For you blade fanatics...

[tomplum]

Saw these. What do you think? Anyone tried them? Kind of refined brush hog type blades for rotary mower decks.

Rotary Mulching Blades Built to Last

meg-mo.com

 

[workinonit]

Those are some high dollar blades. They don't have sizes for anything over a 6' deck.

 

[mikester]

I have to replace my blades every year because they get sandblasted paper thin. I'm paying about $80 for a set of three. The idea of paying $160 per blade is a non-starter for me.

If you want to mulch try the Gator blades. Or simply cut the lawn more often.

 

[Rdrcr]

Interesting….

I’d like to hear some feedback from folks on performance and long term cost compared to traditional blades.

Mike

 

[Fixastuff]

I have to replace my blades every year because they get sandblasted paper thin. I'm paying about $80 for a set of three. The idea of paying $160 per blade is a non-starter for me.

If you want to mulch try the Gator blades. Or simply cut the lawn more often.

It's "interesting". Looks like replacement blades once you buy the kit are $8.95 a piece, so $108ish for a set of 12.

 

[Midniteoyl]

There's one guy on youtube just checking them out and a couple that are 6-7 years old. In all cases, they just kinda shrug and say 'they're OK'. Seem loud as hell though.

 

[RjCorazza]

It's "interesting". Looks like replacement blades once you buy the kit are $8.95 a piece, so $108ish for a set of 12.

I looked at these blades a while back. The price of the blade replacements was a deal breaker. My G6 Gator blades are just over 1/2 the price of their replacement blades. I also have 500 hours on my current set, and they are far from worn out.

 

[hube2]

Gator blades aren't available for my deck. Cost of replacement for these are only $3 more per spindle (or about $9 for a full set) than OEM blades. I might consider these.

 

[tomplum]

Remember the old Jacobsen walk behind mowers with 4 opposing blades? People used to like the way they cut, they were fixed and screwed to a big heavy disc that made the thing hard to crank over. I would think for those that have a decent yard who wanted to mulch, they could work out. It would be neat if a could on the forum gave them a shot next year and report back. Gators are good blades. Rarely do I ever find someone who doesn't like them. Some do, some don't notice a difference.

 

[racinrandy221]

I run double blades per spindle on a 60" deck get a nice cut high lift blades work best for me.