54" extra edge mower deck

[orwell]

I have to clean the under side of my deck after every mowing. Enough grass to fill 5 gal pail after mowing 1 acre. Is this a common problem with these decks ?
Yes the grass is dry when I mow. I also have the guard tied up.

 

[BBO]

I have to clean the under side of my deck after every mowing. Enough grass to fill 5 gal pail after mowing 1 acre. Is this a common problem with these decks ?
Yes the grass is dry when I mow. I also have the guard tied up.

Throttle wide open?

 

[orwell]

yes ...

 

[BBO]

yes ...

Some grass is worse about sticking than others, obviously worse when wet as you mention.
ALL grass will eventually build up under decks, but that does seem excessive to me.
Mowing at a higher level might help.

Also you might look into switching to another style of blades.

 

[JJZ 109]

After the deck has been cleaned and then it's dry, try spraying some Fluid Film on it. It helps with my 48C Edge and a Ferris IS500Z. If nothing else it should speed up your cleanup.

 

[orwell]

I started this mowing season with clean deck, fresh JD yellow paint & a coating of Teflon lube I bought for my snowblower. Maybe this product didn't help my mower. Any suggestions on different blades ?

 

[JJZ 109]

Any suggestions on different blades ?

Not sure how many options there are besides the standard blades other than mulching blades. Maybe Cazenovia Equipment could point you in the right direction.
Just bought a brand new 48C deck for a 1999 GT235 from ShopGreenDealer - Parts for John Deere Lawn Tractors, John Deere Lawn & Garden Tractors, John Deere Mowers, John Deere Attachments, John Deere Accessories. Maybe they could assist?

 

[KennedyDiesel]

I don't care for the cut or air management of my earlier model 54" deck, but I must say that it got MUCH better after switching to a set of G3 Gator blades.

The Deere hi lift blades seemed to plaster the grass up on the underside.

 

[Midniteoyl]

From what I can gather, Gators are made for mulching, though they do seem to still work with an open deck. Arnold Xtremes are made for grass catchers and thus throw the grass from deck at a higher velocity.

But it seems either would be an improvement.

Arnold 21" Xtreme Universal Mulching Blade - Arnold 21" Xtreme Universal Mulching Blade

 

[glc24]

I have to clean the under side of my deck after every mowing. Enough grass to fill 5 gal pail after mowing 1 acre. Is this a common problem with these decks ?
Yes the grass is dry when I mow. I also have the guard tied up.

If you aren't exaggerating about filling a 5 gallon bucket,then,yes,that is way too much grass being built up. Not sure how much difference there is with the 54" and 62" in design though.
This in my 62D before I cleaned it yesterday after cutting 4 acres of 6" tall super wet grass twice. The kind that comes out of the chute looking like you just opened a giant can of spinach. And yes,Gators are awesome!:thumbsup:


Greg