X300R cutting problem

[Diggin It]

Just found that same quote in owners manual.

On 42 mulching mower, blades are marked right and left on bottom side of each blade. Make sure to install correct blade to right and left sides of deck.

So that tells me my deck has opposite direction blades. I wonder if I could have gotten blades for a x300 and perhaps they do not spin counter on those? Now I need to track down the proper blades

When I got new blades for mine, I don't recall any caution about right/left.

 

[beenthere]

Here is a video showing the inner workings of the X300R that exhibits the counter rotating blades feeding a built-in blower system to bag the lawn clippings.

JOHN DEERE X3R - YouTube

Apparently comparing to a different Deere lawn mower for comparison.. adds some confusion..

 

[BiXLL]

Well now it makes sense

 

[arits74]

my deck is the 48 inch one

 

[BiXLL]

correct blades ordered

 

[tomplum]

You could roll the belt clockwise (from the top) and see if your cutting edges are forward. So a 300R is a different animal than a 300. For those that have the 42M (mulch deck) on a 300, the principal is the same as a 300R as the blades counter rotate. I'd really have to assume that the belt couldn't get mixed up. So when you get blades for your 300R, be sure you get the ones you want. They I believe make a mulch blade as well as the standard and hi lift options.