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Mulching blades?

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Rickcin

I‘ve been using mulching blades on my Cub Cadel 42 inch along with the discharge plug and it always leaves lines of cut grass if cutting the lawn when it’s even slightly high.

Im wondering if the mulching blades with a side discharge would give better results, had anyone done this before? I do under the mulching plug allows the cut grass to be tossed around and recut.


#2

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MParr

Rickcin said:
I‘ve been using mulching blades on my Cub Cadel 42 inch along with the discharge plug and it always leaves lines of cut grass if cutting the lawn when it’s even slightly high.

Im wondering if the mulching blades with a side discharge would give better results, had anyone done this before? I do under the mulching plug allows the cut grass to be tossed around and recut.
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What are you calling mulching blades?
Are they wavy or are they Gator style blades?


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Rickcin

MParr said:
What are you calling mulching blades?
Are they wavy or are they Gator style blades?
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Ironically, I just checked my order on Amazon and they are called Gator blades!


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MParr

Rickcin said:
Ironically, I just checked my order on Amazon and they are called Gator blades!
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There’s the problem. Gator and Gator style blades are designed to be used for side discharge or bagging.
Oregon clearly states this on their website.


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Rickcin

MParr said:
There’s the problem. Gator and Gator style blades are designed to be used for side discharge or bagging.
Oregon clearly states this on their website.
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These are the blades that are listed as Gator Mulching Blades.

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MParr

Rickcin said:
These are the blades that are listed as Gator Mulching Blades.
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It doesn’t matter what they are listed as. They are designed for bagging and side discharge.

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Rickcin

MParr said:
It doesn’t matter what they are listed as. They are designed for bagging and side discharge.
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Okay, so claim it works well for both, I guess I’m better off just removing the plug and re-installing the side discharge flap then.


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MParr

Rickcin said:
Okay, so claim it works well for both, I guess I’m better off just removing the plug and re-installing the side discharge flap then.
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Yep


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bullet bob

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Are mulching blades about the same?

I have had my Ariens Max Zoom 60 for about 6 years. I installed the OEM mulching kit on it about 5 years ago and have loved it. It is time to buy new blades. The OEM mulching blades have done a pretty good job, but thought I would ask the experts if there is something better. My father in...
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Mulching blades that can still actually lift grass?

Gravely 60" ZT HD, 2017. Every fall I install https://www.gravely.com/en-us/part/zero-turn-mulching-kit---60-in-decks-79105900 the mulching kit, mainly because without it, the leaves blow out the side chute w/o ever being cut up. So again this year I tackle the project. Sharpen & balance the...
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bodean

MParr said:
Yep
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I have the same blades as these on my zero turn and mine has always left cut lines regardless whether a discharge plug is used or not. It came with regular straight blades and it still did it with those, too. I’ve double checked the level and cut height of both the blades and the deck. It has always been this way since new. Same on my previous 3 blade lawn tractor, but not on a previous 2 blade lawn tractor.


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Medi

Medi

Rickcin said:
These are the blades that are listed as Gator Mulching Blades.
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i wouldn't trust much the description on Amazon however, we can divide the blades into 3 types (standard, all-purpose, and bagging blades). I believe the one you listed is probably one of the all-purpose blades or in other words 3 in 1 blade (discharge, mulch, and bag).


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MyGrassHasCrabs

MyGrassHasCrabs

I use a JD LA 105 with a JD mulching baffle (not side discharge) and these blades I purchased from Amazon:

Rotary Copperhead Mulching Mower Blades​

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I've been using them for 2 seasons now and they've worked very well for me. They keep an edge better than any of the previous blades I've used, and I have only observed small amounts/lines of grass if I haven't cut for a couple of weeks (fairly tall grass). I try to cut when it's as dry as possible and usually in 3rd gear (sometimes 4th which is too fast for mulching imo). Anyway, I've had good results with the baffle and these blades.


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LMPPLUS

Rickcin said:
I‘ve been using mulching blades on my Cub Cadel 42 inch along with the discharge plug and it always leaves lines of cut grass if cutting the lawn when it’s even slightly high.

Im wondering if the mulching blades with a side discharge would give better results, had anyone done this before? I do under the mulching plug allows the cut grass to be tossed around and recut.
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Rickin, I don't think your blades are the problem those blades are designed for mulching and bagging that work better at mulching because they don't have a real high lift because of the serations used for mulching, try this slow your travel speed down some and keep the engine / deck speed up, and the heavier your grass the more likely you are to get the strips of grass.


#14

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Freddie21

People pay extra for lines in their lawn


#15

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andyboy

I see this on my Timecutter. The lines are just a result the of the physics of the clockwise spinning of the blades. They just shove everything to the right until there is no more further right. Both blades counter-clockwise spinning and the line would be on the other side, contra-rotating and there would be a line either in the middle or on both sides.

I have Gator Blades and the mulching discharge chute cover, and baffles. During grass season, the longer the grass the thicker the line but regardless, the lines of cut grass are finer chopped grass than without the mulching blades. The finer chopped grass breaks up easily with the next mowing or a rake for serious clumps.

On a side note, now that it's leaf season, the chopping is critical since I don't collect leaves but chop them where they lay. I did get some escapees on the chute side but a heavy rubber skirt has cut that to almost zero even on asphalt. Yes I get a line of finely chopped leaves on the right size but its not heavy enough to deter the grass growing in the spring and if It looks more thick than I would like, a second pass with the left blade over the line leaves no line. But leaves behave better than too long grass anyway.


#16

MyGrassHasCrabs

MyGrassHasCrabs

andyboy said:
I see this on my Timecutter. The lines are just a result the of the physics of the clockwise spinning of the blades. They just shove everything to the right until there is no more further right. Both blades counter-clockwise spinning and the line would be on the other side, contra-rotating and there would be a line either in the middle or on both sides.

I have Gator Blades and the mulching discharge chute cover, and baffles. During grass season, the longer the grass the thicker the line but regardless, the lines of cut grass are finer chopped grass than without the mulching blades. The finer chopped grass breaks up easily with the next mowing or a rake for serious clumps.

On a side note, now that it's leaf season, the chopping is critical since I don't collect leaves but chop them where they lay. I did get some escapees on the chute side but a heavy rubber skirt has cut that to almost zero even on asphalt. Yes I get a line of finely chopped leaves on the right size but its not heavy enough to deter the grass growing in the spring and if It looks more thick than I would like, a second pass with the left blade over the line leaves no line. But leaves behave better than too long grass anyway.
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Could you expand a little on the heavy rubber skirt? Did you fabricate it and if so, how? Or if you purchased it as an add on, where did you get it?

Thanks


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