Hi, new to forum and also my new hustler raptor 42". Was curious as to if anyone uses their 42" residential for any commercial mowing , now I don't mean 100's of yards I just meant like 10-20 yards per week?
Overall the unit is a decent unit but one of the weaknesses is to keep an eye on the hardware that attaches the deck.... I see complaints that nuts back off of bolts.
I'm not sure that doing more than a few Lawns a week is a great idea with a plain jane Raptor.... but the nice thing about a $2,800 machine... is you can use it somewhat hard for a year too and probably still get half your money back if you keep it looking good. The guys that buy the $6 to 8000 commercial machines... Lose $1,400 the day they sign the papers and load it on a trailer.
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Carscw
Check all the bolts and nuts on the whole mower. It will do fine on 30 yards a week. Just keep up with the maintenance.
