I have a 21 inch, 6.0 hp Craftsman (Crapsman?) push lawn mower. My lawn is
primarily blue grass with some rye. When I cut the fine bladed grass on the
middle height setting, the mower doesn't cut very evenly. It seems to just
push the grass over. BTW - if I lower the deck it does a better job, but I
don't like to cut my grass that short. Does this mower have a defective
design? Any suggestions are appreciated.
William

Is the blade sharp?

"William D." wrote:

I have a 21 inch, 6.0 hp Craftsman (Crapsman?) push lawn mower. My lawn is
primarily blue grass with some rye. When I cut the fine bladed grass on the
middle height setting, the mower doesn't cut very evenly. It seems to just
push the grass over. BTW - if I lower the deck it does a better job, but I
don't like to cut my grass that short. Does this mower have a defective
design? Any suggestions are appreciated.
William

"Die Spammer !!!" wrote in message ...
Is the blade sharp?

"William D." wrote:

I have a 21 inch, 6.0 hp Craftsman (Crapsman?) push lawn mower. My lawn is
primarily blue grass with some rye. When I cut the fine bladed grass on the
middle height setting, the mower doesn't cut very evenly. It seems to just
push the grass over. BTW - if I lower the deck it does a better job, but I
don't like to cut my grass that short. Does this mower have a defective
design? Any suggestions are appreciated.
William


Is it a conventional blade or a mulching blade? The worst cuts I've
seen have been from a conventional design mower outfitted with one of
the add-on mulching blades. This tends to give a rough cut,
especially in thin grass areas.

A true mulching mower gives a much better result, thats what I use,
but even they tend to have some problems in thinner areas, where they
tend to push the grass over.

My blade could probably use sharpening, but it was new at the beginning of
the season and I noticed the issue then as well.

As an aside, my business partner has the same type mower and he experiences
the same problem. Thanks for you help.
William

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Is the blade sharp?

"William D." wrote:

I have a 21 inch, 6.0 hp Craftsman (Crapsman?) push lawn mower. My lawn
is
primarily blue grass with some rye. When I cut the fine bladed grass on
the
middle height setting, the mower doesn't cut very evenly. It seems to
just
push the grass over. BTW - if I lower the deck it does a better job,
but I
don't like to cut my grass that short. Does this mower have a defective
design? Any suggestions are appreciated.
William

I do have a mulching blade. I will try a conventional blade and see if it
helps. Thanks
William

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Is the blade sharp?

"William D." wrote:

I have a 21 inch, 6.0 hp Craftsman (Crapsman?) push lawn mower. My
lawn is
primarily blue grass with some rye. When I cut the fine bladed grass
on the
middle height setting, the mower doesn't cut very evenly. It seems to
just
push the grass over. BTW - if I lower the deck it does a better job,
but I
don't like to cut my grass that short. Does this mower have a
defective
design? Any suggestions are appreciated.
William


Is it a conventional blade or a mulching blade? The worst cuts I've
seen have been from a conventional design mower outfitted with one of
the add-on mulching blades. This tends to give a rough cut,
especially in thin grass areas.

A true mulching mower gives a much better result, thats what I use,
but even they tend to have some problems in thinner areas, where they
tend to push the grass over.

I run a 48" Scag walk-behind for private use mowing 2 or less acres and the
cut is beautiful. They make a 32" for smaller lawns; maybe more than you
would ever think of spending but worth every penny. You would most likely
cut your mowing time in half. Yeah, I'm a bit obsessed with the appearance
of my lawn, but I also love the time savings. You could get the 32" model
for just over $2k with 13 horses; think of the power, you would be the envy
of all your neighbors. The build quality is incredible, it would last you a
life time. http://www.scag.com/index-wb.htm

I run a 48" Scag walk-behind for private use mowing 2 or less acres and the
cut is beautiful. They make a 32" for smaller lawns; maybe more than you
would ever think of spending but worth every penny. You would most likely
cut your mowing time in half. Yeah, I'm a bit obsessed with the appearance
of my lawn, but I also love the time savings. You could get the 32" model
for just over $2k with 13 horses; think of the power, you would be the envy
of all your neighbors. The build quality is incredible, it would last you a
life time. http://www.scag.com/index-wb.htm

I run a 48" Scag walk-behind for private use mowing 2 or less acres and the
cut is beautiful. They make a 32" for smaller lawns; maybe more than you
would ever think of spending but worth every penny. You would most likely
cut your mowing time in half. Yeah, I'm a bit obsessed with the appearance
of my lawn, but I also love the time savings. You could get the 32" model
for just over $2k with 13 horses; think of the power, you would be the envy
of all your neighbors. The build quality is incredible, it would last you a
life time. http://www.scag.com/index-wb.htm