Toro Super Recycler - Aftermarket Hi-Lift blades?
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Toro Super Recycler - Aftermarket Hi-Lift blades?
Has anyone successfully found a hi-lift blade that will work on a Toro Super Recycler?
The mower mulches great in stock trim. However, it doesn't have much suction, even in side discharge mode. I have grass that gets matted down (intersections where wheel tracks crisscross from rotating mow direction) and the SR can't lift the grass up to cut it.
The mower mulches great in stock trim. However, it doesn't have much suction, even in side discharge mode. I have grass that gets matted down (intersections where wheel tracks crisscross from rotating mow direction) and the SR can't lift the grass up to cut it.
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Re: Toro Super Recycler - Aftermarket Hi-Lift blades?
Follow up: I answered my own question. Toro part number 108375903 is a high lift blade. I'll be picking one up tomorrow.
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Re: Toro Super Recycler - Aftermarket Hi-Lift blades?
I was always under the assumption that high lift blades can't really be used to mulch. Will you have to switch even you're mulching vs discharging?
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Re: Toro Super Recycler - Aftermarket Hi-Lift blades?
I've wonder about that myself. I picked up the high-lift blade Tuesday and did lots of experimenting, all with a 3.25" HOC (notch "E"):
1) High-lift blade, mulching, accelerator installed, deck level
2) High-lift blade, side-discharge, accelerator installed, deck level
3) High-lift blade, side-discharge, accelerator removed, deck level
4) High-lift blade, mulching, accelerator installed, deck pitched high in front (1 notch hire than rear)
Set-up#3 had the best cut finish on the grass, but was a bit messy (also defies the purpose of owning a Super Recycler)
Set-up#4 was the best compromise of cut finish and low/no mess.
Plan Forward:
In the future, as I'm lowering my HOC this fall, I will experiment with double-cutting. I don't have a test plan yet, but I've been thinking about how to set up my DOE (design of experiment). Lots of variables to play with, both in mower set-up as well as order of operations.
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