X-BLADES , A FULL REVIEW 

Been running X Blades on our Hustler Fastrak SDX's for couple years, without adaptors, really no need for them just using factory washer torqued to 100 foot pounds. We setup our deck with just a little over .25" positive rake. Helps alot with Hustler Decks to increase the airflow and discharge higher and further. Also remesuring the deck and adjusting to keep the height pin correct. We rarely mow anything less then 3" so scraping hasn't been an issue. With positive rake on the deck this is even further midigated.

thank you so much for your awesome video!. i think this would be hard on the pto clutch, the spindles and it would wear out the belts sooner too. thank you!!!

I run X-blades on a Scag cheetah 61" with a 38 HP Kawasaki, it makes a huge difference especially bagging/mulching leaves and other debris. Seems to cut grass better and chops the clippings up really fine, which is nice when the grass is long and thick which it often is in the northeast. The downside is higher fuel consumption and extra wear on clutch and belts but that can be reduced by engaging the blades at half throttle.

Nice demo

I tried that arrangement and found that it really bogged my mower when I hit heavier grass. Running a Bad Boy 60” 26 HP. Ironically my MTD 54” 26 HP does a better mulch and handled the X blade arrangement better. Thanks for the info though.

you know, if you are worried that your blade is 1/2" lower, perhaps you should raise your deck 1/2". Just sayin

How do deck bearings hold up? Unless the machine is engineered for them I would stay away.

👍👍 best comparison I’ve seen. Thanks.

I've got pine needles! wonder if the X blade configuration would do a better job of muching those? I always blow them up in piles and use them for mulch elswhere ... but i'm wondering how well these would mulch pine needles.... mulching blades (non X) don't seem to mulch them very well.

Cutlass blades work way better