Best leaf setup?

[Ryanj2015]

Just got my 42" hustler, while it's cutting very nice with the setup it came with (side chute) I do have quite a bit of tress, with fall coming very quick what would the best setup be besides a bagging system?

 

[kraky]

Last year my raptor SD with Gator blades would pulverize them pretty quick.
Even if you were to get a bagger I would recommend that you would go over them a few times and get the particle size down quite a bit... you may find if you can stay at them often enough that you don't need a bagger... one nice thing about grinding leaves in the fall as they sure do clean up the underside of the deck nice!

 

[Ryanj2015]

Last year my raptor SD with Gator blades would pulverize them pretty quick.
Even if you were to get a bagger I would recommend that you would go over them a few times and get the particle size down quite a bit... you may find if you can stay at them often enough that you don't need a bagger... one nice thing about grinding leaves in the fall as they sure do clean up the underside of the deck nice!

Gator blades with the side chute or with a mulching kit?

 

[kraky]

Just the side chute......I keep pushing em towards the street... by the time we get there there isn't much left!

 

[Ryanj2015]

Just the side chute......I keep pushing em towards the street... by the time we get there there isn't much left!

Do you have a link for the correct gator blades? I'm seeing G3 and G5

 

[kraky]

I've seen posts that say they have the same amount of lift but the difference is the heft of the blade... I bought g5 for the SD... they were heavier than the originals.
You might find a site that gives the thickness and width of the blade. I'm guessing g3 would be the better match but I'm not sure.