Kommander bagger unit

Anyone purchased one of these? I'm wondering how difficult it is to get on and off and whether folks are happy with their purchase.

Jake in CT said:

Anyone purchased one of these? I'm wondering how difficult it is to get on and off and whether folks are happy with their purchase.

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I purchased a ZG127S with the bagger and I am having a bad time with it not picking up leaves very well. I am waiting for the dealer to come and install Gator Blades and some sort of attachment to the front of the mower deck as it now blows the leaves out the front of the deck.

On a side note I have purchased a Cyclone Rake for mine....will report later on it.

I purchased a ZG127S with the bagger and I am having a bad time with it not picking up leaves very well. I am waiting for the dealer to come and install Gator Blades and some sort of attachment to the front of the mower deck as it now blows the leaves out the front of the deck. Well, the dealer put the Gator Blades and a rubber piece on the front of the mower deck and it still works awful! Trying to get some type of answer on what to try next. I don't believe that Kubota has any idea as how to to fix this problem.

I looked thru Kubota Kommander specs and I didn't see a collection blower available. Many machines that rely on air flow from the deck to push the clippings/chopped leaves up into the bagging system do a poor job of it. I've never used mulching blades, but I think that their design creates less airflow than standard blades do which will further reduce the effectiveness of the collection system.
Picking up leaves even with a machine that has a collection blower takes some getting accustomed to. Dampness, leaf size, leaf type, grass height under the leaves, deck cutting height, blade sharpness, forward speed of the machine operator skill, operator technique and width of collection relative to the deck width are some of the factors involved in effective leaf collection. For the last 30 years or so most of my machines have had collection systems with either V belt driven or hydraulic driven collection blowers.
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Mad Mackie in CT

My previous mower was a 46" White lawn tractor that did an excellent job of picking up the leaves with a catcher that did not have any type of power blower. It was just the stock grass catcher for that tractor. The Kubota with the same type of grass catcher, just works awful! It picks up grass ok, but now with the leaves, it is a totally different story. I have contacted Kubota Tractor directly and now waiting for the next game plan.

Deuce said:

I purchased a ZG127S with the bagger and I am having a bad time with it not picking up leaves very well. I am waiting for the dealer to come and install Gator Blades and some sort of attachment to the front of the mower deck as it now blows the leaves out the front of the deck. Well, the dealer put the Gator Blades and a rubber piece on the front of the mower deck and it still works awful! Trying to get some type of answer on what to try next. I don't believe that Kubota has any idea as how to to fix this problem.

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I didn't realize that Gator Blades made blades for the Kommander series yet. I've got a 48" deck, I wonder if there are blades available for it yet.