Posted by john *.?-!.* cub owner on July 01, 2013 at 12:04:46 from (207.119.225.23):
After owning this thing for about 4 years and regretting buying it every time I get it out I finally solved the problem last week. I have been only using it around the house and trees, and using my 65 year old Farmall cub with flail mower for the rest, and last week I had a little extra time so decided to take one more try at figuring out what was wrong. After some measuring and studying, I realized my biggest mistake was in ASSuming that a dealer who had owned his own lawn and garden equipment equipment sales and service for 25+ years would know how a mower deck should be set up, and make sure it was correct before he loaded it on a customers trailer.
Normal set up on a rotary mower deck is when the blades are lengthwise, the end at the front is 1/4 to 3/8 inch LOWER than at the rear, this prevents cutting the grass twice and from creating a lot of extra very small clippings to move from blade to blade and finally out the discharge. This one was reversed, it was lower at the rear than the front, resulting in the engine working harder and in more clippings to deal with. After I got through saying a few "expletives deleted" both about the dealer and about me for not checking that, it took about 10 minutes to redo the adjustments so it was the way it should be, and it is now unbelievable the way it mows. I went out about 3 hours after it had stopped raining, and waded into some grass that was very thick and 6 to 8 inches high, and mowed about half an acre without having to stop to let the cut grass fall out of the mower a single time. Cutting grass that high and wet it did not make a real smooth even cut, but it sure blasted through it. Under normal less severe conditions it makes a nice even cut. For the first time in 4 years I am happy with it.
This post was edited by john *.?-!.* cub owner at 12:08:37 07/01/13.
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