can I use with my side discharge or do I need to buy a mulching plug/cover for these blades to be effective?
1795281
I use without a mulcher during the early season and get very good results. The discharge is strong and clippings are fine. I use a mulcher attachment during the summer.
1795282
You can use the blades without a mulching plug/cover although you are losing the effectiveness as a mulching blade. The blades create a vacuum under the deck that sucks the grass up over the blade and when it falls back down it is cut repeatedly thereby achieving a fine mulch. So yes you can use it without a side cover, but you are losing most of the mulching efficiency of the blades.
1795283
I have only used these with the mulching plate in place. Does a very good job the grass has to be very tall to show trace of mulch after mowing.
1795284
Yes, you can use with side discharge. You may notice that you can also go at full throttle to mow your lawn.
1611353
Any problems using the side discharge attachment on the RWD self propelled, electric start 20" lawn boy mower? (#10606)
936363
Both blades need to be the same (hi-vac with upturned edge) if you want a proper mulching action under the deck.
557427
The blades won't really mulch by themselves. They will cut the clippings smaller, but the block for the chute keep the clippings under the deck for them to be cut up finer. It usually works pretty well as long as you do not let the grass get too tall. If you let the grass grow too much, it will clump up under the deck and will leave unsightly clumps in the yard. Mulching works best on dry grass that is not allowed to grow very tall.
404133
Yes, I use for Mowing on my "zero turn" mower. Work very well. Plug size- same size plug as on my Iphone, I listen to music on my phone as I mow. I have been very inpressed with "ear muffs", work very well for noise reduction or you can turn volumn up if you need to hear something. With volumn turned up, they still stop loud noises as a gunshot would be.
15269
Looks like a standard blade. I just looked. The picture shows a cover that makes the mower a mulching mower. Comes that way. A different flap makes it a side discharge mower. Comes with the second flap.
197782
That's exactly what I am using these blades for. These work great! Was able to remove my clumsy dual-bagger and let the grass stay on the lawn. Also, in the fall, we don't rake leaves anymore . . . we mow'em with the mulcher blades. I bought two sets of blades in order to always have a spare set handy.
192193
You should get two blades. They are designed to cut tall grass with minimal clogging. While the blades have a straight edge, they also have a high lift edge with teeth. This upper side with teeth is designed to keep the under side of the deck from grass build up. Truly out performs any original factory blade and are quite heavy duty. I've even cut wet grass when the original blades would not. You should be happy with these blades!
90836
I used this to pick up newly fallen leaves, not mulched leaves. Esentially it is a hose that connects to your leaf blower/vac and would depend on how powerful your vac is. I would think that would work but would depend on how fine the leaves are mulched and the power of your vac. Good luck!
676
The side discharge cap is easily removable without any tools needed. There is nothing in the kit that changes anything so if your bag mounts to the side discharge now, there will not be any changes. The mulching blades may decrease the air flow slightly, but not enough to prevent the grass from blowing into the bag. In my unprofessional opinion, you should be just fine.
1947852
You do not remove the discharge chute... you just easily install the mulcher and leave all else alone.
286052
I have not used this mower in any other mode beside mulching. The mower does not look like it is designed for side discharge. The mower is made for a rear bagger. I am not sure if changing the blade would help with a clogging problem. I know mowing wet grass can clog up a mower. Brent McKittrick
1460961
Hi EricG, I tend to keep in in mulch mode...it collects pretty well, though not so good with damp grass. Never tried the side action, as prefer to collect the cuttings. Cuts better than the original, however, IMO.
2172619
keep the blade and underside clean after mowing after u pull the plug. get the cutting blades sharpened/ balanced every year.
1253087
Mulching kit not needed, blade does the job. This is my second set of Gator blades, this set has a special (diamond?) coating on the cutting edges. I mowed most of last summer and mulched the fall leaves. I took the blades off this Spring to sharpen and found that sharpening was not needed. I'll keep an eye on them but I think I'll get another without sharpening them.
1997643
I use the factory blades and they are actually made for mulching rather than bagging. I had to buy special high lift blades for when I bag.
303826
While I use a mulching insert on my JD X320 it should help mulch without a plug.