Mowing MF 2320 replacement blades

[beargap]

I have a 2320 54" MM mower for my GC2400 and managed to harvest a large rock that bent one of the blades such that it is scraping the sidewalls. Internet searching for a replacement blade has proved futile as the only 4264352m1 blade I found was old stock in the UK for $62! For my other tractors with Woods decks, replacement blades are readily available and cheap, $10-20 each. Is there a replacement available for this mower? Or, at least a domestic source?

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[irvingj]

Try Jack's Small Engines. I got a set of blades for my 2325 MMM a couple years ago; his prices are pretty good. Looking at my records, it was $83.64 including shipping for a set of three blades in 2015. Not sure about your 2320 MMM, however. Are they "special"?

Failing that, a torch to heat it up and then re-shape it?

 

[beargap]

Thanks, I'll look at Jack's for next time. I did find a dealer that had the blade in stock about 45 minutes away, so I picked it up for $40 to get the tractor back in service this week. They apologized for the price, saying this blade is all metric and imported and there are no 3rd party substitutes that they could find. I did save the old blade with the intention of trying to straighten it out.

As an aside, the mower manual said the blade bolts were 24mm, but that was far too small for what was installed which was a good fit for a 1 1/16" socket.

I like your Tri-Pacer.

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[irvingj]

Yeh-- after 8 long years of part-time fixing previous screw-ups (didn't do a sufficient pre-buy), it looks like she'll be back in the air this summer!

 

[ray66v]

AGCO doesn't apologize for having high priced proprietary parts.

Like many manufacturers, it's an intentional rip off.

Look at the price for a GC block heater.

 

[madhatter]

Think that is a rip off? For my massey mulching mower, $85.00 per blade! Granted that is Can pricing but still. I have looked everywhere for replacements and nothing.

 

[Chem_E]

Just bought a set of three blades from Amazon for $190, including tax and delivery.
My records show I bought a set for $146 in 2017 and a set for $119 in 2009.
Bought the tractor & mower in 2005.
I keep an old set for mowing the pastures & woods and a new set for the yard.
The set from 2009 is getting pretty bad.
Buddy of mine once straightened a bent blade, but it broke soon after that and punctured a rear tire.

 

[Dmacleo]

this is for a 2326 60" but thought I would drop link in case someone needed for that model and hit this thread.

Amazon.com : Massey Ferguson 3606888M2 OEM Agco Mower Blades (Set of 3), Challenger, and Agco 60 Inch Mid-Mount Mowers : Patio, Lawn & Garden

Amazon.com : Massey Ferguson 3606888M2 OEM Agco Mower Blades (Set of 3), Challenger, and Agco 60 Inch Mid-Mount Mowers : Patio, Lawn & Garden

www.amazon.com

was approx $ 133 after tax.

 

[GeneV]

this is for a 2326 60" but thought I would drop link in case someone needed for that model and hit this thread.

Amazon.com : Massey Ferguson 3606888M2 OEM Agco Mower Blades (Set of 3), Challenger, and Agco 60 Inch Mid-Mount Mowers : Patio, Lawn & Garden

Amazon.com : Massey Ferguson 3606888M2 OEM Agco Mower Blades (Set of 3), Challenger, and Agco 60 Inch Mid-Mount Mowers : Patio, Lawn & Garden

www.amazon.com

was approx $ 133 after tax.

Whaddup D! I haven't removed the blades on my deck in a while (I use a different mower mostly), but I seem to recall the center hole was a star pattern, where this blade in the link is a hole. So does it just fit over the star, then?

 

[Dmacleo]

Whaddup D! I haven't removed the blades on my deck in a while (I use a different mower mostly), but I seem to recall the center hole was a star pattern, where this blade in the link is a hole. So does it just fit over the star, then?

I don't know. my 2326 mower does not use a star shaft, so I would be hesitant to actually say yeah go ahead LOL