Recent content by Cheapoldfart

No wet grass (no rain since August), no change in mowing speed or engine speed. And I’ve tried slowing and faster, also. What do you mean by poor deck/blade match? The only change there is the sharpened blade.

Checked the blade this afternoon and it’s installed correctly. No blockage in the chute from the deck to the bags.

Another vote for the blade it seems. I’ll get it lifted up tomorrow and check it out. I distinctly remember flipping it over a few times to verify I wasn’t getting it upside down. But it wouldn’t be the first time I pulled a dumb move and put something together wrong after studying it. I...

I’ve verified all of that except the blade being upside down. I’ve just assumed the blade is correct because the grass is shorter where I’ve run the mower compared to where I haven’t been. I’ll check it to be sure. Thanks.

I have a cheap “Craftsman” rider. It seems to be considered the red headed stepchild of rider mowers based on multiple forum posts, but it does what we need it to do. Or, it did until now… I noticed it was tearing the grass as much as cutting it, so I removed the blade and sharpened it. It...