Blades Mulching kit

schmidtsm

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Hello I have a grasshopper 220 with the mulching kit. I am wondering if the decrease in power has to do with my speed and the mulching kit. I am wondering what other peoples experience has been using the mulching mulching kit with a 20 horse grasshopper? When I bought the mower at the end of last season the guy told me that the carburetor would need to be adjusted. I am wondering if that is really what needs to be done. What is everyone's thoughts concerning the mulching kit? Thanks Shane
 
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It might just be me but I pulled that mulching crap out chucked in the dumpster, and never looked back. I throw the grass, or bag it mulching is a pita, and alot more burden on your engine.
 
schmidtsm

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Jones, do you have a 20hp? Or is it just in general the mulching kits put too much stress and the engine?
 
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A properly setup mulching kit, installed on good equipment, does not put any extra stress on the engine. I should add that the operator must maintain and keep it clean.
 
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How do I maintain it? I understand keeping it clean and I thought that was maintaining it. Maybe I need to do something else? Let me know thanks
 
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Cleaning is the best way to maintain it. Also, using the right type of mulching blades and keeping them sharp. Biggest miss use of the mulching system, is cutting wet.
 
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wjjones said:
It might just be me but I pulled that mulching crap out chucked in the dumpster, and never looked back. I throw the grass, or bag it mulching is a pita, and alot more burden on your engine.
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I totally AGREE!
 
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I purchased a low-time one-owner 723K T2 Feb2014. This is my first full season of mowing on our new residence. The first partial season I mowed with borrowed and demo ZTR's.

I hauled away tons of leaves from my 2.5 acres after that first partial season. I was preparing to do the same this past fall when I decided to give the mulching kit a try. I didn't notice any difference in performance with the kit installed even though I was cutting tall grass to an end-of-season height and on top of that I had a full carpet of maple leaf coverage. I didn't haul a single leaf to the county brush pile, the lawn looked great, and my treeless neighbor was very happy.

NOTE: the mulching blades had never been used, the 52" power-lift deck is always maintained by-the-book/spotless after every mowing, and I never mow damp/wet grass.

I hope we have a dryer 2015 so I can test a full season of mulching. I should be able to spend less money on weeding and feeding.

Denny
 
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