L3130 and 84" finish mower

[Johnagain]

Leejohn,
Where were you able to find them aftermarket? I haven't done a search for them because I only use 2 sets a year so I haven't worried much about the price. I was going to take them into the local mower shop and see if I could get a close match for them that I could modify. I have to take them off Monday and sharpen so I might take them down then and see what I can find and let you know. I do know that they are very thick blades 5/16 in thick. They are thicker than any commercial lawn mower blade. Most of them are 1/4 in.

Builder,
I cut Bahia pasture grass that is a 12-14 in tall all the time but don't go any taller than that. The seed stalks might be two feet tall but that's not the thick part of the grass. I usually set the height of cut at 4 inches. You might see if you can demo one for a little bit to see if it would work. The one thing I did to help mine cut was to cut a 1/2in off the leading edge of the mower deck to allow the grass to stand up taller when entering the mower. Now the blade tips are just slightly lower than the front edge of the deck. It cuts so much easier now and gives a better finish.

 

[Leejohn]

John I found them for my 990 not the 84". They didn't have the long ones for the 84". But here is were I found the 990. Lawn Mower Parts
I think we got mixed up some how. Sorry if that is the case. Someone posted this link and I checked it out.

 

[Johnagain]

I just went to the local dealer where I have gotten my blades for my 84in LP mower and just had a heart attack. I had to get blades and they told me the price for 3 of them was $190.00. I can buy 3 sets of my JD LX-5 rotary cutter blades for that price. Is Landpride so stupid to think that people won't come up with other ideas for those blades. Although I like the mower I will NEVER EVER buy blades or anything else made by Landpride. I will also try to talk everybody interested in their products to purchase from other manufacturers. The frontier blades for an 84 in mower are $112.00 at the same dealer and I will retrofit them to fit my mower. This is just another example of an American company trying to screw us over. No wonder we have all started to buy cheaper Chinese stuff. Just so you think, it's not the dealer. The blades for the 72in LP mower are just under $18.00 each.

 

[Builder]

I think I'm gonna take my chances and buy a Bush Hog squealer twin spindle rotary cutter and try to keep the blades sharp.

They're $1,000 cheaper, blades are cheaper and I don't need a finish cut, just a pasture cut.