FrankP Posted November 17, 2003 Posted November 17, 2003 Has any one taken a B-Series mower deck and 1). blocked off the grass chute? 2). Install mulching mower blades? I am just looking for a solution for mulching grass and leaves. Thanks Frank
Scott Salmons Posted November 17, 2003 Posted November 17, 2003 Frank, the factory made a kit to do just that. I have not seen one other than in parts manuals, don't know if they can still be had.
FrankP Posted November 18, 2003 Author Posted November 18, 2003 Scott, Thanks I called sandy lake to see if they had that kit in and oem or nos. they had not heard of that kind of mulch kit. that does not mean that it does not exist, they just do not have it. thanks frank
FrankP Posted November 18, 2003 Author Posted November 18, 2003 http://mowproducts.itcstore.com/Store/catalog.aspx?catId=15234 I found these on the internet. looks like it may work frank
KenK Posted November 18, 2003 Posted November 18, 2003 You'd be suprised what your stock blades will do by just blocking off the discharge.
Kent Posted November 18, 2003 Posted November 18, 2003 Try the Gator Blades... they'll reduce them to a fraction of their original size... However, I'd recommend you leave the discharge chute open and blow them to the center of the yard... then run over any that's left in the center, one extra time, to chop them even finer and spread them back out.... I've heard from several people that don't even bother bagging with Gator Blades, even though they could...
Roy Posted November 18, 2003 Posted November 18, 2003 Blocked off discharge chute works fine on my B-1.
DanSchmidt Posted November 19, 2003 Posted November 19, 2003 I put gator blades on my B-10 this fall and also blocked off the discharge with a hand made piece of sheet metal. The results were great and similar to the trac vac I borrowed last year. I have not tried them with the discharge open. Dan
mongson Posted November 19, 2003 Posted November 19, 2003 When blocking off the discharge chute while using stock blades, doesn't the mower bog down because of all of the clippings? Or is there some way to block the chute and not have it bog down? I usually cut between 3 and 5 depending on how high and when I want to mow again.
FrankP Posted November 19, 2003 Author Posted November 19, 2003 can you post a picture of how you blocked off the chute? i ordered the gator blades. looks like i will just have to experiments. I have planted winter rye grass, that is some long stringy stuff that always seems to be wet. it cuts in clumps. really needs to be chopped up. thanks frank
DanSchmidt Posted November 20, 2003 Posted November 20, 2003 I can try and send you a pic of how I blocked off the chute but it may take a few days. I don't have a digital camera but I may be able to borrow one. What I did was just take a piece of sheetmetal about 22"x 8" and bent it and cut it to cover the discharge. It is held on by the front and rear bolts that hold the blade gaurd on. There is also about 3" that I fold over on the top of the deck. It took about a half hour to make using a vise to bend and tin snips. I didn't really have a problem with the tractor bogging down but I did need to use 1st gear in a few spots where the leaves were really piled up or wet. Also, if your deck has any rust holes in it on the top side, like mine does, you will accumulate clippings between the belt shields and the deck where the pulleys are....and that will bog the motor down after awhile so you will need to block any of those holes.^ DanS
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