The main problem is bagging leaves. Although the deck discharges on the right I also get leaves blowing out the left side too. This is with both hoppers empty, screen free of debris, and the chute clear and it makes no difference whether the deck is high or low, the same thing happens.
I've heard other people adding skirts around the deck and it does help but there has to be a reason why there is no suction on the left side. My old Craftsman used to pick up everything and I could see debris sucking in from the left but his Husqvarna blows out.
Anyone have some tricks? Are there other blades that may replace the stock ones?
It should have come with the standard high lift / mulching blade pt no 532405380.
There should be a couple of aftermarket blades available to fit your deck.
I can get a blade with higher lift down here but it is a local blade from a local supplier .
The pressed decks do not seem to bag any where near as well as the fabricated decks do & I put that down to the venting that happens around the spindle base.
Never done any thing to verify it but the fab decks do not have the venting and the pressed decks do. Just an opinion and worth just that.
My experience has been just he opposite - the stamped decks bag better than the fabricated ones. Often times, the fabricated decks need an auxiliary blower in order to bag worth a hoot.
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Carscw
Some decks just don't bag good no matter what blade you use.
Blades could sit to high in the deck.
I like a stamped deck. I think most cut better and are stronger then a fab deck.
@Everyone - Tried mowing in both directions with the Husqvarna but no difference. The leaves get blown away from the air coming out of the left side of the deck. With the Craftsman, I could do a nice cleanup of leaves along the edge of the yard because it would suck leaves in on it's left (non-discharge) side. The original stock blades look like combo blades having both edges turned down along it's length. I'm sure the deck is stamped because it has a rolled up bottom lip. It's a deep deck and the blades are about an inch or less above the bottom lip
I tried an aftermarket high lift blade from Oregon which was just a little better but did not have the turned down edges. The photo shows the stock and Oregon blades.
@bert - The venting is interesting since Husqvarna claims that if they are plugged it could lead to poor bagging but I'm sure mine are clear. The tractor is winterized now so I'll check in the spring when I pull the deck off and see what the difference is between that and the Craftsman deck which never gave me a problem.
So far, I have to determine that either the deck is poorly designed or the RPM's aren't fast enough. I'll find out this spring.
Richard
#11
Carscw
The gator blades you have in the pic are not good for bagging.
Go to Sears and get some high lift bagging blades.
Thanks for the reply. It's winter here so I can't do anything till spring....However, the blades from sears are exactly identical to the original blades on my Husqvarna. See link below.
Now that the snow is gone and yard work has begun...
Here is the answer to the bagging problem I was having with my Husqvarna Tractor. After I removed the deck and turned it upside down I found nothing weird. It looked like a plain deck with baffles installed. When I looked under the deck of a neighbors Craftsman I noticed it had standard mulching blades that came with his tractor. He has no problem bagging leaves either so I went to Sears and bought a pair (which fit my deck) and it made all the difference. Right now, it cuts and bags great and doesn't blow leaves out the non discharge sides anymore.
That's interesting.... I've never heard of Hi Lift blades being "to much".
For some reason it doesn't seem logical. But, it works for you. And, it may help someone else having the same problem.
Good to know you found a solution.
