Recent content by BigBlueEdge

No, not yet.

It happens straight, but is worse when turning. Both factory and Gator blades did this new (and sharpened), so it isn't from blade wear. There is just under 1/4" clearance between the blade and the shroud or deck sides.

It's definitely not deck build-up. It is also definitely not blade wear since it happened with two sets of brand new blades. And it has happened even after very careful tire pressure checks and deck leveling (by me and the dealer back in 2021 and me since). So I think it is just how this design...

Well that ship sailed in 2021. But thanks for the tip!!

They worked with me for quite a while on adjustments (belt tension, deck leveling) and got me the adjustable casters. It improved things but didn't eliminate the issue. They finally came up with "well, your northern grasses (MN) are just tough to get a good cut with, so that's as good as it...

Thanks. That's the type of cut I'm expecting. Where you really can't see where the individual blade edges were. Here are a few pics I took last week that kinda demonstrate what I have going on. Obviously the rear wheels pack down the grass and that can be seen, but you can also see faint...

Yes. I'll look into those. Thanks.

Not my experience. The Gators do a better job on both my X758's 60" deck and my Rogue's. I may well be an outlier though, because on my 7 acres there is a huge mix of different types of foliage, including bluegrass, quack/crabgrass, dandelions, creeping charlie, etc.

That hasn't been my experience that Gator blades lead to grass build-up under the deck. I've had Gator blades on my x758 since about 2017 and on the Rogue since the beginning in 2021. My Rogue hardly ever has build up. Of course I never mow when the grass is wet.

This thread isn't about leveling the deck. Not sure how that has become a focus. The only reference to 'level' previously was about front-to-back tilt where someone suggested there shouldn't be any.

Sure. But my issue isn't a 'level' cut, it is uncut/poorly cut strips of grass where the blades meet.

Yes, tire pressures are at spec. How would tire pressures affect cut quality?

Can't measure the blades super accurately while still on the spindle and trying to reach under the deck, but I think the Gator blades on currently are just barely over 24". Maybe 24 and 1/16". There is at least 1/4" clearance at any location between the blades and the deck baffles or sides...

I don't know. The Rogue is the only mower I've had with two tanks and mine are linked. Works great for me. As for the 'bust one of the tanks' problem... well, almost every other piece of equipment out there only has a single tank so that seems like a pretty unlikely situation to consider twin...

Reading this thread and wondering... Do some models really come with a 3-way valve that the user has to change to switch tanks? On my 2021 Rogue it has two tanks but they seem linked because fuel is consumed from both and I don't have to do anything. Wouldn't it make more sense that there are...