Scag Advantage deck just sucks.

[Steave]

The pictures my son got from his deck might not help you out as much as you'd like or maybe not at all. He's located in FL so I had no way to help him raise it. He wanted to look under it anyway and clean it out it certainly needs that. His is newer than yours and a 52" deck but he could find not writing on the deck except warning signs. It's a Scag Tiger Cub.

He was thinking of trading for a new one until he found out the new ones are $11K. He didn't even ask what they would offer on his for trade.


This is from another site: V on the left.......A on the right

 

[Steave]

Here's the pix from my son:

 

[CADplans]

Have you checked the deck level?
The front of the mower blades MUST be lower than the rear.
If the blades are level, or the rear is lower,,, multi cutting of the grass occurs.

The multi cutting can liquify the grass,,, making the cuttings stick.

I run all my mowers 1/4" lower in the front.
No sticking in my case,,,:thumbsup:

 

[LD1]

The pictures my son got from his deck might not help you out as much as you'd like or maybe not at all. He's located in FL so I had no way to help him raise it. He wanted to look under it anyway and clean it out it certainly needs that. His is newer than yours and a 52" deck but he could find not writing on the deck except warning signs. It's a Scag Tiger Cub.

He was thinking of trading for a new one until he found out the new ones are $11K. He didn't even ask what they would offer on his for trade.


This is from another site: V on the left.......A on the right

I really don't see a noticable difference.

Maybe the difference is vertical? Like the mower blades are closer or farther from the deck? It the baffles are different heights or different height I. Relation to the blades?

I just don't see it.

 

[LD1]

Have you checked the deck level?
The front of the mower blades MUST be lower than the rear.
If the blades are level, or the rear is lower,,, multi cutting of the grass occurs.

The multi cutting can liquify the grass,,, making the cuttings stick.

I run all my mowers 1/4" lower in the front.
No sticking in my case,,,:thumbsup:

Yes. As explained in my first post.

 

[Steave]

You may have alredy read this. Post # 16 shows the different decks side by side in the same photo and talks a little about them. I read also you can buy the baffles used on the V and install them on the A. Lot of work but a new deck is $2K.


http://www.lawnsite.com/threads/old-super-z-deck-picture.157750/page-2

 

[bcp]

The deck on the left widens a lot going toward the exit on the left of the photo, even in front of the center blade.

Bruce

 

[Steave]

Thanks for fixing the picture. Never could get it to do that.

 

[LD1]

I just assumed that was poor picture quality/angle.

Cause it also looks like the part/half of the blade pointing toward the front of the deck is much shorter.

Almost like the top of the deck on the left is tilted toward the camera more. Which would give the illusion of it widening more a d having more room in front of the blades

 

[Steave]

It appears there's not much difference except the distance from the end of the blade to the baffle. In the front part of the deck its more and the back part is about the same on both decks. I think that was mentioned somewhere. Also the exhaust is about 2" wider. There's not much room for adjustments under there so you might have to live with the way it is and try different blades like you've been doing.

Both decks use an aggressive high lift blade.

A friend of mine wants her grass perfect (I just want mine shorter) so she ends up running over the same cut grass several times to get it mulched up. I told her the cut grass starts releasing the juice and then she runs over it and it cakes her deck to the point of almost stopping any air flow. Been trying to talk her into a sweeper. Cut once then sweep after the grass is dried a few hours. She says that's to much trouble. :confused3:

I use my sweeper only if the clippings are excessive.