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spasmcreeksrun
bought a new hustler 54" flip up z turn mower....best dealer close to my lake place in eastern kansas...got it home a 300 mile turn rounder and parked it in the shop to learn the electric flip up and cutting height set...took it out this morn supposedly ahead of a chance for rain and worked perfect for 45 minutes...then the Kawasaki engine locked up ....drug it back to the shop and checked several things and the engine is tighter that a tick...that is the 5th hustler i have bought and no issues, the oldest 60" i still run with over 650 hours...no leaks no problems...called the dealer and told him i would check things....now there is a warranty but i did a 70 hour trade in and cash total  $5500......i do not want a used mower ,i do not want a rebuilt  mower...i bought a NEW mower.....we will see
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  • JimmyJack
    Kawasaki has been the best small engine for me by far.  Hope it isnt too serious?
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  • spasmcreeksrun
    this is the 4th or 5th mower i have bought from this dealer  ...can't remember...
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  • mogley98
    Did you check the oil :)
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  • bpost
    They will fix it.  That is the right thing to do...
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  • select-fire
    mogley98 said:
    Did you check the oil :)

    :o
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  • Tech141
    mogley98 said:
    Did you check the oil :)

    :o
    Having locked-up an engine or two in my life, "Did you check the oil?" was the first thing that popped into my head.

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  • Butchdog2
    Mine to
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  • Toolman286
    Dealer should have prepped it & ran it. Heck, it had to be loaded on a trailer or you'd still be cutting grass on the side of the 150 mile road.
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  • spasmcreeksrun
    tm286  got it  ...besides me checking it all at home.....flip deck is an engineering whiz....normally i lift the left front of a mower up with a chain from the utility tractor bucket and get messy with a garden hose  while laying on a creeper...here with the fine sand and blade shavings if not cleaned will harden to a concrete like  glob ...did not clean out one time and had to pick the mower up with the car lift and use a flat blade bent at an angle in a air chisel to get it off...once burnt /twice learnt....with flip up u just stand there or sit in a chair with a cold one and wash away
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  • KenK/84Bravo

    Bummer.

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  • spasmcreeksrun
    called a local hustler dealer 25 miles away and told him the story (bought my first super Z from him years ago)$7600).and still got it.......50 mile round trip is a lot easier than 300 but he did not want to do a warranty cause i did not buy it there
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  • KenK/84Bravo

    Hope it works out for you. I'd be calling Corporate.

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