Mulching blades that can still actually lift grass?

[Tool.Man]

I have experimented with "lift". What I found is that the bigger the "wing" opposite the cutting edge (reasonably speaking), the more lift there is. Having understood that, several years ago I began adding to standard blades. I weld on extensions to the "wing" using mild steel of the same thickness as the "wing". I add one inch and blend everything perfectly, then balance the blade.

CAUTION: Try it at your own risk. You're building a grenade if your not truly proficient at welding. Should one extension come free, it's probably coming through the shell like a bullet and your mower is going to shake itself so badly you won't likely be able to hold on to it. Make sure your deadman switch works.

 

[bertsmobile1]

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[moparjoe]

Gravely 60" ZT HD, 2017. Every fall I install https://www.gravely.com/en-us/part/zero-turn-mulching-kit---60-in-decks-79105900 the mulching kit, mainly because without it, the leaves blow out the side chute w/o ever being cut up. So again this year I tackle the project. Sharpen & balance the blades, set the height to 4" (from 4.25") and have at it. And once again the cut just isn't 'even', not like the Oregon high-lift blades give me during the summer months. So my question is, is there such an animal as a high-lift mulching blade that would work with this kit?

There sure is a kit that will solve you whole leaf problem, it's called a chain saw. Cut the trees down and you get rid of the leaf problem permanently. You also wont have to clean your gutters out either.