Help on installing new blades on troy-bilt

gsxr1000 · Apr 17, 2007

I put gator blades on my troy-bilt rider(13AU609H063) and had a quick question. Is there a timing issue on the rotation of each of the three blades? I don't have a owners manual yet so I wanted to check before hooking the deck back up. Apologize if this is a stupid question, thanks for the help

tractorworks · Apr 17, 2007

The only thing I have seen was having the center blade at a right angle to the outer blades. Can't remember which mower manual said it but have applied it any time there are three blades. (craftsman 48, john deere 54, kubota 54, land pride 72).
Doug

unit40 · Apr 17, 2007

Unless your deck uses a timed belt...you should check. Is the belt toothed, are your pulleys smooth or like gears? Most timed decks used two blades. But look at yours. If unsure, spin them and see if they touch each other....loosen or remove the belt...I'm not sure how your blades are secured. Anyway, it doesn't matter how you bolt them up because after a short time they will move anyway.

gsxr1000 · Apr 18, 2007

Thanks for the help. The pulleys are smooth so they aren't timed and also checked to see if the blades touch when rotated, they get close but don't touch. The blades each have a star pattern when putting them on if that makes a difference. Thanks again for the help, Michael