boggen
Elite Member
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2011
- Messages
- 3,789
- Location
- Trivoli, IL
- Tractor
- SSTT (Sideways Snake Tain Tractor) and STB (sideways train box) tractor, dirt harvester
grass is to tall
mower deck set to low
going to fast
not enough throttle
you may not have the correct blades on your deck
wheels/rollers on tractor and/or deck pushing grass down and not allowing to be pulled back up.
mower deck is plugged up with to much wet grass
there are different type of blades, out there. some blades have a better "suction power" to pull grass up and up into the blades to be cut. i do not remember the 3 or 4 types. would need to go back to the local tractor dealer. (lowers, home depot, Menard) is not a lawn mower / tractor dealer. they might sell them but not primary trade of business.
for myself. mostly medical problems won't let me get to the grass and have it cut before it gets to tall. and will need to make 2 to 3 passes rarely but some times 4. to mulch everything up, and cut out the streaks that get left behind and kinda spread out the cuttings. and then it normally takes 2 to 3 more times of letting the grass getting a little tall and cutting it like normal to get things back to were they should be for a lush green lawn.
also be easy on how much you sharpen blades. they should not be razor sharp. but actually kinda dull and not be able to cut yourself by running your finger over the cutting edge. have found that if i do kinda of 45 degree edge on cutting edge both from bottom and top of blade. maybe a little steeper angle than that. the blades tend to stay pretty good and sharp for a few mowings. and mowings for me is *ughs* i want to say 4 to 8 acres each time.
other words you cutting edge is not at the very bottom of the blade. but within the middle of the thickness of the metal of the blade. it works for me. granted i am not golf course perfect yard. but long haul. it works for me.
mower deck set to low
going to fast
not enough throttle
you may not have the correct blades on your deck
wheels/rollers on tractor and/or deck pushing grass down and not allowing to be pulled back up.
mower deck is plugged up with to much wet grass
there are different type of blades, out there. some blades have a better "suction power" to pull grass up and up into the blades to be cut. i do not remember the 3 or 4 types. would need to go back to the local tractor dealer. (lowers, home depot, Menard) is not a lawn mower / tractor dealer. they might sell them but not primary trade of business.
for myself. mostly medical problems won't let me get to the grass and have it cut before it gets to tall. and will need to make 2 to 3 passes rarely but some times 4. to mulch everything up, and cut out the streaks that get left behind and kinda spread out the cuttings. and then it normally takes 2 to 3 more times of letting the grass getting a little tall and cutting it like normal to get things back to were they should be for a lush green lawn.
also be easy on how much you sharpen blades. they should not be razor sharp. but actually kinda dull and not be able to cut yourself by running your finger over the cutting edge. have found that if i do kinda of 45 degree edge on cutting edge both from bottom and top of blade. maybe a little steeper angle than that. the blades tend to stay pretty good and sharp for a few mowings. and mowings for me is *ughs* i want to say 4 to 8 acres each time.
other words you cutting edge is not at the very bottom of the blade. but within the middle of the thickness of the metal of the blade. it works for me. granted i am not golf course perfect yard. but long haul. it works for me.
