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irishmike63

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• May 23, 2011 / Uneven grass cutting

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I have a Craftsman 21" self propelled mower. I bought it new several years ago. The problem is, I cant cut the grass evenly. I can go over my yard(small yard) 2 or three times, and there are still small clumps of tall grass. I bought a new blade, sharpened both the old and new, checked for balance, all to no avail. I keep the underside of the deck clean. This is perplexing to me. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

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LandN

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• May 23, 2011 / Uneven grass cutting

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Is the blade on the right side up. what happens when you take real small paths.is the belt tight. is the engine running fast enough.

 

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• May 23, 2011 / Uneven grass cutting

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Blade is installed correctly. What belt? The engine is running fast.

 

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• May 24, 2011 / Uneven grass cutting

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irishmike63 said:

Blade is installed correctly. What belt? The engine is running fast.

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What LandN was getting at is ... it's not that uncommon to mount a blade upside down, happens a lot,

You have had this mower for several years... has it always had this problem? Or is this something rather recent... :smile:KennyV

 

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• Jul 13, 2011 / Uneven grass cutting

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I also recently just got this problem, Any Ideas or solutions?

Same type of lawnmower 21" gas with a governor which is also a little wonky..

 

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• Jul 13, 2011 / Uneven grass cutting

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yeah..im with the upside down/wrong way theory....seen it too many times:thumbsup:

 

173abn

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• Jul 13, 2011 / Uneven grass cutting

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a lot of blades have a grass side down stamped on them...russ

 

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• Jul 13, 2011 / Uneven grass cutting

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damn!...thats a scary avatar you got there!:laughing:

 

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• Jul 13, 2011 / Uneven grass cutting

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My lawnmower blade never changed, it just started happening.

 

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• Jul 13, 2011 / Uneven grass cutting

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reddragon,that's my pet Grasshopper and it is a monster. russ