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Best mower blades for a 42" SD deck

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ronhatch

My recently restored C-101 w/ a 42" SD deck will be my first experience mowing with a Wheel Horse. I have a AC B-10, a JD 110 and a Ingersoll 4016 that, after I did some modifications to their decks, mow beautifully.  So, based on everyone's Wheel Horse experience, what mower blades do the best job and, if any, what modifications to the deck improves the quality of cut?  FYI; Like I did to all my decks, I am going to install rollers for that stripped baseball field look.

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I've got a replacement set of Oregon 91-805 blades I swap out with whatever it came with (I think OEM), both in good shape. I'll switch them two or three times a season and touch them up with a file. Keeps them sharp with little effort, about 5-10 mins per blade.

I'm not sure anyone else makes a 14" blade, but subscribed to find out.

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I too use or have used the Oregon replacement blades,they work good and asclip said keep em sharp ad with any lawn cutting tool,another thing is to have the deck properly set up and have good belts,it will then cut very nice

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Whlvr made a good point. I just replaced the spindle belt with a Gates 6886 Powerrated and it's made a heck of a difference in how the deck cuts in heavy grass and how far it throws. No more clumping!

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I too use or have used the Oregon replacement blades,they work good and asclip said keep em sharp ad with any lawn cutting tool,another thing is to have the deck properly set up and have good belts,it will then cut very nice

Please elaborate. What does Wheel Horse recommend as far as setting up the deck properly? 

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http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/39928-adjusting-a-mowing-deck/

I used this thread to help adjust mine. When I got it I had maybe 1/4-3/8 drop between the front and back of the blades. It's still not perfectly level, one blade is slightly lower than the others, but I adjusted for a 1/8-1/4 drop and that evened the cut quite a bit.
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