Blades Blade cuts too short!

If you are going by the amount of grass in the bag don't, Snapper hi vac decks are like vacuums, they pick up much more than other brands and you will get more in it than expected for a few cuts.
 
Okay, I double-checked everything!

-max psi in tires 12-rear, 22 front
-loosened the 3 bolts on blade height adjustment bracketand pushed down on mounting bolt to set for max height
-Hi-vac blade is properly installed (it will only install one way, and of course you want the cutting edge to cut on a clock-wise rotation)

I did level the deck a bit with the leveler brackets, but I still can only get 3" clearance from floor to cutting edge.

The manual says it will go to 4", but maybe that's with the standard blade?

I can't think of anything else?

I assume it's the hi-vac blade that is the issue?
 
There is no difference between the high vac blade and the reg blade except the holes in the back of the blade for the lifts and the lifts themselves, The only thing I can think of possibly is the leveler bolts on the blade bar, they are on the top of the blade bar and screw into the blade bar from the top side and push down on the blade. I don't think they would make that much difference but you may want to check that they are not screwd all the way in to the bar if they are they could deflect the blade enough to make a difference. You say the blade is turning clockwise I assume you are referring to as it would look from the operators seat and not from underneath. Also don't say the blade can only be put on one way, as I worked and ran a snapper dealership and saw countless blades on riders installed upside down, not easy to do but possible.
 
I did check leveler bolts on underside. The ends are flush to bottom of blade bar, so that's not it.

Yes, I meant clockwise from operator seat.

With the lip on the hi-vac deck, I don't know you could possibly install the blade wrong.
I tried and couldn't make it fit.

Anyway, blade wouldn't cut very well if it was installed upside down, and it cuts great!

Can't figure anything else that would make it almost a full inch off of max height?
 
Without putting my hands and eyes on it in person I am lost at this point, sorry.

What is the model and ser # of unit, I will dig out my service manual for it and take a look .
 
loosened the 3 bolts on blade height adjustment bracketand pushed down on mounting bolt to set for max height
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Are you not supposed to loosen the 2 smaller ones and the turn the other one that is an accentric bolt? and then adjust the hanger chains?

Just for reference how much space do you have from the bottom side of the blade to the top of the lip on the mower deck?
 
I loosened the the 2 bolts and turned the accentric bolt. So, it is now set so that the bracket is pushed down to it's lowest possible position, which in turn, should make #6 setting pull the deck up to max height? then I adjusted the hanger chains so that deck was level.

distance from bottom of cutting edge on blade to top of lip inside cutting deck is about 5/8".

I can just fit my finger between them.
 
Duffer72 said:
your killing me everytime I think I may have an idea you have done it already.
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I tried adusting the bracket with the lever at #6 instead of at #1 like the manual says.

I pulled bracket up as high as I could and held the deck up with a wood block and then tightened both mounting bolts. Then I tightened the eccentric bolt and re-tighened mounting bolts.

I think we got it! The blade is now about 3 3/4" off floor!
Not at the 4" the manual says, but it'll do the trick.

When it was at #1 setting, it wasn't allowing bracket to come up high enough, I guess?

Also noticed that the brackets that the chain hangers are on were not even. One was bent down slightly, which was screwing up my leveling efforts.

Thanks so much for all of the help!

Great forum!
 
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