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In the fall, after the last mow, clean the underside of the deck, sharpen & balance the blades, change the oil & filter, blow out the debris in between the fins of your engine, pour a little stabil in the gas & run it for a short bit, and put your battery on a 1 amp battery maintainer. In the...

Get yourself a 1amp battery maintainer (smart charger) & leave it on all winter long. Also, run your mower out of gas before you store it.

When I balance a motorcycle tire, once it is balanced it doesn't matter where the heavy part was. I can rotate the tire to any position and it doesn't move. Figured a blade should do the same........

I thought if something was balanced east to west, it would also be balanced north to south.

I bought a used Toro 21" self-propelled for my daughter. Among other things, I pulled the blade, sharpened it but when I went to balance it using my...

There's a reason some shouldn't have access to the internet

Noco GB40. Noco is a top-of-the-line booster and I carry it in my vehicle(s), not just for a little mower battery.

Well thanks everyone for the replies. I guess as long as I'm happy with the resulting cut, that's all that matters. Think I'll keep er heeled at 1/4" difference.

I'm sure that when you say a "battery tender" that you mean a battery "maintainer". Big difference. Also, I just put some...

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Ahhh c'mon, how do you really feel? ;)

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I may try that next spring when I'm crawling around on the floor taking off the mulching kit. Funny, each year that keeps getting just a little harder...

We're probably talkin' 4 1/4" in the front & 4' in the rear. Scale wheels pretty much hardly turn.....

But but but, is there a way to actually cool down the hydros before just shutting 'er down?

Thanks, but my life is somewhat peaceful. I'm afraid with everything I hear from my wife and her comments about her facebook account, well, don't think FB is a good fit for me. But thanks!

So is no-one heeling their machine?

I'm cutting 'cold' grasses, in Ohio. So far I like the look I'm getting, but am wondering if I'd get the same results cutting where it's suppose to be. ie. 1/4" higher.

It seems like I read somewhere, possibly on this forum, that the best cut resulted from a heeled deck. So several years back I lowered the rear 1/4 from the front. BTW, Gravely HD ZT 60 with I believe a 25.5hp Kohler. I mow often because I'm retired & I like mowing so the grass doesn't get too...

Fire away. The smart guys will be along any minute......

Welcome to the forum!

you were 12 minutes ahead of me.....

Hmmmm, first I've heard of this. How do you do this?

:ROFLMAO:

Curious as what your thoughts are with these.

Originally did that...didn't work. Just shot everything out from under the deck. Anybody wanna buy one? Cheap!

I did several years ago. Just wasn't impressed with the cut. Went with some sort of high-lift from Oregon and was very pleased. So now I'm trying to get high-lift, plus mulch. Don't think there is such an animal.........

HOC ???

I've got a funny feeling here that I'm looking for a unicorn. High-lift blade that mulches. I understand that in order to lift grass, you have to have some place for the air flow to go. Making 3 individual cutting chambers with no-where for the air to escape makes it rather tough to lift &...

What I noticed before I went to the 'kit' was I would shoot leaves 12' - 15' out the side. Run over them again, 12' - 15' out the other side. Seemed like a never-ending battle. Went with a Gravely chute blocker. Didn't work either. So I ended up with the kit. As a side note I'm really impressed...

Gravely 60" ZT HD, 2017. Every fall I install https://www.gravely.com/en-us/part/zero-turn-mulching-kit---60-in-decks-79105900 the mulching kit, mainly because without it, the leaves blow out the side chute w/o ever being cut up. So again this year I tackle the project. Sharpen & balance the...

Sure will. Any 'smart charger' will work.

The Noco is an excellent charger and will work well with your battery.

Forget the phone, you need to talk with them face to face.

Yes, around the disengage levers. However, I don't have the notches, just a slight 'release' when it goes that little extra. Good luck sir. Let us know what you find out!

Don't tell anyone this, but I put a tow strap around each one & gave it a mighty tug. Piece of cake..........

I had the same problem with my Gravely. Turns out I wasn't being 'manly' enough. Really rip on that thing!

Sounds like you didn't fully disengage the drive. Try jacking up the mower & see if you can rotate the wheels by hand after you feel you have disengaged them. Bet you can't.

Ah, once every couple' of days is fine, even if I do have the time ;)

So, is there such a thing as mowing twice in the same day, using a different pattern on the second pass?

Agreed. That's why I like to vary the pattern 3 different ways. Just haven't figured out how to make the turns at the ends nice & clean.......

Guys, as a homeowner, I mow 3 different patterns on my rectangular lawn, up & down, angle left to right, and angle right to left with a homemade stripping 'kit'. The resulting pattern looks pretty neat but I can't figure out how to make the turns at the end of each row. The only think I know to...

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Another key-board warrior. Good-bye!

So, back to one of the questions. Does pulling this spike aerator around as I mow actually do anything?

Hey hey hey, someone finally answered the question! (y)

Guys, I've got 2 types of aerators. One is the spikes which I used to pull behind me practically each time I mowed. Don't know if it helps, but the grass looked nice. Then I graduated to the plug type. I use this maybe once a year. So I've got several questions for you pros. Does my spike guy do...

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I'm sure not one of them smarter guys here on the board but it sounds to me like everything points to your battery, although you don't mention how old it is. If it were me, I'd either put a battery booster on it, or jump it with another 12V battery and see if there's any difference. If it cranks...

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