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Poor cutting Toro Time Cutter sw4200

David Moore zone 6a nw new jersey

5 years ago

I was wondering if Toro makes a high lift blade for this mower. The mower is very heavy and the wheels leave the grass laying down. When I come back the row the grass never lifts up and my lawn is very uneven. . I cut my grass at about 3" and it is mostly blue grass. I overlay the rows by half but there still is not enough suction to lift the grass back up.

Anyone else have this problem?

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always_beezee

5 years ago

Make sure your blades are installed properly with the sharp edge pointing forward and the "lift pointing to the sky.

Make sure your tires are also properly inflated because they do effect the "rake" of the mower deck.

Try not to mow while grass is wet or a heavy dew.

Just a few suggestions.

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Comments (10)

300ft_anin
5 years ago
what speed are you using? ever thought about trying to cut a little closer?
David Moore zone 6a nw new jersey
Original Author
5 years ago
Engine speed all the way up, drive speed pretty slow. If I cut shorter I get some scalping. My lawn is pretty uneven.
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300ft_anin
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tomplum
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Go here: https://lookup3.toro.com/partdex/index.cfm?xCaller=Toro

and enter the model number from below the seat. Toro made an accessory for some of the 42" Timecutter decks which was to modify the airflow. They should list the high lift blades, tho they may be with the bagger. A lower height of cut will increase vacuum and strangely sometimes a lower engine speed may help with finer grass and too much turbulence can develop. Same too with decks that have the kickers on the underside.
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1saxman
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Is this the big lawn mower or a rider?

3" is pretty much the minimum for fescue in the summer and is not usually a problem. Are you mulching? Try discharging or bagging. You would want the max engine speed either way. What engine does it have?
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Original Author
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no i bag my grass. I think the big problem is the weight of the mower and how the wheels flatten the grass and it doesn't come up on the next pass
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it's a 24.5 hp tractor. I bag all the time. Too hard to hook up mulcher kit.
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You might try the riding mower/tractor forum.
tomplum
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Did you look on the underside that there are no kicker plates installed? The anti blowout kit is there to enhance the airflow for bagging. It's either that or replant something else.

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