Name that mower game

[midnite rider]

Good Luck naming this one.

 

[timtractor]

Good Luck naming this one.

Could it be a Hustler?

 

[midnite rider]

Could it be a Hustler?

It could be a Hustler model but do you know who manufactured it? This is a 2 part question, I am sure you can answer.

 

[midnite rider]

It could be a Hustler model but do you know who manufactured it? This is a 2 part question, I am sure you can answer.

Maybe not so I will give a little history lesson from what I learned online.

Founded in 1960 and based in Hesston, Kansas, Excel Industries is a leading manufacturer of premium commercial and residential lawn care equipment, marketed under the Hustler Turf Equipment brand. Excel introduced the world's first zero-turn mower in 1964, and today has a global distribution network of over 1,200 US dealers and 40 worldwide distributors.

In 1963, John Regier was an employee of the Hesston Corporation, a manufacturer of farm and agricultural equipment. The company had recently engineered a device called the swather, which, propelled by a series of belts, cut hay, alfalfa and other farming materials and laid them out in windrows. The way the belts and pulleys operated allowed for counter-rotation, a process which particularly struck Regier. An idea came to him one day: What if he could incorporate the same technology into lawnmowers?

So he went home and invented this thing that was able to operate on the zero-turn radius, says Ken Raney, advertising manager at Hustler Turf. He began selling them, but they weren't really taking off the way he wanted them to. Nobody knew the technology then, so nobody wanted to buy it. Regier's patent was eventually sold to Hesston, which would eventually become Excel Industries-Parent company of Hustler Turf. The mower was called appropriately enough "The Hustler".

We were the first company to offer mowers with zero-turn technology, says Paul Mullet, president of Hustler Turf. after Regier sold us the patent, he came to work for us and the rest is history. Excel Industries is the parent company of Hustler Turf Equipment, Inc., which manufacturers Hustler Turf and BigDog Mowers zero-turn mowers

This is a 25th Anniversary Edition.

 

[timtractor]

Thanks for the info about the Hustler.

A little info: The last pic with the Toro, that was taken at the Madison, South Dakota at the Prairie Village's tractor shows consignment auction they have in the spring. I remember bidding on that mower but it went for too much.

Use the Reply to Thread button at the top of the page it works. The lower one doesn't.

 

[midnite rider]

Thanks for the info about the Hustler.

A little info: The last pic with the Toro, that was taken at the Madison, South Dakota at the Prairie Village's tractor shows consignment auction they have in the spring. I remember bidding on that mower but it went for too much.

Use the Reply to Thread button at the top of the page it works. The lower one doesn't.

What are the chances of that! Funny how things can interlink. Would have been a good one to add to your collection. Thanks for the info. :biggrin:

 

[timtractor]

Well it must be my turn.

Try this one.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

Well it must be my turn.

Try this one.

Huskee? :confused2:

 

[timtractor]

No. Try again.

 

[midnite rider]

Lawnflite?