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ricksrj58

i have a 1965 or 66 lawn ranger with rear discharge deck and it seems like only one blade is cutting,both blades spin freely and are sharp and the belt is tight and i cannot hold one blade and spin the other blade, but when i mowed it was leaving a tall row of grass. any ideas?

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Lane Ranger

Originally the two blades were bade as a right and left set.     The blades should be set at 90 degree difference  when installing.   The meshing of the gears on the top of the mower deck has to be tight.   Lots of grease in those little boxes and if you take a look with the cover off you may find lots of wear on the teeth of the gears.   Rick you may find the cul;prit by removing the gear boxes.   I have rebuilt the spindles with new Torrington B1212 needle bearings on mine.   When you turn the blade underneath  (either one)  does the belt turn on top freely with the turning of the blade?  

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Terry M

Just a thought, if you were able to somehow mount two identical blades( i.e., two lefts or two rights)  one blade would cut while maybe the other would just be rotating backwards and "sweep" over the grass....or like Lane indicated, maybe the problem is some mechanical issue. :confusion-scratchheadblue:

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KC9KAS

Or, one blade installed upside down. :scratchead:

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Terry M

Or, one blade installed upside down. :scratchead:

Yes, that would more likely happen than what I said....

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squonk

If you need gears, I'll have some good ones for sale at the show.

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ricksrj58

been awhile since i mowed with a gear drive deck. the blades were wrong,po had one cutting and one sweeping the grass.

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