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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on June 30, 2005, 10:10 pm
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> However I dislike it for often clogging with grass and I dislike
> having to empty the rear bag every 10 minutes or so. My solution is
> to use a crossbar to prop the rear chute cover partly open whereby it
Mulching blade. I've not raked or bagged in 23 years. Works for leaves
also.
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Posted by Mark on June 30, 2005, 10:41 pm
to the op
beware if you try to rivet or bolt anything onto a lawn mower blade,
there will be a tremendous force on it when it is spinning, if a bolt
or rivet breaks or lets go you could be seriously hurt.
I would NOT do it.
Mark
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Posted by Hound Dog on June 30, 2005, 11:02 pm
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> I have a walk behind gas lawnmower with a belt drive. Love it.
> However I dislike it for often clogging with grass and I dislike
> having to empty the rear bag every 10 minutes or so. My solution is
> to use a crossbar to prop the rear chute cover partly open whereby it
> discharges the grass out and downward back onto the lawn. That way I
> can make an uninterrupted pass to cut the grass until the gas tank
> empties. My lawn size is two tanks of gas and 2 plus hours of work. I
> leave the grass to dry for a few days, rake them and it fills around
> 9 large garbage bags. Its a lot of work for one guy my age.
> I am thinking of modifying a lawnmower blade so that it functions as a
> propeller type device to pick up the dried cut grass and fling them
> into the rear bagger. My current idea is to bolt or rivet a backward
> pitched paddle on the upper side of the blade. It will work (?) like
> the impeller in a vacuum motor. Has anyone done this before? Any
> other suggestions as to making such a modification?
Buy a mulching mower. If you can, get a personal pace model.
They're a lot easier on older guys like us.
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Posted by Pagan on July 1, 2005, 5:55 pm
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> I have a walk behind gas lawnmower with a belt drive. Love it.
> However I dislike it for often clogging with grass and I dislike
> having to empty the rear bag every 10 minutes or so. My solution is
> to use a crossbar to prop the rear chute cover partly open whereby it
> discharges the grass out and downward back onto the lawn. That way I
> can make an uninterrupted pass to cut the grass until the gas tank
> empties. My lawn size is two tanks of gas and 2 plus hours of work. I
> leave the grass to dry for a few days, rake them and it fills around
> 9 large garbage bags. Its a lot of work for one guy my age.
> I am thinking of modifying a lawnmower blade so that it functions as a
> propeller type device to pick up the dried cut grass and fling them
> into the rear bagger. My current idea is to bolt or rivet a backward
> pitched paddle on the upper side of the blade. It will work (?) like
> the impeller in a vacuum motor. Has anyone done this before? Any
> other suggestions as to making such a modification?
I wouldn't monkey with the blade. If it's not properly balanced, you'll
wear out your motor bearings quickly.
You should try running your mower over the dead grass anyway. It should
pick it up.
Otherwise, you might want to consider a riding mower, or as others have
suggested, a mulching mower. Or, if you really want to modify something,
try removing the entire bagging assembly and blocking off the hole. Throw
in a new blade, 'mulching' or otherwise, and you should be set.
Pagan
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Posted by Tony Hwang on March 27, 2009, 9:07 pm
Pagan wrote:
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>> I have a walk behind gas lawnmower with a belt drive. Love it.
>> However I dislike it for often clogging with grass and I dislike
>> having to empty the rear bag every 10 minutes or so. My solution is
>> to use a crossbar to prop the rear chute cover partly open whereby it
>> discharges the grass out and downward back onto the lawn. That way I
>> can make an uninterrupted pass to cut the grass until the gas tank
>> empties. My lawn size is two tanks of gas and 2 plus hours of work. I
>> leave the grass to dry for a few days, rake them and it fills around
>> 9 large garbage bags. Its a lot of work for one guy my age.
>> I am thinking of modifying a lawnmower blade so that it functions as a
>> propeller type device to pick up the dried cut grass and fling them
>> into the rear bagger. My current idea is to bolt or rivet a backward
>> pitched paddle on the upper side of the blade. It will work (?) like
>> the impeller in a vacuum motor. Has anyone done this before? Any
>> other suggestions as to making such a modification?
>
> I wouldn't monkey with the blade. If it's not properly balanced, you'll
> wear out your motor bearings quickly.
>
> You should try running your mower over the dead grass anyway. It should
> pick it up.
>
> Otherwise, you might want to consider a riding mower, or as others have
> suggested, a mulching mower. Or, if you really want to modify something,
> try removing the entire bagging assembly and blocking off the hole. Throw
> in a new blade, 'mulching' or otherwise, and you should be set.
>
> Pagan
>
>
Hi,
Not a mulching mower?
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> having to empty the rear bag every 10 minutes or so. My solution is
> to use a crossbar to prop the rear chute cover partly open whereby it