Posted by john *.?-!.* cub owner on May 14, 2010 at 07:31:50 from (72.161.168.87):
As some may remember, last summer I posted a problem with my commercial ZTR clogging up when I tried to cut heavy wet grass. The grass chute does not plug, but the clippings stay right above the blades, until it cannot mow anymore. Backing out of the grass, turning the deck off so the grass falls down, then moving the mower a little bit before restarting clears it and you can mow for a while. Several mentioned they had the same problem, but no one had found a good cure. I have been doing a little experimenting as time and weather conditions were right, and have found a solution that works for me, though I would suggest using it with caution. I bought a set of Gator Magnum mulching blades.
and used a cut off wheel in my die grinder to remove the 2 center wings. That helped considerably, so I then removed the small wing closest to the center, of course balancing them afterward. The end wing that is left is not near as high as it looks in the picture and provides minimal lift. After the final modification I found I could mow heavy wet grass with no problem, though since it had less lift it did not chop the grass as fine, and did not blow it out as hard, it winrowed worse, but it did work. I tried it mowing very heavy grass consisting of orchard grass and clover that due to the frequent rain had gotten 6 to 8 inches tall and was still wet from a rain an hour or so before. Now if I can just find a manufacturer that makes low lift blades It should do the same thing without requiring a modification. I experimented with the Gator blades thinking it would be easier to remove the wings than grind down the fin on a standard blade.
On word of caution if you decide to try this, since you have modified the blade, any liability from a blade failure will be on you, not the blade company.
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