Blades - Offset or Straight ? Is one better?

[RayMcD]

I've a 2019 Bobcat CRV 48" - the original blades were offset, since then I have run both offset and straight. I don't believe I see a differene in cut quality. I was curious of others opinion of this matter. Cheers, Ray

 

[MParr]

I've a 2019 Bobcat CRV 48" - the original blades were offset, since then I have run both offset and straight. I don't believe I see a differene in cut quality. I was curious of others opinion of this matter. Cheers, Ray

My Gravely Pro Turn 260 and most newer Gravely and Ariens mowers have offset blades.The OEM blades don’t produce enough lift and don’t discharge worth a flip. Oregon makes a G6 offset replacement that does a little better. Right now, I’m running Dixie Chopper notched high lift flat blades. They do a better job than the OEM Gravely blades. I’m using blade spacers to make up the difference. I’m may remove the front deck baffles and see how that works. It gets expensive trying to figure out which blades work best with your deck.