Aftermarket Blades

Island Lawn Care · #1 05-24-2012, 10:30 AM

Hey guys, i was wondering what alot of you use for Mower Blades. I see ones like Gatorblade and Heliblades and such.ive always used stock blades. What is the industry standard"go-to" blade?

I got a 48" JD Mower with stock blades. It seems to me that I cant drive as fast and get as good of a finish as i have with other mowers. Any info? Is this the way a Triple blade deck is? i think 2 blades are better than 3 after owning this deck now. any insights or experiences would be helpfull. thanks!

myblacktruck · #2 05-24-2012, 04:12 PM

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We always run gator blades on our stuff all season long. We don't have any problems with the 3 blades cutting. They always cut and stripe nice until the blades get dull

mark123 · #3 05-24-2012, 08:56 PM

I switched from OEM Toro blades to Oregon. The edge lasts so much longer on the Oregon blades that it's almost ridiculous. I guess the Toro blades are just softer steel.

Island Lawn Care · #4 05-25-2012, 07:04 PM

cool...thanks guys.............gators is prob what im gonna go with

Steve · #5 05-28-2012, 08:55 AM

Is there any way to tell before purchasing if the blade is made of higher or lower strength steel?

Sprinkler Buddy · #6 05-28-2012, 09:14 AM

I use Oregon's low lift blades on my mowers. In the sandy hills where I live, gator blades pick up too much sand and wears the decks out prematurely.

wandfsmall · #7 05-28-2012, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve

Is there any way to tell before purchasing if the blade is made of higher or lower strength steel?

nope thats why a lot of dealers can sell low quality blades, it is mainly in the heat treating process.

mark123 · #8 05-28-2012, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by wandfsmall

nope thats why a lot of dealers can sell low quality blades, it is mainly in the heat treating process.

Is that why my Toro OEM blades dull in about 2 hours? They are stamped with the correct part number but they just stink.

wandfsmall · #9 05-28-2012, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mark123

Is that why my Toro OEM blades dull in about 2 hours? They are stamped with the correct part number but they just stink.

exactly but on a positive note the softer steal is easier to sharpen and balance

Steve · #10 05-29-2012, 08:55 AM

Can you harden the softer blades up by heating them and then dipping them in water?

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