It definitely doesn’t need welding. I can see how you can think it does but there is definitely no crack there. It’s practically a brand-new mower 60 hours.
Grass isn't cut between the blades.
- Thread starter SGray
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Look at the photo that you put up. There definitely needs to be a bead put on where the two curved baffles meet.
Your other problem is those Gator style blades. They aren’t good for anything but fall leaves.
Nope doesn’t need welding here’s another picture different angle red arrow is from another story ….. these blades are better for mulching grass
Make sure your blades have been mounted correctly to run in the right rotation. I purchased a rider from a relatives widow that said her husband bought a new mower just before he passed away because the old mower no longer cut the grass well. Upon inspection, I discovered that one of the blades was installed upside down, which meant that the back side of that blade was striking the grass instead of the sharp side.I also discovered that the center star that fits into the blade hole was not all the way in and this caused the ends of the blades to be off in height to one another. One end of the blade was 1/2” higher than the other end.
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Southerner
Member
I have the same problem with my 2 blade Husqvara YTH22V42 where there is a strip about 3" wide that seems to correspond to the right (discharge side) blade spindle location or there abouts. I am using high lift non mulching blades and it always seems to do it whether the grass is short of taller. I thought high lift blades would fix the problem but they don't.
SeniorCitizen
Lawn Addict
Looks as if 2 decks were welded together without the offset recommended in #13 so the blades will always hit each other .
SeniorCitizen
Lawn Addict
Looks as if 2 decks were welded together without the offset recommended in #13 so the blades will always hit each other .
bullet bob
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We are now getting 2 different people with problems. Should start a new thread.
To the OP: "When I got it, he said it's like new. I asked him to come with me to the side of his business where the grass was tall, like I typically cut when mowing. I ran the mower through the tall grass and it left 2 stripes"...
Do you ever just cut normal length grass? And if so, what does that look like?
To the OP: "When I got it, he said it's like new. I asked him to come with me to the side of his business where the grass was tall, like I typically cut when mowing. I ran the mower through the tall grass and it left 2 stripes"...
Do you ever just cut normal length grass? And if so, what does that look like?
GearHead36
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Blade tip speed is limited by ANSI to 19000 FPM, regardless of the blade length. Unless the MTD was set up wrong by the dealer (very possible, as the "dealer" for most of them are big box stores), the blade tip speed SHOULD be the same. I think the 30" blade acts more like a bush hog than the multi blade deck on the MTD, and that's why it works better. Plus, Snapper decks are generally regarded as better than MTD's, and probably flows better.
SeniorCitizen
Lawn Addict
Just in case someone didn't understand blade overlap in the previous pic i did a little photo work to make things clearer .
