some of the old mowers had blades that needed to be put on so they wouldn't
hit each other. they had gear boxes on the deck and a shaft ran between
them. they also had a model that discharged grass out between the back
wheels and this mower deck had a notched belt and the blades had to be put
on the correct way. i`ve see a lot of people put the blades on upside down
and not know it. lay the blades on the ground the "wings" should turn up and
when they are bolted to the mower they should be the same pointing up
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I have a Craftsman 23hp 48" deck ,(3 blade), garden tractor and I
removed
the mower blades for sharpening. I didn't think to notice how they
were
oriented to each other before I removed them and I wondered if anyone
knows
how they are supposed to be mounted in relation to one another, 90
degrees
to each other, 135 degress to each other, etc. for an optimal cut. It
doesn't seem to be cutting as well as it used to and I was wondering
if
I
didn't put them back on correctly.

Thanks,
Snydley


If they're belt driven, I don't think it matters. If you had them all
lined
up when you started, due to slippage they would soon be out of sync. Are
you
sure they weren't installed upside down, or maybe not properly
sharpened?

No, they aren't upside down. It's not cutting that badly. I just wasn't
sure
about the orientation, that's all. Yes they are belt driven. There's
nothing
in the manual about orientation so I guess it's not a big deal. It might
just be time for a sharpening, or new blades.

Thanks,
Snydley