BoylermanCT
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I mowed with my new Raptor SD for the first time today. Love the quality of the cut with the Oregon G5 blades. But the RSD did not seem much faster than my Craftsman tractor. My Craftsman claims forward speed of 5 mph, and the Hustler claims the RSD can do 7.5. So I was expecting to be zipping along 50% faster. I clocked the RSD at between 5.5 and 6.0 using my GPS. This was driving on a flat road, blades off, full throttle, drive bars all the way forward. My digital tach that I added shows 3590 rpms at full throttle.
I measured out a 200' section of road, and tomorrow will use a stop watch to time how long it takes to go the 200' and then convert that to mph to get a reliable number.
Is there an adjustment to get the mower to go the full 7.5 mph? I popped up the seat and saw a threaded rod attached to the ends of the control bars. Wondering if that is out of adjustment. I am bringing the RSD back to the dealer in a couple of days to have them put on the flex forks, engine guard and muffler shield, so I am going to talk to them about the issue. This is a deal breaker if they can't get it up to full speed.
I measured out a 200' section of road, and tomorrow will use a stop watch to time how long it takes to go the 200' and then convert that to mph to get a reliable number.
Is there an adjustment to get the mower to go the full 7.5 mph? I popped up the seat and saw a threaded rod attached to the ends of the control bars. Wondering if that is out of adjustment. I am bringing the RSD back to the dealer in a couple of days to have them put on the flex forks, engine guard and muffler shield, so I am going to talk to them about the issue. This is a deal breaker if they can't get it up to full speed.