x5x5 series decks

[Yellowfever440]

Yes I measure to the blade tip. I haven't tried the different blades sometimes they don't help with some decks. I figured I would get other people opinion before I started spending money on blades.

 

[beenthere]

I've tried different blades, and have come back to the regular blades for the cut I like best.
The Gator seem to be more rugged, but if I watch the size of the oak and hickory sticks I try to chew up, the regular blades do just fine.
Chewing up sticks is one way that I feel the deck stays cleaned out and polished underneath.

 

[RetiredCarGuy]

I've tried different blades, and have come back to the regular blades for the cut I like best.
The Gator seem to be more rugged, but if I watch the size of the oak and hickory sticks I try to chew up, the regular blades do just fine.
Chewing up sticks is one way that I feel the deck stays cleaned out and polished underneath.

I completely agree. The original equipment JD blades work great. Sure, the Gator blades seem like they will chew up most anything, but the OE blades still provide a superior cut and last a long time.

 

[Yellowfever440]

So do you have the standard blades or the John deere high lift blades?

 

[RetiredCarGuy]

The below blades were put on early this spring:

48C Deck Gator Mulcher 3-in-1 Hi-Lift Blade Set 96-377

 

[hoddykubody]

Yellowfever what I can suggest to you is to try the if I remember right kit you put on the leAding edge of your deck . The holes are allready there and the bolts are provided. What it does it provides a cleaner more precise cut . They are plates out of steel that bolt to the rounded flange of your leading edge on your 54c and they protrude back towards the rear of the deck following the front edge contour . The plates mpount on both sides of the deck and to me on my lawns I cut made a major difference . My deaLER CALLED IT A ANTIBLOWOUT KIT BUT whatever it was called it made a new deck out of it. This is on my x495 with 54c BTW I just used regular blades . Ask your dealer about this kit and see what he says. Hoddykubody