aclarke
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Hi there. I have a Steiner MX-460 60" mulching mower attached to my venerable Steiner 410. I've owned this about 5 years, and I'm pretty sure it's not mowing as well as it used to. It basically seems to miss between the three blades. So I get three sections that are mowed reasonably well, with two strips in between the blades where the grass gets sort of cut, but ends up longer there. Is this normal? Am I doing something wrong?
We originally had Steiner blades on the mower, but as they were old and short and dull, went to the dealer to get new ones. They convinced us to go with aftermarket blades that have only two sharp edges on one blade vs. the Steiner blades that had 4 edges on 2 blades (per spindle). I could go back and buy Steiner blades, but I'm not sure if that's the problem, if my expectations are too high with this mower, or if something else is wrong.
Ideas?
We originally had Steiner blades on the mower, but as they were old and short and dull, went to the dealer to get new ones. They convinced us to go with aftermarket blades that have only two sharp edges on one blade vs. the Steiner blades that had 4 edges on 2 blades (per spindle). I could go back and buy Steiner blades, but I'm not sure if that's the problem, if my expectations are too high with this mower, or if something else is wrong.
Ideas?