Has anyone tried the Kubota mulching kit on there mmm?

[MAXA]

Kubota makes a mulching kit for my MMM it's not cheap at close to $800

I cut my grass short and hate raking grass it as it takes just as long to rake as it does to mow.

I have ran into issues where i mow so much grass that the mower bogs down unless i raise the mower or mow with the side discharge up.

 

[Bee-Positive]

I drilled a hole in the discharge shoot and hooked a bungie to the loader frame. The shoot is just above level with the ground so it still provides protection and sprays the grass out enough not to leave hay rows of cut grass. It will leave heavy spread out rows in the spring if I don't mow often enough but I've never had the tractor bog down because of it. Like you I don't like to rake and I'm not about to rake 1-3/4 acres.

I'd go with a bagger or a tow-behind if I had to choose, but the cost verse benefit isn't there for me.

 

[jaxs]

Golf greens aren't cut with mid-mounts and 3 point finishing mowers. I suggest you beg,borrow or rent a flail before soaking $800 into trying to make the mmm do something it wasn't designed for.

 

[Old Machinist]

I started mowing with the deflector up and it spreads the clippings so I don't hardly notice them. I wouldn't recommend doing it unless you have wide open spaces for safety reasons.

 

[imnukensc]

Have had the mulch kit on my 54" mower since I bought it in 2017 (?). I like it fine. I don't rake grass or leaves on my couple acres.

 

[mikester]

Try the Gator G6 mulching mower blades first

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

This isn't a criticism: The grass isn't being mowed often enough.

To not stress the grass no more than 1/3 of the height should be mowed at a time, so basically you want to mow off 10% to 25% of the grass blade, and that shouldn't cause bogging nor discharge issues. It's either "the wrong grass" because it grows "too long, too well," or it's the wrong maintenance plan.

That's why golf courses don't need to sweep even though they use a reel mower, which doesn't cut grass clippings multiple times like a mid-mount does. Flail mowers will cut tall grass though like reel mowers won't leave as clean of discharge as mid-mount that is designed to swirl grass around and re-chop it a few more times.

The solution is simply use sharp blades and raise the deck to mow less grass, then come back a few days later and repeat the process, and keep doing it until the grass is where you want it in height, then mow often enough to keep it that height.

Do I always mow often enough? Nope. Life gets in the way, and sometimes the grass gets too long and the results aren't what I want, and that's unfortunate, but I should have mowed sooner.

 

[skeets]

My yard is like a golf course,,,,, the rough!

 

[hagrid]

Has anyone tried the Kubota mulching kit on there mmm?

Yes. I put them on my RCK60 deck.

First attempt was with the Q'doba mulching blades. Unsatisfactory.

Second attempt was with the G6 blades. Better but it spit the fines out in front of the deck. I had clibbins infesting the rad screen and collecting between the muffler and the grille.

Mulching baffles now occupy one corner of the shop.

I can now cut grass at 2500rpm as opposed to 3200rpm.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

This doesn't address the OP's question, but it does address the problem of too much discharge:

Somehow you have to collect the discharge.

If there's too much rotting material the grass is going to have issues with it and it's unhealthy for pets, humans, the spiders that clean grass, and it can create issues with bugs and then animals that eat the bugs (can, not will). It depends on how much material, the type, and the duration it's in the lawn, but leave it long enough and it can lead to issues.

There are two things I found interesting: A sweeper and a vacuum. Sweepers pick up leaves, sticks, dog poop, deer poop, any kind of poop really, stones, frogs, mice (maybe), and can be handy for picking things up without having the mower deck mowing so can save on blade ware and sharpening. A vacuum is typically used when mowing because the lift of a sealed system is needed, so the blades need to be rotating (typically) and mowing/sucking happens all in the same pass. I'm not saying one is better than the other, just get the one that makes the most sense if you're going to get one because they're spendy.

I have a vacuum and a girlfriend, which along with a shovel covers all the bases. I pick up the animal waste (with the shovel, that's what the shovel is for), she picks up the sticks, and I mow --and vacuum-- the lawn. My lawn looks great by the way, which is likely why the deer poop on it so much--which reminds me of an old saying, or question, or something old and now dead people used to ask: "Does a bear sh!+ in the woods?" No, no they don't. The sh!+ in my lawn, and I have to pick it up.