Switching to longer blades?

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• Monday at 6:54 PM / Switching to longer blades?

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@BigBlueEdge
Did you see my above reply about the blades that might fit your 72" Bad Boy?

 

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• Monday at 6:57 PM / Switching to longer blades?

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Honest Abe said:

I'd blame the Gravely not the blades.... the blades worked great on my Gravely, it was the Gravely which was a POS, hence the JD's.....

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• Tuesday at 11:33 AM / Switching to longer blades?

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MParr said:

They do a FAIR job on dry grass and leaves. However, high lift or OEM blades do a much better job. Remember, mower companies designed their blades to work best with their decks.

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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.

 

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• Tuesday at 11:33 AM / Switching to longer blades?

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MParr said:

@BigBlueEdge
Did you see my above reply about the blades that might fit your 72" Bad Boy?

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Yes. I'll look into those. Thanks.

 

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• Yesterday at 6:05 PM / Switching to longer blades?

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some before and after results with Oregon G6 mulching blades set at 3" with the grass currently at about10" and damp grass today . . . .
the leaves and bark are from a couple Sycamore trees, huge leaves and tough bark - - -