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Age Quod Agis |
We have a Deere Z920m 54 inch zero turn. For you guys who have zero turn mowers, or who cut commercially, what are you using for blades? Are you sticking with OEM, or is there a brand that is good, but less pricy out there. Thanks. "I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation." Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II. | ||
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| Thank you Very little  |
Can't say about ZT but on my traditional JD130 I run two sets, plus a mulching blade, all JD, and take them to the local ACE to get sharpened and they do a great job. Biggest plus is keeping them sharp, that's why I keep two sets, one comes off and another sharp set goes on. Dull set back to the sharpener, once a month. With all the sand here, that can dull a blade quickly. Neighbor has a ZT Ego and runs factory blades, and sharpens them himself... He's looking at getting the dual blade high lift setup. I'm just putting around old school... | |||
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A Grateful American |
52" Gravely. I put Copperhead Mulching Toothed blades on it and have had zero problems two years now and I cut about 7 acres about every week during heavy growth, and every other week on lighter growth. (4 and 3 month, no cut 5 months winter) $10 per blade. "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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Six Days on the Road |
I have an Exmark zero turn and run Oregon gator blades. Have had good luck with them. | |||
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| Victim of Life's Circumstances  |
Oregon/Sten G6 gator blades are the best all around blades imho, especially for mulching. G3 is a bit lighter weight and G5 is a bit heavier than G3 and the G6 is 3" wide and stout enough for heavy work. John Deere will typically make their parts proprietary and charge extra for the green paint so be careful. ________________________ God spelled backwards is dog | |||
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I have an Exmark and I love the cut so I have stuck with OEM. | |||
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W07VH5 |
Yes, they even seem to hold their edge longer as well. The only problem I’ve ever had with them is supply. If they’re in stock, get extra because you won’t see them again. I’ve also used Ballard. They’re good and have different styles of blades. I get them when Oregon are out of stock and I need something right away. I know that’s not a resounding positive review. | |||
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I bought a couple sets of the Ballard blades for my 60” Exmark. Very happy with them. 10mm lays waste to entire cities, cuts through diamonds and will tear Superman a new asshole. - Parabellum Sex offenders can not be rehabilitated. It's in their wiring. They should not be released back into the general public. On the other hand they should not be warehoused either. I think they should be executed.....Spectre When someone tries to kill you, it doesn't matter how they are doing it. You're in mortal danger, and it's time to try to kill them back. Arc. ___ Kill every last one of these goddamned animals. We need a president with balls. We need leadership. We should be carpet bombing these barbarians wherever we find them, and we should be looking for them 24/7. We have to unleash Hell upon them. They understand nothing but death, so death is what we should bring them, wholesale.... Para I left "practical" behind many years ago. It was covered with my first Glock 19. (Fredward) | |||
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I have an xmark quest 42 inch. I have a dang stump that I hit every few months on accident and they bend. I load it up and take to the dealer. 58$ about for a new pair installed. easier than me spending hours trying to Jack it up and I talk new ones. Sometimes they have done it 2 hours sometimes 2 days. | |||
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| Victim of Life's Circumstances |
Changing blades is a 10 minute job with an impact wrench and 15 minutes with a breaker bar. Before I had the jack I'd run one wheel up the trailer ramp letting most of the mower hang off the edge. Block the wheels and get'r done. I sharpen blades with an angle grinder using a flap disk and it takes about 2 minutes per blade.  ________________________ God spelled backwards is dog | |||
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Striker in waiting |
+1. I use them exclusively on my 52” Turf Tiger and they handle anything the farm throws at them. Usually get away with sharpening once, maybe twice a season. -Rob I predict that there will be many suggestions and statements about the law made here, and some of them will be spectacularly wrong. - jhe888 A=A | |||
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My Dixie Chopper wears the heels off, i just replace them with Oregon, usually once a year. Sig 556 Sig M400 P226 Tacops P229 Legion P320 X compact | |||
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Ferris 61”. Bought a set of Gator mulching blades. The only difference from factory blades I can see is they make more noise. Collecting dust. | |||
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| Age Quod Agis |
Thanks everyone. I have been using the JD blades, and resharpening them exactly as doublesharp suggests. The biggest issue here in central Florida is that the sugar sand that underlies the grass erodes the blades very quickly, so they are really only good for first use, and one subsequent sharpening before there isn't enough steel left for the job. "I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation." Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II. | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
A couple YouTubers I follow mow 5+ acres in Florida with Zero turns. Both get blade wear from sand. This is interesting as he compares blade lift with cut quality and damage from sand: This is interesting as it's head to head with a traditional blade versus a multi blade system (i.e. more cutting surface and it's a tooless system to change blades): Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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