Hi, I have just put the gator blades on 2 wks ago and I have 2 cuts on them. Are they worth it? Well I am very picky how the mower actually cuts and to be honest with you. If just keep your blades sharp you'll save yourself some money. Just my 2 cents is that just buy another set of regular blades and swap them out every 8 hrs or so for the sharp ones. I thought I would get a lil longer grass threw and lift out of them and I have not seen that. They just as good as OE blades when sharp. Hope this helps
The problem with people and Gator blades is they don't realize or know how they work and then they say like you Just my 2 cents is that just buy another set of regular blades and swap them out every 8 hrs or so because they don't believe there worth the money.
Your not going to get any more lift or your grass discharged or thrown any further with Gator blades, that's not how they work or there purpose. The lift on a set of Gator Blades works differently than a regular or mulching blade.
[SIZE=-1] The teeth on a gator blade are angle toward the center of the blade to redirect the airflow and push the grass clippings back over the cutting edge of the mower blade again and again creating smaller grass clippings before discharge[/SIZE] and the smaller the clippings the less discharge you see. Your regular and mulching blades angle out from the blades so they create larger clipping that you can see and will naturally be thrown or discharged further.
The purpose of a Gator blade is to create smaller clippings to filter down into the grass you've mowed because smaller clippings break down faster and feed and water your lawn where your larger clippings just lay on top and dry out and serve no purpose.
The other thing people need to realize is that the faster or higher the blades tip speed on the mower the efficient the Gator Blades work, they work best on mower with a BTS of 17000 and higher. If you have a residential mower I would suggest using the G3 Gator Blades.