Mower cuts better in reverse ?

[LS Tractor Owner]

Check the deck pitch

I have always had the deck level or pitched slightly higher in the front. I have heard others say to pitch the front down a bit. What is your suggestion?

 

[Spanner]

Me: Lower at the front.

 

[jcummins]

That's your problem....the pitch is wrong. You want the front lower by just a slight bit.

 

[John Fitzgerald]

Sounds like a good candidate for a DR field and brush mower, or similar. Mine is old, but handles 12 inch grass like a lawn mower cuts 4 inch grass down to 3 inches.

 

[LD1]

Yep, front lower. Probably why you are cutting better in reverse. Since back is lower.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Thanks guys, I'll make sure the front is lower. Think about 3/8"?

 

[Spanner]

Thanks guys, I'll make sure the front is lower. Think about 3/8"?

:checkmark:

 

[LD1]

1/8-1/4" is about right on a finish mower

 

[Soundguy]

Agreed.. just a bit lower on the front.

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

I''m surprised nobody mentioned the obvious cause of a mower cutting better in reverse:

His grass is growing backwards. Gotta get that root cause fixed. No adjusting the machine will help.




Okay, seriously, it's riding mower, right? It's not made to cut 12" grass, and that's got nothing to do with what people in town like or don't like. It's what the machine was made to do. You can adjust it til the cows come home and it's going to do a lousy job on 12" grass.