
Game Changer
Meet Mud Buddy’s most advanced shallow water surface drive. The newly designed outboard style handle offers full adjustability with 7 positions left-to-right to fit any operator arm length or boat width. For added convenience, the handle can be operated comfortably from a standing or sitting postion.
And, get this, we have a left and a right handed model option.

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New for 2025
Innovation
- Largest horsepower motors
- Twin trim switches – handle and ground control
- Travel lock – locks up and sideways
- Warrior propeller options – 9, 10 and 11 pitch for all boats and loads.
- All handle controls in front of the drive hand.
- Handle switched light illuminates the boat.
- All stainless and aluminum drive and mount.
- Cast aluminum outdrive.
- Smoothest driving low vibration handle.
- Easy maintenance.
HDR 5400 – Worlds most powerful production surface drive.
PRODUCT FEATURES

The HDR 5400 EFI is an absolute powerhouse for the pros that need that little bit of extra power for large boats, hunting loads and long distances. The HDR model 5400 includes industry-leading features extending from the tip of the handle to the precision edge of the propeller.
Exclusive Mud Buddy surface drive features:
1. Highest horsepower engines.
2. Outboard style handle (adusts left to right 7 -positions)
3. Travel lock pin – locks left and right, up and down.
4. Hight performance quiet (Q) stainless muffler
5. Strongest 300 pound reverse clutch. (new )
6. Shift switch. (in front of the throttle where it should be)
No need to reach back to shift.
7. Trim rocker style thumb switch.
8. Pulse forward button for picking up decoys and trailering.
9. Recessed start, kill and handle light switch.
10. Second trim switch for ground operation.
11. Handle boat illumination light (switched)
12. Friction control handle to operate standing or sitting.
13. Mercury 5000 pound actuator.
14. Warrior propeller (fastest mud motor prop) 9, 10 and 11 pitch)
15. Stainless skeg, drive tube, cab plate, engine and swivel mount.
16. Outboard style clamp handles.
17. New heavy duty transmission.
18. Air cooled clutch (sealed waterproof drive housing)
19. Lightweight and sleek, single mount cavitation plate.
20. Marine powder coat finish.
Provides enhanced power for larger boats and loads.
Adjustability
All in one Controls
All HDR controls are located ahead of your hand, where they should be, for quick and easy maneuvering in all conditions.
The football shaped high impact nylon body is designed to fit the palm of your hand when you are digging yourself out of mud hole when two hands are needed.

Adjustability
7 position Handle
Customers and boats come in all shapes and sizes. Our new Mud Buddy handle adjusts up and down and from left to right in 7 positions. Adjusts easily within minutes for your comfort, sitting our standing.
And our new handle is available in left and right handed versions.

WHY US
Mud Buddy Warrior Propeller
It all started with the Mud Buddy Big Blade, Hammer, Tiger and Raptor series blades, designs that are used on most all mud motors today.
The Warrior is our latest propeller that not only looks great, it has these four important features that you should demand.
– Speed – this blade is flat out fast.
– Balanced – to 5000 RPM for smooth operation.
– Hard stainless alloy – that resists wear but flexes when needed.
– Enhanced cup – designed to get you there and out of the most difficult terrain.

A MOTOR FOR EVERY BOAT
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