Ordered gator blades - spindle hole too small! Can I enlarge it?

[Mustangous]

The blades on my BX are 1-1/8" also. I would exchange them since the Gator blades would be in use for a long time, it would be worth the extra shipping you'd pay over time.

BTW, jackssmallengines.com seems to have the cheapest price on Gators. nfi.

Where did you order them from ? I just checked and a set for the JD was 91 dollars plus shipping ( for 3, 60" deck )

try http://www.mowpart.com
Cheapest place i found for my scotts s2554. jacks had them for $13.19 and mowpart had them for $9.85...

 

[mjncad]

How do the gator blades do when they encounter woody weeds? I've got native grasses taking hold from wind blown seed and driving out the weeds; but there are still patches of ripe juicy tumbleweeds and other stuff in the yard.

 

[tutorbell]

Where did you order them from ?

I got mine from mowpart.com...blades were $11.71 each and shipping was $11.72 for the 11 pound package.

 

[medicshawn]

try Jacks Small Engines or Agri Supply - Farm Supplies, Tools, Lawn Mower Blades, Cast Iron Cookware

 

[mjncad]

I put three gator blades on my L130 and I got the best cut yet from the machine. It was a pleasure to see large amounts of clippings going out the discharge chute. I got the blades from Jack's Small Engines listed in a previous posting.

I also added three of Deere's wash ports to the deck. New machines come with a port farthest from the discharge chute. This to me seemed inadequate, and the die-cast aluminum ports are only $2.40 each. I installed a port adjacent to each blade, and the center blade is the trickiest to locate due to the mower belt. I got lucky with my guess. It's tight; but I can use the port per the instructions.

At first I thought these wash ports were a gimmick, and I would say that is the case with only one installed. Lower the deck to the lowest setting, connect the garden hose, turn on the water, engage the mower deck for a minute at full throttle, and quite a bit of gunk comes out the discharge chute. Repeat for each port. The ports don't do squat without the mower running.

The ports use Deere's proprietary connection to their plastic garden hose adapter. Although I don't have a pressure washer, I think it might work better if they could be connected to one; but the connectors are just enough different to prevent using a pressure washer.

My routine will be to run a wash before mowing, at each gas fill-up break, and at the end of the mowing. I noticed the deck still had some crud build-up; but it was far away from the blades.

 

[J_J]

mjncad ,

I have used those gator blades for about 15 years, and they do an excellent job. The tips of the gator teeth will out quick if working in a lot of sand, just like sandblasting.

On the deck clean out using water. The blades are used to sling the water all up under the deck, and since water doesn't compress much, it beats up on all that crud, and the blades slings it out. . It may cause accelerated rusting. Just keep an eye on it. When you put it up for the winter, spray a rust preventive on the underside of the dick.

 

[Flatheadyoungin]

My Ferris came with gator-blades and they do a great job- even though I don't have the originals to compare them to.... When I have the deck up on it's highest setting and get near tall grass, I can see it pick up the grass and pull it towards the deck......

Flailmaster.com has them pretty reasonable......

 

[mjncad]

mjncad ,

I have used those gator blades for about 15 years, and they do an excellent job. The tips of the gator teeth will out quick if working in a lot of sand, just like sandblasting.

On the deck clean out using water. The blades are used to sling the water all up under the deck, and since water doesn't compress much, it beats up on all that crud, and the blades slings it out. . It may cause accelerated rusting. Just keep an eye on it. When you put it up for the winter, spray a rust preventive on the underside of the dick.

I forgot to mention that I run the mower for a couple of minutes after turning off the water to help dry out the deck.

 

[bjr]

I suppose I outta be over at the lawn forum, but the subject is here, now. I've use Oregon blades from Agri-Supply and had to deal with too big a hole for my Dixon 3304 30" blade. I've gave up on trying to pick up clipping with the bagger (it plugs the shoot up constantly, no matter how dry the clipping are). Is there a, say, a 48" Lawn rake rake sweeper tow behind bagger thing a guy can get to pick pick up clippings? Do those work? My clipping never mulch up for whatever reason and I'm gonna need to windrow an' bale if I don't get those cliippings off my lawn pretty soon. bjr

 

[J_J]

Where did you order them from ? I just checked and a set for the JD was 91 dollars plus shipping ( for 3, 60" deck )

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