MILWAUKEE – Hustler Turf Equipment and Spartan Mowers recently announced they’ll power their top-tier ZTR mowers with the Vanguard air-cooled V-twin Big Block.
Hustler Turf Equipment, part of Excel Industries, selected the Vanguard engines to power its Super Z HyperDrive and Super 104 commercial mowers. Spartan Mowers chose the same engines to drive its Spartan SRT XD.
Spartan Mowers, launched in October under the ownership and guidance of Robert Foster, has quickly taken the industry by storm. The Spartan SRT XD features front, middle and rear TecsPak elastomer dampening systems – to name one key feature.
Excel Industries’ Hustler Brand was first in the world to launch a zero-turn mower in 1964. Both the carbureted and EFI versions of Vanguard’s Big Block engine will be available on its ZTR mowers.
Excel first began powering a number of its mowers with Vanguard engines after Adam Mullet, vice president of sales and marketing, saw it on a mud boat in Louisiana.
“Immediately, I knew that was an engine I needed on our mowers,” Mullet said. “If it could power a mud boat, handling all the gunk and water thrown at it, I knew it would master lawns and turf everywhere.”
For more information about Vanguard Engines, visit www.vanguardengines.com. For information about Hustler mowers, visit www.hustlerturf.com. To read more about Spartan Mowers, visit spartanmowers.com.