I just bought a Craftsman T110 riding lawn mower (42" deck) and bought a mulching kit with it. I have to install the kit, but the instructions direct me to replace the regular blades with the mulch kit blades. However, I noticed the mulch blades are very dull, whereas the regular blades (already on the mower) are sharper. My purpose is just to block the side discharge so that when grass is cut, it falls on the lawn and not thrown over the side onto the road. My questions are:
1. can I just use the blocking panel from the mulch kit, without replacing the blades? Will this do the job?
2. why are the mulch blades so much duller than the regular blades? wouldn't using the regular blades mulch the grass much better? as long the grass is blocked from the side discharge by the mulch kit panel, wouldn't this serve my purpose (to keep cut grass falling on lawn where it is cut, not being blown away through the side discharge)?
3. if I just install the blocking panel and not the mulch blades, will using my mower this way damage it in any way?
THANK YOU for helping me. Really appreciate it. JD.
1. can I just use the blocking panel from the mulch kit, without replacing the blades? Will this do the job?
2. why are the mulch blades so much duller than the regular blades? wouldn't using the regular blades mulch the grass much better? as long the grass is blocked from the side discharge by the mulch kit panel, wouldn't this serve my purpose (to keep cut grass falling on lawn where it is cut, not being blown away through the side discharge)?
3. if I just install the blocking panel and not the mulch blades, will using my mower this way damage it in any way?
THANK YOU for helping me. Really appreciate it. JD.