Gator G5 blades for GR

[locknut]

Anyone try these? According to the ad they fit the GR's but,when I received them yesterday I notice the center hole is larger.The blades are wider and thinner than stock blades.I'm tempted to try them but,I'll have to make bushings for the center hole issue.

Oregon G5 Tungsten Carbide Gator Blades 48" Kubota K5576 34350 7 8" Center | eBay

 

[RandyT]

392-047 is the part number for the blades for your mower with the 11/16 center hole.

 

[locknut]

Thanks for that info.Looks like a closer fit.Not many sellers and no complete specs anywhere that I can find.Where did you come up with this part number?

 

[RandyT]

page 366 of the oregon OEP catalog

OREGON 2014 Product Catalog: Chain saw chain, guide bars and lawn mower blades and parts

I actually went to the kubota website, pulled up your lawnmower model with a 48 inch deck, got the part number of the blade and then plugged it into the oregon lookup system and came up with that part number.

 

[locknut]

Thanks.Took a while to navigate that catalog but I found the listing.Not quite to spec at 3" wide but the thickness is correct at .250.These are the G6 blades.Got a set ordered.I went ahead and tried the ones I got.Made bushings from 3/4" CPVC and shaved the blade ends a little as the were hitting each other.They cut nice and the clippings were definitely shorter.

 

[PHILIP8N]

Locknut, please keep us updated. Thanks! Philip.

 

[locknut]

The place I ordered the correct G6 blades cancelled the order and refunded the paypal,so I'll keep running these G5's.I ordered some 4130 tubing from McMaster Carr that makes a perfect bushing-7/8 OD/.709ID-. I picked up a vacant lot job close by that hadn't been mowed this year.Very dense and about a foot tall.Had to raise the deck to transport height-5-1/2"- to cut it.The blades do a super job with the clippings.I'm impressed.

 

[dieselbob69]

Yep-Gator blades are great,especially in fall for the leaves. I had them for my GR2100(54"deck),then I bought some for my Cub-but Oregon doesn't make them for my deck,so I ended up getting "Extreme" blades from the dealer-same style as the Gator blade.