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joe_mn 4 MN (
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Wed, May 25, 11 at 10:03
| 2k troybilt 33" walkbehind. has mulch plug. i did 1st cut this year with plug removed. blew everything to 1 side. yard looked great. put plug in. mowed 2nd time and lots of debris. had cleaned deck last fall. took out a lot of crud today. surprised it built up in 1-2 mowings? actually it does not mulch much better with clean deck. blades look ok. nice edge. maybe raise deck? less overlap? any other ideas to get less debris on yard? |
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RE: mulch deck
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| How tall are you letting the grass get before you mow? Or I guess the better question would be how much are you cutting off? I try to follow the 1/3 third rule of thumb and cut my Fescue at 2 1/2 inches when it reaches about 3 1/2 to 4 inches tall. The only time I've ever had clumps left by my mulching mower or had heavy build-up under the deck is when we'd had a lot of rain and the grass was really moist. The grass itself wasn't wet, it was just full of moisture internally because it had had plenty of water. |
RE: mulch deck
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| well it is MN. cool weather. i have mowed twice this season. 1st mow was 2 weeks ago. 2nd mow was monday? so about 8-10 days. mower has never really mulched good. |
RE: mulch deck
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| well, i did not look under deck on 1st mow. but i blew out the side so debris buildup should have been minimal? mowed 2nd time and checked deck and lots of crud. maybe it had more debris from last fall than i remember. |
RE: mulch deck
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| cleaned deck, sharpened blades. seems to be mulching ok. neighbor has newer toro rider. his yard looks awesome usually. yesterday he had a ton of debris. had to make perpendicular passes to chop up yard. his yard is lower than mine. catches my runoff i suppose. looks a little greener also. |
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