dealer is a little dork and my experience with him makes me want to consider another manufacturer all together when I'm ready to buy a larger machine. Next time I'm in Edmonton I plan to show up at his location and see what kind of handshake he has in person. Somehow I don't think he will be long in his position.
I really appreciate your comments! Sounds like you are surfing the hills with mower. I got some steep hills but as I get older, I don’t test the limits as much as I use too. Have to pull out the timemaster. If you decide to upgrade, Bradley mowers are very impressive for the price. Much more beefier than the surfer pro. A friend of mine, also a competitor in my area just bought a 36 Bradley stand on with a 25hp Briggs and 3100 hydros for $5K delivered. What a tank for a compact mower.
Good review. I bought mine back in February. She works great getting through small gate openings. It has a nice clean cut. Wish the knee pad was a little thicker.
I appreciate the support! I agree, the pad could definitely be thicker. How many hours do you have on your surfer pro?
@@BillyGoatLawnService 16 hrs. I only have 2 yards that I use it on.
I just hit 100 hours, having this as my main mower for about 30 small residential yards a week. I’m thinking about getting the 48 inch deck surfer pro next year and running them both.
Awesome! I would consider getting a 48 inch in the future as well. We still have a few bigger yards which a 48 would be much quicker to mow plus it’s more stable on hills.
Am about to get this mower, and had a few questions. Do you use a trailer? And do you have insurance or are you just mowing under the table. Have 25 yards a week and am using a toro timemaster with no insurance. Lmk thanks!
@@NBASTONESALESMAN We have a trailer and a trailerless setup. We do use a trailer to transport the surfer pro. My wife Michele and I are self employed and we do Lawncare full time. We are fully insured.
Shared it great video!
I really appreciate it as always. Waiting for your next review. New Hope Cutz just bought a surfer pro 34.
@@BillyGoatLawnService ill check him out. I have 103 hours on mine lol
I keep leaning more and more towards this mower for my next mower.
From seeing your type of yards, I think this mower would definitely be a game changer for your business.
Excellent video as always Bill.
Now that we had an EXTREMLEY wet July (double the normal amount of rain) here in Maryland, how did the Hustler Surfer handle the long and wet grass from Biweekly mowing? And on say, .15 to .25 lots is the Hustler Surfer more efficient than a Toro Timemaster on how long it takes to finish a lawn?
We didn’t have much of a Spring rush due to dry conditions but we certainly had a Summer rush with all the rain. I plan on making a video comparing the Timemaster to the Surfer Pro and also comparing my Scag Walkbehind to the Surfer Pro. Honestly, we didn’t use the Hustler as much as I wanted and I will discuss the reasons why in the upcoming videos. Hope you’re doing well? This summer has been brutal for us keeping up with the schedule week after week since the beginning of July.
🔝🔝🔝 well done, thanks a lot for such pro approach & evaluation.
Great review! Any details on the chute blocker? I have the Grass Flap now, but want to add a bagger also.
This chute blocker is a DIY that I installed on the factory bagger unit. I made a video on how I made it. ua-cam.com/video/B7r2K1-Lwi4/v-deo.htmlsi=DOkC90ZUbsi23BhN
i`ve always wanted to try one
Actually they are easy and fun to ride. I have another review video coming out soon.
Very nice machine 💯
Thanks for commenting! Appreciate the support!
I'm considering a Surfer Pro 34. Did you test the noise level (decibels) of this mower? Some of my new clients are sound-sensitive and I need a mower below 90 decibels. 70 to 80 decibels would be best. I'm not ready to buy a stand-on electric mower due to cost but will if an electric mower is the only type that will be sufficiently quiet. I you are aware, are there after-market mufflers or silencers that reduce noise significantly? All comments welcome. Steve, Utah
I personally don’t know what the noise level is for this mower. I’m sure it’s over 90 decibels with the Kawasaki 15HP engine at full throttle while the blades running. After market muffler may help but I don’t think it would be enough to reduce noise levels below 90 decibels.
Nice review .that mower is a lot like my Wright stander
Appreciate the comment! The surfer pro is a nifty mower for being so compact in size. Wright mowers are definitely nice mowers. I used a 52” for a couple of years working part time for a property manager. My buddy just got the Stander B 36. He working through some cut issues. I think the deck blade level height isn’t correct. Dealer told him it was the tire pressure issue but not so sure because he still gets uneven cuts. Someone that really knows how to level a deck needs to double check everything.
@@BillyGoatLawnService leveling a deck is really easy all you got to do is pull your mower up on the cement pad and put two by fours on all sides and then adjusted to where it's the same height as a two-by-fours
@@ratlifffamilylawns8104Damn good idea. Thanks
@@ratlifffamilylawns8104just remember a modern 2x4 is not 2 or 4.
@@tradesman63 true
I’d like to see a modification to the padding if you ever do that.
Thanks for commenting! I plan on doing something with the pad to make it more comfortable. I will be posting more videos.
I see a lot of people using this exact mower, it must be legit. I need one for the backyards with small gates.
This is the perfect mower to access areas that have 36 inch gates. Not a super fast mower but it definitely faster than push mowing. I will have a 100 hour review video coming out soon.
@@BillyGoatLawnServicewhere you been bro? I came here to see if you had some new stuff. You da man, hope all is well.
@@seanslawns sorry I have been slacking on the videos this season. I have a ton of content I want to post. Just need to get back into it. I really appreciate your support. I just subscribed to your channel and look forward to binge watching your videos.
Anyone have issues with one side of the deck raising when the bag gets half full? I have the aluminum catch so its naturally heavier but the left side of the deck raises up when the bags on, just purchased it and have 3.5 hrs on it so far
You don’t need a bagger man. You are dang near heavier than the mower. The bag is weighing down one side of the deck
Nice. Good review video like how you calm about the issues . The Wrong. Soory Wirght stander B. Got some real serious issues to.. just looking i can see some thing wrights should of done . Yep. My feet hurt on my wright but its not to bad.. i should of got this mower.. 👍 compare to the stander B. 😢.
I know how you feel especially when you pay a lot of money for something new and it doesn’t meet your expectations. I would like to look over the Stander B to see if there’s anything I notice that is wrong with your mower.
Just purchased a 34 this week. I will be trying some Gator high lift mulch blades soon if i can find them. Also have a idea to add 2 or 3 inches of memory foam on top of the factory foam. Ive used it twice and surprised its hard for me to hold a great line. Hopefully its just a leaning curve?
Congratulations! I would like to get a set of gator blades to test as well. I like the aftermarket blades from Ballard Inc but I don’t think their available yet for the surfer pro. You will learn to make straight lines. Takes a little to get use to being a compact mower.
I used gators for years. I've switched to eversharp this year. Won't be going back. Cut is pristine and the edge lasts twice as long
Was the lever not raising in the notch for transport mode because of the wires for the chute?
Thanks for commenting! Even before I installed the chute blocker, the lever would not go all the way up in the transport position.
Do you think this mower could fit in the back of my 2020 Tacoma? I have the short bed, I know the depth is not an issue, am wondering about the width
I believe total width without bagger is 35 inches. It should fit in the back of a small pickup truck. Check the width between your wheel wells. At some point I would like to get another S10 pickup and be able to transport the mower in the truck bed.
It will I did. Now I got a tiny trailer which you should think about
Hey there what bagging kit is that for your mower?
Here is the link for the bagger I installed. ua-cam.com/video/cNanOD1K240/v-deo.html
Honest ? Billy on a scale of 1 through 10 and 10 being very satisfied where do you rank this Hustler Surfer Pro 34 . As this mower is now on my Radar
Stay tuned… Soon I will be posting another video comparing the Surfer Pro to my Scag walk behind. I will give my honest opinion between both mowers.
I would like to occasionally pull my gorilla cart with my Surfer pro 34". Looks like there is a few possible non drilling options under the standing platform area. Would love to get your opinion on that, and how you might approach this if you were adding a hitch.
I will gladly see how a hitch can be mounted. I want to be able to pull a tow behind aerator.
Im guessing that the light duty zt1800 hydros may be a limiting factor for adding/pulling weight though…?
@@bbcamillo yes… that would definitely be a concern.
@@BillyGoatLawnService hydro-gear website shows that the ZT-1800 is meant for vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight of “up to 667 lbs” , so that’s not great news.
Surfer Pro 34” is 470 lbs + my 185 lbs = 655 lbs ☹️
@@bbcamillo Kinda figured the 1800’s wouldn’t handle the extra weight. Thanks for researching and letting me know. Greatly appreciated!
Can you please make a video of the Massimo Motor Booth at Equip Exposition this year?
I will try… The expo is so massive, it’s hard to see everything.
@@BillyGoatLawnServiceOkay Awesome!
@@BillyGoatLawnServiceThank You!
In other words it's highest point in the tank is the bottom of the filler neck rendering a 3/4 tank reading.
Thanks for commenting! You’re correct. It’s a bit irritating not having the gas gauge read accurately. We ran out of gas a couple of times already.
@@BillyGoatLawnService That type of gauge will not last either, too delicate.
Mine has the same issue with the fuel gauge.
I’m sure the manufacturer knows there is a bunch of us with this issue. They should have a recall or send us a new fuel gauge.
Do they make this in a 36 inch
This mower is only available with a 34 inch or 48 inch deck.
Thinking of selling my 36" turf tracer and getting 1 of these. Deck looks shallow
I agree! I also have a Scag 36” and the surfer pro has a shallow deck compared. Even though they say the surfer pro is commercial but I would say it’s more residential grade. My Scag has the same 15HP engine and it can process the grass clippings much quicker.
Scag is way more though why I'm considering. But idk I have all scag If I can find used for 6/7k low hrs I'd buy over this
What brand bag is that ?
Here is the link to the bagger unit I installed. ua-cam.com/video/cNanOD1K240/v-deo.html
I bet it won’t hold a hill
You are certainly correct! What a scary feeling sliding down hills.
@@BillyGoatLawnService Speed is your friend when going down hill to track straight.