Hi-Lift Mower Blades

Red Power

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Kubota F2560 w/Curtis Cab, F5210a Snow B., L2062B Br., RCK60-F30 Mwr., GC-F30H.
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I have a Kubota F2560 with a RCK60-F30. The standard blade is part # K5651-34330. The measurements are: 20.5" long, 2.5" wide, .240" thick, and center hole 1.125" in diameter. The mower cuts good until I get into really tall grass, clover or thick dandilions. Then the grass etc. doesn't discharge out the side, just goes around and around inside until the mower is lifted or throttled down. Does anyone know of any higher lift blades that will fit. I am thinking that more "air" will "spit" out the grass better. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.
 

Eric McCarthy

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Thats a turf mower and it doesnt do well in tall thick grass. Hight lift blades wont make much of a difference either. There's a few cost free methods to use. Either mow the grass a little more often, cut the grass twice, a little higher then a little lower. Or just reduce your ground speed and slow the mower down in the thick dense aeras and give the blade speed time to do its job.

I run a landscape biz on the side and when I'm doing a lawn I usually just slow my speed down and creep along to let the blades do their job.
 

Eric McCarthy

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Oh and all my mowers I take the discharge chute off and let the clippings fan out over the lawn and now windrow up and leave that clump behind. I've noticed the mowers wont bogg down as bad that way also.
 

B7100

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As eric said, You need to lift the blades and do two passed or slow your forward speed rather than fit hi-llit blades.
Your problem is that there is too much volume being cut for the size of the discharge exit and the hi-lift blade will sap power,increase noise and increase the volume to be discharged so in my opinion,would make matters worse.
Dave
 
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Red Power

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Kubota F2560 w/Curtis Cab, F5210a Snow B., L2062B Br., RCK60-F30 Mwr., GC-F30H.
Mar 23, 2011
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Juneau, WI
Thanks for the suggestions. We mow grass along the road sides around the fields on our farms(@ 15 acres of grass). Field work is more important than cutting grass so it got out of hand. We generally use a Farmall A with a belly mount mower. We mow this grass roughly once a month but first cut grass this year is really thick even the A has its issues. I really don't want to put high lifts on as was mentioned about the power and noise. Again Thanks.