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What is the best gator blade?

Jul 21, 2013#1

Kodie's Lawn Service

I been looking around and noticed there is several different kinds out there
So the title says it what one is the best one?? I really wanting one that is gonna mulch good as 90% yards I mow all I do is mulch?

:thumbsup:

Jul 21, 2013#2

K

KennyV

Oregon Gator Fusion blades
OREGON mower blades feature FUSION and Gator Mulcher 3-in-1 technology

Jul 21, 2013#3

Kodie's Lawn Service

KennyV said:
Oregon Gator Fusion blades
OREGON mower blades feature FUSION and Gator Mulcher 3-in-1 technology

Thanks do u know where I can get these at?

Jul 21, 2013#4

lawn mower fanatic

K-Pro-Mowing said:
Thanks do u know where I can get these at?

Stores: OREGON brand products, chain saw chain and guide bars, accessories, and mower blades for homeowners

Online: OREGON brand products, chain saw chain and guide bars, accessories, and mower blades for homeowners

Jul 21, 2013#5

Ric

K-Pro-Mowing said:
I been looking around and noticed there is several different kinds out there
So the title says it what one is the best one?? I really wanting one that is gonna mulch good as 90% yards I mow all I do is mulch? :thumbsup:

Can I ask what type of mower are you going to put these blades on??

Jul 21, 2013#6

Kodie's Lawn Service

Ric said:
Can I ask what type of mower are you going to put these blades on??

I plan to put it on my 21inch craftsman cx

Jul 21, 2013#7

Ric

K-Pro-Mowing said:
I plan to put it on my 21inch craftsman cx

I don't think they (Gator Blades) will work on your mower. Is your engine that 140 cc.

Jul 21, 2013#8

A_tank96

Ric said:
I don't think they (Gator Blades) will work on your mower. Is your engine that 140 cc.

Will they work on my Toro timecutter z4200 w/ Kohler 19 horse 597 cc?

I'm interested in getting some of these.

A_tank96

Jul 21, 2013#9

Ric

A_tank96 said:
Will they work on my Toro timecutter z4200 w/ Kohler 19 horse 597 cc?

I'm interested in getting some of these.

A_tank96

Yes they would work on the time cutter, shouldn't be a problem. I personally wouldn't buy the fusion blades though, they're not worth the extra money IMO, they wont last any longer without sharpening than the others.

Jul 21, 2013#10

A_tank96

Ric said:
Yes they would work on the time cutter, shouldn't be a problem. I personally wouldn't buy the fusion blades though, they're not worth the extra money IMO, they wont last any longer without sharpening than the others.

What would you recommend?

A_tank96

Jul 21, 2013#11

Ric

A_tank96 said:
What would you recommend?

A_tank96

I'd just buy the Oregon 3 n 1 mulcher blades. There going to last as long as the others.

Jul 21, 2013#12

Kodie's Lawn Service

Ric they do make a gator blade for it found it now its a 3 in 1

Jul 21, 2013#13

K

KennyV

K-Pro-Mowing said:
...they do make a gator blade for it ...

Oregon as you found makes gator mower blades that will fit most everything. Just have to look them up.
Also from their link at the "where to buy" dropdown, you can find where to get them on line or at a local to you outlet...
If you can get the size you need in the Fusion blade:thumbsup:... Get it, some folks on this site do not understand hard surface steel, but they also have problems understanding synthetic oil so I am not too surprised. Get the Fusion surfaced blade You will appreciate the edge over a regular carbon steel blade. :smile:KennyV

Jul 22, 2013#14

Kodie's Lawn Service

KennyV said:
Oregon as you found makes gator mower blades that will fit most everything. Just have to look them up.
Also from their link at the "where to buy" dropdown, you can find where to get them on line or at a local to you outlet...
If you can get the size you need in the Fusion blade:thumbsup:... Get it, some folks on this site do not understand hard surface steel, but they also have problems understanding synthetic oil so I am not too surprised. Get the Fusion surfaced blade You will appreciate the edge over a regular carbon steel blade. :smile:KennyV

Can't seem to find it with the one that has two small holes and a big one in the middle :frown:

Jul 22, 2013#15

Carscw

KennyV said:
Oregon as you found makes gator mower blades that will fit most everything. Just have to look them up.
Also from their link at the "where to buy" dropdown, you can find where to get them on line or at a local to you outlet...
If you can get the size you need in the Fusion blade:thumbsup:... Get it, some folks on this site do not understand hard surface steel, but they also have problems understanding synthetic oil so I am not too surprised. Get the Fusion surfaced blade You will appreciate the edge over a regular carbon steel blade. :smile:KennyV

I use the 3 in 1 blade

I will get a set of the fusion and see how they stand up.

I cut around 200 yards with the 3in 1 and sharping them 4 times.
I only sharping when needed and only replace when the back fin breaks or is about to.
In three weeks or 200 yards I will post back how they did.

(( racing is the only sport that you need two balls ))

Jul 22, 2013#16

K

KennyV

K-Pro-Mowing said:
Can't seem to find it with the one that has two small holes and a big one in the middle :frown:

What is your length, width and the hole dimentions?''

Carscw said:
I use the 3 in 1 blade

I will get a set of the fusion and see how they stand up.

I cut around 200 yards with the 3in 1 and sharping them 4 times.
I only sharping when needed and only replace when the back fin breaks or is about to.
In three weeks or 200 yards I will post back how they did.

(( racing is the only sport that you need two balls ))

You will like them, for the little bit of price increase you'll get a great hard surface... plus after you have worn away the HS there is Still a good carbon steel under it... :smile:KennyV

Jul 22, 2013#17

Kodie's Lawn Service

I will look an tell in the mourning I plan to sharpen my old blades but 21 inch blade for sure an I know that most of those kind of adapter have the same hole sizes :confused2:

Jul 22, 2013#18

Ric

K-Pro-Mowing said:
Ric they do make a gator blade for it found it now its a 3 in 1

There going to make Gator Blades for about every mower made today but that doesn't mean they will work the way there designed to work and the fact they the Fusion Blades can cost about twice what the 3 in1 blades cost doesn't make them twice as good. The problem you will have is that if the engine on that craftsmen is the 140 cc the blades are not going to have enough BTS to work correctly. Your cut probably wont be as good as you have now. I've used the Gator Blades on all my mowers at one time or another 7 different mowers, self propelled included. I put them on mowers with the 190cc engine and guess what, They don't work, all they do is clump grass and make a mess because the mower doesn't have the BTS to discharge the grass fast enough or correctly. Now with the Turf-Master they work like a dream but that's with an 18 to 18500 BTS where there designed to work.

Jul 22, 2013#19

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afoulk

I've been thinking about trying one on my snapper hi vac with a 7HP Briggs intek. You think it would work ok on that? Do they work better with the mulching cover installed or with the side discharge chute? I'm still working on getting it running since I got it, so I haven't mowed with it yet, but the stock standard lift blade on it is pretty much shot.

Jul 22, 2013#20

Carscw

afoulk said:
I've been thinking about trying one on my snapper hi vac with a 7HP Briggs intek. You think it would work ok on that? Do they work better with the mulching cover installed or with the side discharge chute? I'm still working on getting it running since I got it, so I haven't mowed with it yet, but the stock standard lift blade on it is pretty much shot.

I run then on my snappers and side discharge.

(( racing is the only sport that you need two balls ))

Jul 22, 2013#21

Kodie's Lawn Service

Ric said:
There going to make Gator Blades for about every mower made today but that doesn't mean they will work the way there designed to work and the fact they the Fusion Blades can cost about twice what the 3 in1 blades cost doesn't make them twice as good. The problem you will have is that if the engine on that craftsmen is the 140 cc the blades are not going to have enough BTS to work correctly. Your cut probably wont be as good as you have now. I've used the Gator Blades on all my mowers at one time or another 7 different mowers, self propelled included. I put them on mowers with the 190cc engine and guess what, They don't work, all they do is clump grass and make a mess because the mower doesn't have the BTS to discharge the grass fast enough or correctly. Now with the Turf-Master they work like a dream but that's with an 18 to 18500 BTS where there designed to work.

You are making a good point but I do have a set of 3in1 blade on my 22inch mower that has a 148 cc engine an it works fine an my cx21 has a 175 engine I will give the 3 in 1 try's :thumbsup:

Jul 22, 2013#22

Ric

K-Pro-Mowing said:
You are making a good point but I do have a set of 3in1 blade on my 22inch mower that has a 148 cc engine an it works fine an my cx21 has a 175 engine I will give the 3 in 1 try's :thumbsup:

Well you may have a gator blade on your 22 inch mower with a 148cc engine and it probably cut grass but the blade isn't working effectively, the mower doesn't have sufficient blade tip speed to achieve the correct mulching effect. That's the reason it didn't work on my or with my 190cc Honda. Let me ask you if you know how a Gator blade works, how it mulches grass?

Jul 22, 2013#23

Carscw

I run a Briggs 206cc 5hp on my snappers and run the 3-1 blades they cut good never leave any clumps.
I love the way they cut and love the sound they make they whistle

Maybe the Honda just don't have enough RPMs

(( racing is the only sport that you need two balls ))

Jul 22, 2013#24

Carscw

I will tell you how they work.

The teeth or fins on the back push the grass up and to the center of the blade.
If your mower can turn the blades at 19.000 then every piece of grass gets cut 4 times.

Some people think the teeth recut the grass but they don't.
This is why without enough RPMs the mower bogs down and drops clumps of grass

(( racing is the only sport that you need two balls ))

Jul 22, 2013#25

Ric

Carscw said:
I will tell you how they work.

The teeth or fins on the back push the grass up and to the center of the blade.
If your mower can turn the blades at 19.000 then every piece of grass gets cut 4 times.

Some people think the teeth recut the grass but they don't.
This is why without enough RPMs the mower bogs down and drops clumps of grass

(( racing is the only sport that you need two balls ))

The teeth create air flow that's all they do, they push the grass up and back in front of the cutting blade 4 to 5 times if you have a blade tip speed of between 18000 and 19000 fpm and with a 148cc or 175 cc engine is not going to happen and that has been my point all the long. IMO it's a waste of money to use them with a push mower when you'll basically get the same effect with a regular high lift blade.

Jul 22, 2013#26

Carscw

I have two reasons why I use them
1 in the fall for the leaves
2 they last longer. I feeI am getting more for my money.

As I have said before they are not for tall wet grass.

IMO the biggest problem people have with their blades or mowers is the wait to long to cut their grass and try cutting 4 inches when they should be cutting no more than 2 at the max and staying within the 1/3 rule.

Don't try and use you mower beyond its capabilities.

(( racing is the only sport that you need two balls ))

Jul 22, 2013#27

Parkmower

Carscw said:
Don't try and use you mower beyond its capabilities.

(( racing is the only sport that you need two balls ))

exactly!!! This is prob the answer to a majority of new comers "problems" with their mowers cutting.
The right tool for the right job.

Jul 22, 2013#28

lawn mower fanatic

Carscw said:
Don't try and use you mower beyond its capabilities.

Parkmower said:
exactly!!! This is prob the answer to a majority of new comers "problems" with their mowers cutting.
The right tool for the right job.

Yeah, a lot of people need this instead!

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Jul 22, 2013#29

Kodie's Lawn Service

Ric said:
The teeth create air flow that's all they do, they push the grass up and back in front of the cutting blade 4 to 5 times if you have a blade tip speed of between 18000 and 19000 fpm and with a 148cc or 175 cc engine is not going to happen and that has been my point all the long. IMO it's a waste of money to use them with a push mower when you'll basically get the same effect with a regular high lift blade.

It seems that motor runs fine an the blade work as I need it to so I will keep it till I see different I see your facts are correct but I fell they work as I need them too

Jul 23, 2013#30

Skyhop

I have used the gator blades and find that do a good job. However I prefer the Standard blade best

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