Attachments Have Gravely ZT HD 60 and need to pick up leaves

[horsegeeks]

forget baggers , leaf rakes , cyclone rakes. i have lots of leaves also and tried every thing including burning them off . get some gator blades and a mulch kit . i have a husqurvarna MZ6128 , bought a mulch kit 200.00 , It had 3 mulch blades and baffels that you bolt under the deck . you wont be sorry . its the only way to go .By the way I have an inground pool with tall trees on 4 sides , so dealing with leaves is not an option . Ive done it all and wasted a lot of money . I just gave away my three bin bagger last month .

Thanks for the reply. We had our yard done by a Pro for years and never had to worry with the leaves. Now that I am retired it is all mine to do. The new Gravely does a great job with the lawn but haven't tried it with leaves yet so I am a beginner. My question is what happens to the leaves after they have been mulched? Are they small enough to where they just sort of disappear? How do mulching blades work?

 

[Tindal]

When I mulch it looks like you vaccumed it . everything is pulverized . I mulch my grass when i cut also , theres no clippings left . i ran over one of those shopper papers that they throw out beside the road ,and I ran over it abot 3 times and it was gone . you could not see any paper left. get the mulch kit you wont be disapointed .

 

[horsegeeks]

When I mulch it looks like you vaccumed it . everything is pulverized . I mulch my grass when i cut also , theres no clippings left . i ran over one of those shopper papers that they throw out beside the road ,and I ran over it abot 3 times and it was gone . you could not see any paper left. get the mulch kit you wont be disapointed .

I'm going to give mulching a try. The money for a vacuum or leaf bagger just isn't in the budget this year. Gravely has a mulching kit that I am going to order today. Thanks everyone for the ideas.

 

[horsegeeks]

Well I had my mulching kit installed today while I had the end of season servicing. When I mulch the leaves do I set the deck up high and chop the leaves up and then mow?

 

[djdicetn]

Well I had my mulching kit installed today while I had the end of season servicing. When I mulch the leaves do I set the deck up high and chop the leaves up and then mow?

horsegeeks,

Do you mean to say the mulching kit didn't come with "instructions":0)
Seriously, I've never used a mulch kit for leaves(since I have a septic system for my home sewer treatment with field lines running through a major portion of my lawn I never planted any trees to avoid their root systems invading my septic field lines requiring a call to Roto Rooter). I did install a mulch kit on my previous Craftsman lawn tractor, but it was to get rid of the piles of grass clippings whenever I mowed. It worked real good for that but I did have to mow with the deck a notch higher than I did before the mulch kit was mounted. Maybe someone with "leaf mulching" experience like user Tindal will chime in and give you some advice.

 

[horsegeeks]

Well even though I am sick with a really miserable cold I just had to try the mulching kit out. How simple it is to make the leaves just disappear. Under three big trees that had the grass covered with leaves one pass was all that was needed. The mulch kit was a very good investment. Thanks for the idea. Kenny R.

 

[djdicetn]

Well even though I am sick with a really miserable cold I just had to try the mulching kit out. How simple it is to make the leaves just disappear. Under three big trees that had the grass covered with leaves one pass was all that was needed. The mulch kit was a very good investment. Thanks for the idea. Kenny R.

Sorry to hear you are under the weather:0(
Sooooo....you just set the deck height like you normally do and "mowed the leaves/grass"?? Glad it worked out for you(sounds MUCH easier than baggers, leaf rakes and cyclone rakes)!!

 

[Tindal]

Just cut like you normally do ,watch the leaves or grass disappear . with heavy grass it takes more horsepower ,you may have to slow down a little when mulching .but with leaves its no load on the mower at all. again the mulch kit is the only way to go !!!!

 

[djdicetn]

Just cut like you normally do ,watch the leaves or grass disappear . with heavy grass it takes more horsepower ,you may have to slow down a little when mulching .but with leaves its no load on the mower at all. again the mulch kit is the only way to go !!!!

Tindal,

Do you keep the mulch kit on your mower(did you say what make/model?) all the time? I am still toying with the idea of getting a mulch kit for my Gravely, but since I would have to mount steel baffles under the deck as well as mounting the mulch blades & outlet cover I doubt I would care much for taking it off & putting it on all the time(although I did just purchase a MoJack which would make that "easier"). Even though I'm not seeing any piles of grass clippings without a mulch kit, like you said I'm certain my lawn would look even better with that "vaccumed look"!!

 

[horsegeeks]

Tindal,

Do you keep the mulch kit on your mower(did you say what make/model?) all the time? I am still toying with the idea of getting a mulch kit for my Gravely, but since I would have to mount steel baffles under the deck as well as mounting the mulch blades & outlet cover I doubt I would care much for taking it off & putting it on all the time(although I did just purchase a MoJack which would make that "easier"). Even though I'm not seeing any piles of grass clippings without a mulch kit, like you said I'm certain my lawn would look even better with that "vaccumed look"!!

I'm thinking about just taking the mulching kit off for the growing season. I mow our horse pastures with ours too and they get pretty thick where the horses do their thing. I think I can mow the pastures one more time this season and I can make my decision for the Spring then