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What model is it and where did you buy it?

What do you mean "doesn't side discharge"? Are you saying the deck has no opening? Or that it does but the grass just isn't coming out properly? The possibilities are: side discharge open but not flowing well, side discharge blocked off with mulch plate, rear discharge. Knowing which type is...

The brake handle switch on my Rogue is pretty sensitive to position. If I don't have the brake lever all the way down (off) the switch stays active. For all I know there may be some type of adjustment I can do to change the position but I just make sure to push the handle down fully so it isn't...

I have no idea what the specific engine's oil pan looks like, but one possible thing to look into is: Find an oil drain plug slightly larger than the current hole. Drill out the hole to the size required to tap the larger hole properly for the new larger drain plug. Putting grease on the drill...

Mowing season is almost done here. I likely won't be making any changes until spring.

No, not yet.

It happens straight, but is worse when turning. Both factory and Gator blades did this new (and sharpened), so it isn't from blade wear. There is just under 1/4" clearance between the blade and the shroud or deck sides.

It's definitely not deck build-up. It is also definitely not blade wear since it happened with two sets of brand new blades. And it has happened even after very careful tire pressure checks and deck leveling (by me and the dealer back in 2021 and me since). So I think it is just how this design...

Well that ship sailed in 2021. But thanks for the tip!!

They worked with me for quite a while on adjustments (belt tension, deck leveling) and got me the adjustable casters. It improved things but didn't eliminate the issue. They finally came up with "well, your northern grasses (MN) are just tough to get a good cut with, so that's as good as it...

Thanks. That's the type of cut I'm expecting. Where you really can't see where the individual blade edges were. Here are a few pics I took last week that kinda demonstrate what I have going on. Obviously the rear wheels pack down the grass and that can be seen, but you can also see faint...

Yes. I'll look into those. Thanks.

Not my experience. The Gators do a better job on both my X758's 60" deck and my Rogue's. I may well be an outlier though, because on my 7 acres there is a huge mix of different types of foliage, including bluegrass, quack/crabgrass, dandelions, creeping charlie, etc.

That hasn't been my experience that Gator blades lead to grass build-up under the deck. I've had Gator blades on my x758 since about 2017 and on the Rogue since the beginning in 2021. My Rogue hardly ever has build up. Of course I never mow when the grass is wet.

This thread isn't about leveling the deck. Not sure how that has become a focus. The only reference to 'level' previously was about front-to-back tilt where someone suggested there shouldn't be any.