Cutting Cross Country - Commercial mower travels from California to North Carolina as part of fund-raising effort

摘要

Traveling more than 2200 miles in three months, Hustler Turf Equipment's Super Z mower has mowed its way across the United States as part of the Mow for Victory Tour to raise money for Victory Junction Gang Camp, a non-profit organization in Randleman, N.C. for children with chronic illness or disease. Ken Rainy, advertising manager at Hustler, a brand of Excel Industries Inc., said someone had the idea, "why don't we drive a lawnmower cross-country to raise awareness and raise money? We started doing some research and found out that it could be done. "We then thought okay, what do we have to do make a lawnmower that can do this? Ours are hydrostatically driven and we thought if this is going cross-country let's see if this can go a little faster." Using its standard mower product, Hustler prepared two of its Super Z zero-turn radius riding commercial mowers for the journey, using one as a backup. The Super Z mower, dubbed the Petty Super Z because of its Richard Petty inspired liver)', was equipped with its standard power option, a 725 cc, two-cylinder Kohler EFI gasoline engine rated 27 hp.