I have a bx1850 I wanted the 48" because I have a small yard under an acre and a lot of obstacle to mow around I need a tractor with a loader for landscape and other small jobs and snow removal. When they told me how nice this mowed I decided to buy the mmm and get rid of my john deere mower one less engine. Know I've moved alot of things in the yard thats to the fel and am looking forward to trying the 54" if they ever decide to ship it.
RCK48 deck on BX1850
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LBrown59
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I like the 54'' mower better than the 48'' mower because i can mow closer along ditches and banks with it than i can with the 48'' mower.
L it's on a GR2110 and I swapped the 54" out because I bottom out at 2.5 inch height setting going up my front yard banks on Rt.119 which are so unlevel my blades have leveled the slopes better than the State Road Gradal every thought off. Absolutely nothing wrong with the 54 inch deck but I must admit it really puts the GR in a bind in high grass.
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What is the center ID on these blades? I have a G1800S with a 48" deck (RC48-G20), and it cuts like crap too. My Simplicity Javelin ZTR cuts much better, but has traction issues on my hills. If these will fit my deck, maybe it'll cut better. I can't get gator blades for it either. I'm not sure if my blades are as long, they may be a little shorter, but I have a grinder
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Did you try 3.0 or 3.5 inches ?
I have always cut my grass at 4.0 and there is no scalping and my grass is greener and looks better than my next door neighbors browned out lawns that are cut lower than 4.0 inches on each side of me.
My grass don't look that much higher than theirs either.
It's not the length of the grass it's the levelness of it that counts.
What is the center ID on these blades? I have a G1800S with a 48" deck (RC48-G20), and it cuts like crap too. My Simplicity Javelin ZTR cuts much better, but has traction issues on my hills. If these will fit my deck, maybe it'll cut better. I can't get gator blades for it either. I'm not sure if my blades are as long, they may be a little shorter, but I have a grinder
Jas & LB....
The center ID = .715 vernier caliper which is between 45/64 & 23/32 or greater than 11/16 and less than 3/4 of an inch. The blade length is 16 9/16 inch as blades are measured diagonally end to end. To say the least I'm not pleased with the cut of this new 48 inch deck either with the OEM high lift blade or my old TG1860 48" deck blades which really did a good job compared to this new G2110 -54 model I traded for. What has Kubota done to these decks to make them cut so poorly?
Jas & LB....
The center ID = .715 vernier caliper which is between 45/64 & 23/32 or greater than 11/16 and less than 3/4 of an inch. The blade length is 16 9/16 inch as blades are measured diagonally end to end. To say the least I'm not pleased with the cut of this new 48 inch deck either with the OEM high lift blade or my old TG1860 48" deck blades which really did a good job compared to this new G2110 -54 model I traded for. What has Kubota done to these decks to make them cut so poorly?
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A local dealer found no other option for my my RCK48-18BX deck so I finally took off the blades and measured everything in hopes of finding something else that would work. Armed with these numbers, 16 11/16" blade length & 11/16" round center mounting hole, I found one option and wanted some thoughts before proceeding.
Sears stocks 48" premium bagging blades [part numbers 7124679 (180054)] that are the exact length as mine, but have a 5/8 star shaped center hole. These are thicker and not nearly as flat. I think they would fit onto the Kubota spindle after filing away a bit of each of the star's center points, but I am leary of doing this for fear of damaging the deck spindles after using it a speed. Has anyone tried this?
Sears stocks 48" premium bagging blades [part numbers 7124679 (180054)] that are the exact length as mine, but have a 5/8 star shaped center hole. These are thicker and not nearly as flat. I think they would fit onto the Kubota spindle after filing away a bit of each of the star's center points, but I am leary of doing this for fear of damaging the deck spindles after using it a speed. Has anyone tried this?
I wouldn't try this ever. You could be so out of balance it would shake the blades loose. I know what blades you are talking about and don't try to cut the center star out. In another post I will get the name of a Service Engineer with Blount ( Oregon Cutting Systems ) and you can call and talk to him direct about a replacement Blade. They make Kubota Blades by Contract.