Just my 2 cents on this. I won't argue you have 12 hours of usage. However, there is like 100 plus hours on those blades. They have been sharpened several times and grass/sand has worn away the lift. Rocks and gravel would just ding the metal, the lift surfaces have been worn away and that takes a lot of time to do that. My guess is that when you bought it (used or new?), they had worn out blades already on it. The new blades, I'd advise you to put the high lift only on the exit side of the deck and have standard blades for the other two. The weight and mass are robbing engine horsepower and speed using the high lift blade in all three locations. Ok to use an impact to remove the nuts but do not use the impact to tighten. Use the proper torque value stated in the manual which I think is 45 ft/lbs if memory serves me right. That deck on the underside doesn't look like 12 hours of usage either, if you see pitting in the metal, the deck is well used too. Lots of corrosion on the long bolts, another sign that 12 hours just doesn't add up.
You don’t need to remove the pulley shrouds, just pop off the rubber boot to expose the blade nut. Thanks for the video, was my first blade change. Love my Scag!
Bro you mowin over gravel piles or what?? I have never seen blades like that let alone after just 12 hours. Great video. About to change out the blades on my velocity deck and I would have attacked from the bottom thinking it was a bolt from bottom like my Ferris!
You could say that. I’m out here in the sticks where ppl used to bury everything. At times more often than I’d like to admit, things emerge like bricks and rebar
Sand is what did those blades in, I agree with one of the other comments that high lift blades are picking up too much sand. I use 1 highlift on discharge side for the grass catcher I use and two medium lift for other blades. That velocity deck is made to lift the grass for cutting unfortunately the sand comes with it.
I usually don’t subscribe very easily but with you I did the second you asked. The reason is that you wasted zero time with bs and got to the point fast. I hope the rest of your videos are the same.
I bought a Scag Turf Tiger demonstrator with 10 hours on the clock, and the blades were completely worn out. After studying over the height adjustment, I discovered all the paint gone from the lowest hole. The result being the high lift blades sucked up every piece of trash off the ground. I never run mine lower than 3 1/2 inches and get 75-80 hours on the blades. And that was with the scroungy .204 blades thy put on it in place of .250 blade it was supposed to have.
@Fix It Now I'm the only female on a 22 guy crew. Just got the scag Tiger mower and I feel so lost. We use Spartans around here so It's like learning everything new again. Thanks for the easy peazy videos!
Same here in North Carolina bruh! Takes longer to pick up the sticks and rocks than it does to mow 5 acres, easier to just mow them and change the blades every year! Appreciate the video!
I have Scag Patriot. Live in Florida with very sandy soil. I never set the blade highth lower than 4 inches. I mow over 4 acres. Blades need sharpened every other cutting and need replaced every year.
I've sharpened many mower blades in my time, never in my lifetime have I seen a blade or a set of blades with approx. 12hrs. look that horrible! Those blades have experienced many hours of use and whom ever sharpened them, well...they don't have a clue what their doing, period.
I gotta call b.s. you should have shown the hour meter. I mow grass everyday in central FL. My blades have never looked like that , not even with 50-75 hours.
I love my Scag to I agree with you they are well engineered and tough built like a tank wouldn’t buy any other brand don’t mind paying extra for quality .I have an old walker they do a good job for small lawns but ,but they are high maintenance ,jimmy D , Australia
I live in the sticks too & just hit & wedged in an aluminum bat cutting thick & tall grass. 20 plus hours and my blades are still actually ok surprisingly. I have a cheetah 2 & love this mower 👍🏽
I have a scag cheetah ll as well and them blades have 120 hours on them and has hit some pretty nasty stuff and they r barley nicked. That mower is a beast
I know it sounds like nagging, but why didn't you sharpen the blade first? (you need to with Oregons!) I would consider SCAG marbanes. And consider medium lift. Though I prefer High Lift for my lawns.
I'm responsible now for maintaining my father in laws 60" Cheetah II. We use a chain hoist in the barn, with jack stands, and Blocks of Wood. To say the least, I'm paranoid about laying underneath this big guy.
On the blade the angle part the lift is always pointing up that's an easy way to tell which way is right and wrong. If you live in an area where there's a lot of sand you're using what's called a hi-lift blade. They make a medium and aloe leaf blade for people who live like in Florida where there's a lot of sand. Those blades turnabout 18,500 RPMs so the lower the lift the less and it pulls up out of the grass the longer your blades last.
I noticed the square hole on the baffle, mine had that hole and I lost suction and it wasn't lifting the grass on that side. I put a bolt in and fixed the problem! Changed, belt, blades and was going to change spindles as nothing was fixing the problem. Then I noticed the hoke and fifty cent fix. Anyhow, did you have that issue with that hole aswell? It was a strange thing to happen
Folks if your going to spend the money on expensive Zero-turns, get an appropriate type of jack that cradles the front tires, jacking up the mowing deck is not an ideal way to do it
Use the MARBAIN blades, they are tough as nails. To keep from having to use a jack, turn the bolts over and put the nuts on the bottom. There is not enough bolt sticking out of the nut to damage the threads. I've run 2 seasons that way with no problems.
Where are you mowing, in the desert? The deck looks like it's been sandblasted. Stock blades aren't the best quality but man, you have to set that deck higher or something to keep it out of the dirt. If the grass isn't thick enough to cut then don't cut it. If your doing it commercially you damn well don't want your name on a dead lawn.
I live on 1-1/2 acres and its a sandy loam soil, also a bunch of gopher mounds in the yard so im constantly running thru that sandy loam. I have the same deck on a Tiger Cat and have been using the “Scag” marbain blades and mine always look in the same condition. Have you found a better blade?
Does it matter what position you install the new blades? I noticed that before removal of the old blades, they all faced the same direction, but when you installed the new blades, they are a little off.
What are you cutting??? My scag cheetah 2 has 12 hours on it right now and the blades are fine, just dull. I’ve mowed a lot of overgrown property’s as well
Out here in horse country before the 70’s the land was used as a junk yard / auto salvage and dump area... every now and then the random rebar, concrete block or slab will surface and smack the blades. It’s rough out here and the only mowers strong enough to handle the terrain are SCAGS
Out here in horse country before the 70’s the land was used as a junk yard / auto salvage and dump area... every now and then the random rebar, concrete block or slab will surface and smack the blades. It’s rough out here and the only mowers strong enough to handle the terrain are SCAGS
Holy Smoke! I have a 61" Turf Tiger 2 and mow some really angry grass here on my horse farm - I keep 3 sets of blades in rotation and sharpen them myself. I still have the original set in rotation and have over 300hrs on this beast. I usually get about 15-20hrs before I have to switch out for sharpened blades - and I mow at 4-5" depending on time of year and weather (longer in dry/hot summer months). You'll love the Skag, but I don't know how those blades are that deformed after 12-hours - maybe they are made of Copper? Were they used? That is totally insane! Good video though ; )
No, I have an extreme case out here. The neighborhood is built atop of a bunch of old rebar bricks and concrete buried. Randomly they’ll surface and the mower pays the price. Main reason I needed a SCAG was for the durability factor.
Hey man I was watching an old video of yours of your jeep restoration... And I was wondering where you got that steering wheel. It added a lot to the overall look.
Holy smokes what are you cutting with those blades. I have a 2015 Scag Tiger Cat II with a 52" deck and the original blades are on it. I have sharpened them multiple times and have probably 50 hours on my machine. I went way overkill on my machine when I bought it so it does not have high hours but to only have 12 hours on those blades seems like something is not right.
Omg. I know. Honestly, out here there’s random crap buried everywhere, tile, carpet, sometimes bricks and even though I’m careful it happens sometimes. I just didn’t think they’d be that bad. Nothing ever was hit on purpose.
@@user-wg3bu5wh6d Glad you figured it out. The nuts on my Turf Tiger 2 were soooooo tight from the factory that I had my wife with a breaker bar up top - fitted a speaker pole over the breaker bar to give her more leverage - me underneath with another breaker bar. After that initial switch-out - I am able to drop the blades with an impact wrench.
Lubrication not necessary when nut is properly torqued. Make sure you don't tighten with an impact, it can make getting the nut off very difficult. Using an impact is just fine for removing the nut.
Just watched your video about fuel pressure and regulators,my question is:can I run my stock in tank pumps from an injected car and simply bring the pressure down with the type of regulator shown?Thanks!
