Crazy New Mower Blades - Meg-MO
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2021
- Meg-mo lawnmower blades are similar in design to a bush hog blade. They are designed to give a cleaner cut, to last longer, and to be less likely to throw rocks.
Here is a similar mower blade that I like better
www.cutlassblades.com
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Here is a similar mower blade that I like better
www.cutlassblades.com
For a Discount on your order, Use Code: BMG124
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Delivered a nice even cut, has the super tight turning ability ruclips.net/user/postUgkx1VWTrayKBdCKAjzAcZ_Eg4dhHTae3LkN also recommend I was looking for, and is just a blast to drive. It takes a little bit to get used to driving one after driving a normal tractor style, but once you've got it, you've got it. If you're cutting lines, you have to be careful spinning the mower around or the back tire will dig a bare spot. Just take it nice and slow during the turn and then it's back to full throttle across the yard!
After 30 years of mowing our estate and rentals with scag, Dixie, Wright, grasshopper, and kubota, with every blade type or sharpening method I can 100% tell you that……nothing cuts quite like that lawn care service we hired ;)
That's because we are professionals at our craft not relying on fads or gimmicks lol, retired golf course superintendent
😂
Jacobsen had a 4 blade on a disk that created a vacuum effect - wow!
@@garyboardwine3349 I doubt that’s how he meant what he said, that being said my grandfather cut at a course when he was young, and he is still meticulous to this day..
Those blades seem really great. The only reservation I have is, in muddy conditions or when you hit many ant hills those blades might allow the build up uf caked mud by yielding to it then making the cutting path narrower and narrower!?
I had something similar on a 60 y.o. 20" 2 stroke Toro push mower. One solid disc with 4 blades around the edge. I don't remember if they pivoted or not, but that mower was unstoppable in high grass, and cut grass as smooth as a golf course! Funny how technology repeats itself.😄
The greatest inventor in American history was Thomas Edison he was a thief every single thing he ever patented was stolen. He has a barn with researchers that would take thing he found interesting or patents he thought could sell and they. Would tweak them just enough to to pass a new pattern an then he would pass the invention off as his own. Technology doesn’t always repeat its self people just like to steal other people’s ideas without giving credit. I dunno if you like bees but there is this “new” design called a flow hive but it was actually patented like 60 years ago
That's a lot of effort you put into doing this review & your time & efforts are really appreciated!
Thanks for watching
Our Local Brand Mower here in OZ had these style blades since the '50's. Large disk with 2 or 4 swinging blades. Later the disks came out with a shape folded into them to make the discharge better. Seems funny to see the same design heralded as some sort of break through design when we had them all along and even funnier to hear all the negative comments about things I used for decades and did professional mowing and no one ever said about them. I can guarantee this from having used swing and bar blades extensively, the swing type are FAR less likley to damage your engine or spindles from hitting hidden obstacles than the bar ones. NEVER broken a crank with swing blade, broke 3 with bar blades before I gave up on any mower that had them.
This company has been around making this exact mower blade for 30 years but they’re not marketed well and 90% of people in the states have never heard of them.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I agree on the design not being harmful to the spindles
@@RockhillfarmYT - I doubt it's the marketing, I'd bet it's the price. Few people are interested in paying more for the blades than the mower is worth, as in push type mowers.
@@Rattlerjake1 YEP!! I can buy 5 sets of blades for my 48". I've seen these before and I forget how expensive they are.
I wasn't even an itch in my daddies pants in the 50s so I really appreciated your post. I am a retired appliance service technician and we had a washer dryer in one that never performed well which has recently appeared as break through cutting edge with steam. Strait BS. THOUSAND DOLLAR MACHINE! At least these blades seem tight.
I totally agree the swing blades are the best period. ONE day every mower will have the best.
I jumped on Roy's blades early on. I had them on a Ferris 1500 and John Deere X360 both 48" and ran them for about 4 years. Back then the units were reasonable and replacement blades were just a couple of bucks. When Roy started raising the costs, I just couldn't see that big difference in the Gator G5 blades on my grass. I can replace my G5 for about $10 a blade, but the Meg-mo's were costing about $35 per spindle (it takes 4 Meg-mo blades per spindle). I really liked the Meg-mo blades (they do run quieter), but it just wasn't economical for me to continue running them. But I really like my Gators and they can mulch!
Cool. Thanks for sharing
Gator blades are awesome I use a x blade on my chopper because I have enough room for them I but on my John Deere I don't so I swapped to the gator blades it's impressive
Was there any explanation to the effect of the unit as a whole should be precisely balanced? Anything that spins fast and isn't balanced vibrates and prematurely wears down the lifespan of the machine it's attached to or causes a need for more frequent maintenance so it'll last longer.
@@uncrunch398 Good Point! I had the center plate that holds the "knives" checked for flatness and balance by my local machine shop. The knives were weighed to make sure all were the same weight. After installing, the meg-mo spun with less vibration than my stock blades. The meg-mo was actually quieter than my stock blades. I really liked the meg-mo system......it was the actual cost of replacement parts that forced me to switch. My G5 Gator blades are damn near as good, at a lot less cost of maintenance, besides, I can sharpen and balance the Gators.
@@joad47 Makes me feel a little low that I got a good electric mower, for tiny lawns, but I can only get one blade model for it, an exact copy of what it comes with from the OEM. I wonder if Oregon can be talked into making their blades in the size with correct mounting holes for Greenworks' mowers.
I have had them in my 60” ztr for 3years now and love them. I would buy them again for any mower I will ever own.
Awesome. Thanks for the feedback
Wow !never heard of these . Great video showing them used in different scenarios. Ill look into them
I have had megmo blades for about 5 or so years. I noticed less horse power to be used and it is a lot quieter than two blades.
Awesome. Thanks for the feedback
Funny how everything old is new again I can remember my first mower-had a similar type swinging blades and they went to the fixed ones because that was the best thing since sliced bread now back to the original style
Thanks for sharing
I have thought about making something like this , make a disk and use the blades from a disk cutter haybine
@Jesus is Lord of Lords mm.....
. I'm in agreement
Lol. Yup
In my 31 years turf maintenance experience, the flail type blades are inferior. They push back in heavy thick turf, changing the overall diameter of the swath. That overlap is important to a crisp cut.
Thank you. I am about to inherit a one year old 42" scag. So vid like this are helpful to a novice.
Can’t wait to see your final post on Meg mo and the other items you discussed!
I've been waiting on this video. You can see in the video, especially on the yard you cut, the meg-mo blades did a great job. Thanks for a great review, Brock.
I was really happy with the first day of mowing
Ran it a little more today
Thanks for watching
@@RockhillfarmYT I pretty sure, I'm going to go ahead and order them. Thanks again, man!!
You’re welcome. Let me know your results with them
@@RockhillfarmYT absolutely!
were do you order the blades
Those are pretty interesting blades, curious to see how well they hold up
I am too. I like them right now but I’ll review it after more time
Back in the early 80s I worked for a guy that had a MTD tractor style mower and he got a set of blades like that I went out and was mowing 4 foot tall kosher weeds and it was just chewing them up. Definitely a good idea
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I just picked up an Altoz TSX with the rough cut deck. Similar set up to those blades
Thanks for sharing
That was interesting I'm always impressed at the way technology can come up with stuff as great as I've seen in this video. Thanks ✌️
I love the design although after using them for a while the cut quality isn’t quite what I was hoping for
Thanks for watching
I have owned a set of Meg-Mo's for years for my JD ZTR. I wanted to really like them, but that's just not how it turned out. I mow professionally as well and have for a very long time. I have a lot of experience with many blade types so have some basis to judge them against. MM-s are good for one thing and one thing only- destroying leaves while side discharging. The blades do not stay extended out like they should in thick grass and will fold back enough to allow for a ton of stringers. Contrary to what Roy claimed, they are not self balancing either. Like I said- in the leaves, they are wicked, but the blades folding back when the debris is heavy under the deck isn't a problem then. They might work a bit better in southern turf, but then, most blades work better down there than up in the north where the grass is limp. I've run doubles that were properly balanced and they are vastly superior to the MM's.
Thank you so much. Really needed this feedback.
@@googlemustdie Glad it helped someone.
@@404nitro Which blades are the best in your opinion? I mow a lot of taller grass in fields (8” tall) as well as yards
@@tonywillingham8109 I switch back and forth between Oregon G5's and the OEM high lifts. They provide me the best/cleanest cut under almost any conditions with my 60" deck
The blades folding back would be my concern on a standard rider lawnmower. Zero turn type mowers turn at much faster rpm which helps extend the blades out. I don’t run my tractor wide open since it cuts just fine at leisurely 1700 rpm. Why run anything harder than needed?
I wouldn’t be able to sharpen with my all American jig. Glad you like them! 👍
I wasnt buying it until I seen the close up that's clean as hell man . Hell yeah
Thanks for watching
ran the meg mo blades on 48 inch diesel walkers for 20 years, several benefits the quality of the cut went up, the 4 cutting edges made finer clippings which let us go further before emptying the catcher, we were also able to speed the mowers up by 25 percent and still achieve reasonable cut quality, gearbox damage ceased to be an issue, downside was with the bigger catchers, the weight of the clippings became higher, and more difficult to lift, not a tragedy, but just something of note.
How do you index the meg Mo on Walkers to avoid clash?
Meg Mo only has one hole
The cost is insane. I was all for buying these until my total for 1 mower came to $310 with shipping.... $310 to replace 3 blades.... That just doesn't make sense to me.
I thought, maybe I will try a set. Until I saw the price! I paid under $50 for 3 mulching blades. Could buy 6 sets for that price.
Make it yourself.. Its easy to copy.. I made mine for less than 30 bucks.. lol
The blades shoukd be cheaper fir these. Appears to be standard disk hay mower turttle shell style. If you have a machine shop with a CNC or Lazer cutter, shoumd be cheao to get them made.
@@SgtPickledic sounds like you're on the right path for a competing product at better price.
I have a welder and some old mower blades I will make a couple of these for about 10 bucks fudge that high dollar crap
Flippin Awesome. Just ordered a set for my mower!
Sweet
I have mowed about 12 yards with them so far
I sharpened the blades this evening and will have a video on that tomorrow
Thanks for watching
Very interesting indeed
Thanks for the video on these.
Thanks for watching
Those appear to be designed for full side discharge. The mulching is a beneficial side effect. I really like the concept. I will definitely be looking to buy some. I have weeds that grow really fast and trees that keep trying to sprout where I don't want them. lol
Yes, the manufacturer recommends that you do full discharge
I wasn’t able to do that because my electronic mulch on demand is stuck
After I mow with them for another month I’ll give a full review
Megmo has a website where they sell direct
Brock, I prefer not to mulch with my 61" zero turn. Do the Meg-Mo blades chop the grass up really fine and blow them out, or does it tend to stay in the deck area?
These blades automatically mulch more than regular blades. Because of that the company recommends that you discharge the clippings
Basically the guy told me that it’s not necessary to mulch with these blades and that if you do it can get too wet and build up under the deck
I was mulching because my electronic mulch on demand was stuck in the closed position.
Love the vid brother thanks for sharing your experience I will be looking to try these meg mo blades out
Thanks for watching
We have a remote control mower (which is a Gravely TK-52XP with tracks) that have these blades on. They work really good
Cool.
Thanks for sharing
They seemed to do a very nice job. I'm curious to know how they do long term. Since they can swivel and take less damage, I wonder if they are hardened higher to keep sharp longer, or are made out of a tougher, or more wear resistant steel. Seems like that could be an option. My only other thoughts are a bit on the Safety Sally side, so I apologize in advance, but it's just where my thinking wandered. Right now, those blades are held in a single shear configuration (won't bore everyone with the definition). I was thinking if they used a second disk with the blade in between the two (double shear), it would be both stronger, and safer. I was also thinking they could put in a LOT more lightening holes in the disks, like what you might see on a straight shaft brushcutter blade, and it might help with the power loss that some commenters seem to have experienced.
Thanks for sharing
I purchased 3 of these blades for my Cub Cadet, at a farm show for $220 plus tax. I will install them this weekend. The blades are made from Swedish steel and can be harder than conventional blades. The safety police regulations require standard blades to be softer material so they will bend and not shatter when hitting an object. These swing if striking an object. I hope to switch them out this weekend!
I also found them at a farm show. Talking to the salesman who I’m pretty sure I was the actual owner really answered a lot of these questions for me that I found it difficult to include all of those answers in the video
It looks like they took the concept from a disc mower. Very common in hay farming. They don't use a double sheer and I've never seen a thrown blade. And they spin at the same RPM(3,000). They can take quite the abuse from dirt, rocks and small trees. You literally can mow as fast as the ground will let you(as long as you have the HP). The only difference I see in the actual blade on a disc mower is, the blade is reversible(at least on some brands.) When one edge wears, you flip it over. And they only use 2 blades per spindle.
This is a small bush hog blade with four instead of two. You could mow rocks with this setup and not throw a blade. Trust me on this one. I do about 100 hrs per year with my bush hog on some nasty growth with stumps, logs and rocks everywhere.
Forget the blades , I want a mower lift like yours !😂
Works well as a mower lift but before buying one, make sure you have Other uses for it.
Not the cheapest mower lift on the market 😉
@@RockhillfarmYT yes ! You pay extra for that green and yellow paint for sure !
Thank for reviewing these.!
Thanks for watching
My blades for my eXmark 52" Vantage arrived on Saturday ( 09April2022 ). My current blades by Rotary ( part# 11421 ) after 15 hours in Florida ( are always worn out ).Then, I installed the Meg-Mo blades at 318.1 hours on my mower; and started to mow my property 5 acres. Currently, I have mowed 2.6 hours with the Meg-Mo blades ( hour meter is 320.7 hrs ) and my lawn looks great and a much faster cutting time with these blades. OH YEA
That's terrible.
@@impossibledrmswhich part is terrible?
Thanks for the demo. I wouldn’t get too concerned over all the bitchy and ‘mine is better’ comments. Some people have trouble appreciating the good honest effort it takes to produce an informative videos like yours. Keep it up.
Thanks a lot
I never claim to be an expert, I’m just sharing my experiences
I have owned meg mo systems for years they have their purpose but blades dull to quickly and have 4 to replace rather then two..each one has a special stretch bolt with a shoulder so it can swing... All I'm saying is you can get the same performance out of a cheap blade all you have to look for is a high lift blade that is the only difference in that right there that's making you think that it most so much better and mulching so good it does pulverize the grass but it also tears the grass when the blades get dull
When I first bought them 9 years ago I thought they were the bee's knees
Thanks for sharing
I cant believe they actually reviewing lawn mower blades! Un Real!! I knew it was bs when they started with small Pry bars. An actual review on a 3 inch pry bar. I cant do this goodbye
I made a set for my belly mower a while back. Was wanting more lift to push clippings and it did work well but holy cow, they put more stress on the deck belt and ate up a lot more gas. I used hi-lift tips. These probably cut great if it's not to high or dense. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching and sharing your experience
@@RockhillfarmYT now you've got me wondering if one could just use chainsaw chains cut to length and have like 10 or 12 short chains 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😏😏😏😏😏
Also couple of years ago I watched a video of a guy in Georgia I think. He cut yards for a living and used a scag
Anyway he put 2 blades on each spindle and cut a yard that was all leaved over a6he chopped that stuff up so fine it looked like little brown specks everywhere
But the best one I like so far is the guy who made 10 or 12 push mowers joined together lol
I had an old Viking ride on mower and I put 2 push mower plates and 4 blades on each, it cut so good pretty much the same principle as those one's
It would even eject the cuttings about 5 yards the
These are sweet. Ballard's Products has the X-Blades. It's 2 normal style blades put together with a bracket so they stay like an X.
I’ve been using these on the Hustler Super Z and Country Clipper with sixty inch decks for the past 10 weeks. To keep it short I’m very disappointed. Uneven cut that left rows behind the mower after each pass. Switched back to the stock blades and the difference is noticeably way better.
The idea behind this design seems sound but needs a design change. The finish cut just isn’t clean enough.
Thanks for sharing
Yep, not near enough lift on the blades. Buy a set of Gator G6's and call it a day if you need to mulch.
Yep .....my experience wihj them Was very poor cut quality
I had a set about 25-30 years ago. Keep in mind that they will mow about 1/4” lower than the factory blades if the factory blades are straight and do not have a step down in them. My biggest complaint was that they sucked the power out of an engine. The meg-mo blades that I had did not have the four big holes in them. They were pretty heavy and hard on an electric clutch. They dispersed the wet grass in the morning a little better than the factory ones.
Thanks for sharing. Hopefully they’ve made some improvements to lighten it over the years. Maybe with better materials as well as the holes
Interesting. I didn't know they'd been around that Long. My concern would be the stress on the spindles. It's near impossible to balance that set up
I used them last season. They do a better job than traditional blades. The mulching ability saves me having to do two passes in some situations. I Did not like trying to sharpen them. And certain grasses would blow down rather than cut off in dryer times of the year. The amount of time to sharpen blades is the reason I tried Ballard's x-blades. They are kind of a compromise somewhere in between conventional and Meg mow. There was a company in Nappanee Indiana that made a blade similar to Meg mo, but the four blades were quick attach, no tools required. For the commercial guy like myself, that changes a lot of blades, that intrigues me.
Thanks for making this video
We use a Deere 997R zero turn. We mow about 10 acres every 9 to 10 days on our farm but those mowers you are using seem super cool. Great video.
That’s a lot of mowing. Probably similar to what I do because I also do a baseball field and a couple of commercial properties
I think they are the most fun to ride mower I’ve ever seen. For me it’s more comfortable standing up than sitting down. You can also shift your weight which allows you to ride a hill really well
I primarily wanted them for how well they hold a hill and to ease my back pain
As far as negatives they probably have a little bit less power and don’t go quite as fast as the mowers you are using now
The 997r and the original 997 are the baddest ZTR's are the planet..
I wanted one of those. But I went with the kubota 1211 just cause of the price difference
@@keithhylton4631 I have a friend that bought one of the Kubotas. He loves it except he said the blade change is a little difficult
Nice product, but 270 bucks for my commercial Toro. I've mowed in the same conditions, waist high, a little overgrown, regular, wet, dry, best blades I've ever used are Oregon Gator G6 blades. Got everything in one pass, except for the waist high stuff that needed two passes (should have used my tractor and bush hog).
I side discharge and they perform great and the clippings are 1 inch in length or shorter. A set cost me 49 bucks and last forever. They seem to produce better lift than my high lift blades.
Thanks for sharing
In the spring I’m going to demo several types of mower blades and different mowers
Can you do a side by side comparison with X blades? Should be a good check of the number of cutting edges vs the swinging blade advantage.
Thanks for the suggestion. I may try that
@@RockhillfarmYT I bought Cutlass blades & I think it's a superior design to the Meg-Mo due to the ease of changing blade tips with no tools.
Great video , I will check these out Thanks!
Thanks for watching
Now that anchor pocket piece for the front caster is sweet!!!
I think you should idle your mower down though before you shut it off
Depends on the mower. My exmark wants full throttle for at least 20 seconds before shut down. Thats straight from the manual and the sticker next to the throttle.
Would have been nice to know the differences in price for standard blades versus the Meg-mo blades. Enjoyed your video, a lot of time & effort to show the differences, good job.
Thanks
54" cut $260
If they had a lifetime guarantee on the blades or knives as they call them I could see the extra expense . Regular mulching blades, $20 maybe....buy a lot of them for the cost of these
The price is an arm and a leg. Your looking at $250+ for any mower.
@@leedawson8210about 18 regular blades
Seems way to high for what they are.
Interesting to see full deck width passes instead of half deck on such high grass.
Those blades are looking very promising and have a nice cut.
So far so good
Thanks for watching
You went about 50 mph cutting that high grass....no blade cuts that's well at the speed you went. If you went slower, I bet both blades would have cut pretty well equally.
I noticed that too, he flew with the regular blades and did about 1/2 speed with the "new" blades.
Neither blade cut at all on the tall grass so I completely disregarded that from my comparison
Who really mows grass that high anyway
Thanks for watching
Also having a mulching kit on it instead of a full sized discharge chute would have played at least a 60% part in such a poor quality cut. Would have been considerably different had the mower been able to clear the mowed grass instead of bogging down losing blade rotation speed due to too much crap under the deck
That's what is was thinking ... You went fast with first ones then slow with the 2nd ones... I have a 30yo scag 48" fist year of hydro and if i keep blades sharp cuts like a dream ... But let's be honest... I mowed professional from high school in 1987 till just after college in 1997 and I never had a mower I was happy with... My last new mower was a spartan... It's was a beast but I sold it cuz it didn't empress me... Had Walker and a new wright...my old scag is still mowing today... My wright blew up after 50hrs so I made them replace it was a new walker... But the walker had to many electrical problems...
TomG I have a model 729 Grasshopper which I love in every way, except for one thing. I have a set of regular Grasshopper mulching blades on it (61" deck) and the underside of the deck packs up with mulched clippings so bad it affects the way the blades spread the grass clippings. Do the meg-MO blades do any better or do they pack the deck also? Any suggestions from anyone are welcome!
I haven’t noticed a lot of buildup on the deck yet but I will mention that when I do a follow up here in about a month.
Thank you for watching and for commenting
spray the inner side deck with wd40 or some kind of lubricant helps keep from building up
329 grasshopper. Get the extra high lift blades. Youll love em.
I ran Grasshoppers for 15 years. I'm in Delaware so it is all tall fescue- so my thoughts may not help depending on your type of grass. I generally found the high lift to clump up and more grass to stick under deck and never found any spray on product to help much. I can also tell you if it is sandy where you mow, or your are cleaning up leaves, the high lifts definitely caused excessive wear on the under deck baffles and I would have to cut out and weld in new ones every other year. Again, a lot of places we mowed were commercial sites and roadsides in developments so you probably won't have that same issue. As for me, on Grasshoppers with 61" or Woods with 61" I always ran medium lift blades and made out better. Those decks have good air flow and lift in the design and I didn't see where the high lift did anything more than wear out faster. I saw someone else replied he loves the extra high lift and I'm not saying he is wrong at all- only that you have to find what is best for your conditions. Grasshopper was ahead of its time in the mid 1980s, and they still make a great product if you can swallow the price.
Actually found an old sales receipt recently- Grasshopper with 61 inch deck, 16 hp Kubota diesel with the bagger for $6200.00. Oh how times have changed.
I would love to get one for my 19" cordless mower. They said they didn't have it, but I know something could be done to make one fit.
Cordless mower huh?
It does work well.
I believe for the price I’ll just keep going through my regular blades…my mower with 72” deck only use for my 2.5 acres…and for the life of me why would anyone want a mower you have to stand up on??and I don’t mow yards for a living but do drink a cpl beers mowing my yard..why not get a push mower if you want to stand and mow…
The primary reason that I use a stand on mower is because it holds a hill dramatically better than a sit down.
The other things I found out after having it is that it’s more comfortable and doesn’t make my back sore like a sit down mower. It’s also just more fun to drive
I used my stand on mower for about a month and went and got a second one that was narrower for certain applications
Thank you for watching and for commenting
I may have to try a set on my Skag Turf Tiger. I can tell you I'd never be able to deal with that auto mulch crap on the machine. I'll take the manual lever on the Skag vs what the green thing does. Informative video though....I'm a Wheel Horse guy when it comes to garden tractors. Don't hear them mentioned too often
Got to love the old wheel horses.
I was a big fan of the electronic mulch on demand until it got jammed. I think the levers underneath the deck or physically in a bind
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Toro ate Wheel Horse and crap ensued.
@@larrywarolin7215 I'm not sure crap ensued. Toro purchasing them kept the Wheel Horse name alive much longer than it would have been possible if it stayed in the Pond's hands or AMC for that matter. Even in 2007, the last year for the classic 315-8, it was still a great tractor and everything on my 1973s still fits the 2007. I think the market changed and the plastic John Deeres and Cub Cadets that Lowes and Home Depot were selling for $1000 was the death knell for the $4000 garden tractor Wheel Horse made. People didn't care that the green things had plastic transmission gears and would only run 3 years and be dead while the Wheel Horse would still be going 20 years down the road. I have a 1950 suburban, 1971 Charger 12, a 1972 GT-14, a 1973 12, 14 and 18 automatic, 1976 C-160 8 speed, 1977 C-101, 1996 416 hydro and a 2005 GT 315-8. I'm looking for a 522xi or 523 Dxi still
Thanks for sharing all that info. I think the truth isn’t that people didn’t care about them having plastic gears we are mostly just too lazy to find that out before purchasing.
Maybe five years ago I bought a riding mower from Lowe’s for $1400 and was so frustrated when I found out it had a fully plastic transmission
@@1971hodge, The Wheel Horse died a few yrs after Toro took over. The originals were a true yard tractor and a lawn mower. I still have a 1969 hydro that works perfect. You obviously know way more than I ever will about them, but the old ones were basically two pieces of angle iron for a frame and rugged as hell !
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Cost aside, I would be worried more about the increased mass and greater likelihood of of imbalance reducing the life of spindle bearings. Maybe it's advantageous for someone.
You do know normal blades are not balanced right? Its a mower not a F1 race car..
@@SgtPickledic I must be doing it all wrong when I sharpen my blades they may not be perfectly balanced, but they are pretty close.
@@dominickwynn2435 I've never once brought out the angle grinder and considered I might be a little bit off on one side of the blades and therefore out of balance.
I agree , unbalanced blades will kill the spindle bearings . These look like they would stay out of balance very easily .
I’d agree with the increased mass, but I’d think these would be better balanced since you’re spreading the weight over more area
Good morning Brock. That style of bolt for the blade is similar to what scag uses. I like the swinging design as we have lots of boarders here that like to leave rocks and debris laying around lol
I really like the blades so far
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That's because the john deere zero turn used to be great Dane zero turns. Happens to have been designed by Dane Skag
@@davesnothere3425 Yep, Seems I remember when he sold his company he came to work at our Snapper manufacturing plant in McDonough Ga for awhile
@@REVNUMANEWBERN I worked at the Great Dane plant in sellersburg Indiana before they sold to John deere.
@@davesnothere3425 the Deere mowers are made by wright not dane
I sure do enjoy your videos
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I appreciate it
Cool invention and demo.
They work well
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It would have helpful to see a close up of the factory cutting edges of both blade types. I find brand new OEM style blades a bit dull or rounded and always sharpen them. If this new style comes sharp it has a not apples to apples advantage.
Definitely sharpen brand new blades. Under that protective coating is a dull edge.
Sometimes I do sometimes I don’t. I thought for this kind of test it would be better to show them both factory edges in case my sharpening was not perfect.
I’ve had a couple people in the comments tell me that they try to go as long as possible before sharpening so who knows
My full review on these will come in a month or so
A family member installed 3 of these on a BadBoy zero turn with a 60" deck. Less than 100 hours on these. Mowing an apple orchard. Easily damaged and thrown out of balance... even a small bend binds them against the steel circle. Produces an irregular cut at best. 3 OEM blades, properly sharpened, performs far better, IMHO.
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So you suggest the $270.⁰⁰ for 3 blades isn't worth the money?
Well, that would just be a matter of opinion. Either you personally see the value in it or you don’t.
I like them
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The Florida pool pump motor repair guy 32750 approved ! that was good info
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Well I have a deer D120 and it struggles with power. Thanks to your review I'll give these a shot.
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What do you do when it comes time to sharpen them?
it’s not much different than sharpening regular blades really. Here is a video about sharpening them
ruclips.net/video/NckZ6uNJbe0/видео.html
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@@RockhillfarmYT thanks!!
i have a set of these and mine on a 2 blade 51" deck. HAVE NOT BEEN HAPPY WITH THEM, just like your's I have to mow the yard twice to get a clean cut. CAUSE? blades do not have enough lift on the back to get the grass to stand and be cut. The blades are basically a set of hay mowers, no mind altering rocket science here. Oh btw, if you're looking for service after the buy, dont bother. these people wont even answer an email.
But on the positive side, they are tough and you can hit roots, concrete and they survive w/o damage, which is the main reason I purchased. Going to try and make my own blades that actually have lift to cure the cut.
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I have these also and they are just sitting on a shelf, they don't have enough lift and I had a problem getting a clean cut like I do with my original blades
I agree. I got a kabuta commercial... It cuts grass twice as deep, much cleaner.
I enjoyed this review. Informative.
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Great job
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being painted green I am impressed it runs at all!
There is that
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Wow, I mean you honestly think that or are you just a hater? I have owned 2 997R's and they have been bullet proof.
I love my John Deere equipment, but it is like the old Ford vs Chevy debate
I always take comments like that to be tongue-in-cheek or playful banter. Some people are probably serious though
@@RockhillfarmYT well we run 100% Deere equipment. We have a Kubota rtv but we don't tell anyone lol, and I have found over the years there are a lot of John Deere haters out there for sure, but the best way to handle that with a grain of salt.
@@shanekasper4587 I use to b all Deere but I been replacing it with all Kubota!
:-) yeah, I'm just ribbing you. The first time I saw an impact driver take a blade off revolutionized how I did it, I was trying with giant leverage bars, one holding the blade and one on the bolt with lots of swearing. On that Meg-mo blade though, spinning weight robs big power, that would have increasing impact on thicker grass. If the mower is powerful enough, at the very least it will consume more gas. All mowers should have those airless tire too!
There's a similar blade listed in the Mennonite catalog. The Mennonite blade has wide hole with a narrow slot which allows you to remove the blade from the disc without a tool.
I bet you are talking about Cutlass Blades. I have a set & wish I had them on everything. A bit pricy but in a rocky yard they're probably worth it in the long run. I looked at Meg-Mo before getting Cutlass & they took over a month to reply to me. I think I'm glad they did. I found Cutlass & to me it's a better system than Meg-Mo
Very cool product
I had a set of them, there are pluses and minuses.
The plus side they do throw the grass really well.
They do fold back if you hit something.
The minuses is they are expensive.
They are almost impossible to keep balanced
They are very noisy
They do not cut tall grass, they fold back.
Thanks for sharing
@@RockhillfarmYT you're welcome, hope you have good service with them.
Thanks. I was thinking about making a set on my mill. I cut a lot of nasty fields that sometimes get baled and sometime just brushogged. I would be cutting some tall grass quite a bit.
id weigh each blade on a gram scale. as long as the center disk doesn't get damaged that should be close. if you wanted to get really close a scale on each end of the blade would be more accurate. more noisy than high lift blades? i figure the center disk also makes it not cut tall grass as well? i always sharpen conventional blades to within 3 inches of center and it seems to help with tall grass and higher travel speeds.
Yes you could use those methods to get them more balance. I don’t really think it’s necessary personally but that’s an opinion.
I’ve heard some people say it they do better on high grass and some people say they do worse.
I’m not going to give my opinion until I fixed my mulch on demand shoot and ran them longer.
Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts
Going much slower with the new style blades. I wouldnt like an automatic mulcher. Just me though.
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These blades remind me of agricultural mower blades used in the likes of Lely and JF agricultural mowers and they are hungry for power they need at least 120 horsepower tractor to be any use. Reading the comments people have been saying these ones for your mower are power hungry to . It’s all to do with the way the power is transferred and full rpm is required to turn them so that’s why the clutches get hammered .
Put one on with the traditional blade and do a real direct comparison on the exact same grass and speed. 🙂
I mow the same 10 yards every week, So it’s pretty easy for me to compare the job they are doing.
I will have a actual review video after I’ve used them longer
I've run megmo before didn't last long before I went back to a standard blade
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They are fairly easy to sharpen but your angle game better be on point, to each their own but personally not worth the money
I appreciate your experience. I will run them a while and then give a review
Sounds fair, and y'all stay safe out there
Thanks for the heads up .
Great video
Good job 👍👍 just a little food for thought I've always got better results out of my regular blades when I file the paint off the cutting edge before I install them I don't know it just works for me like I said good job
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I sharpened them the other day even though they weren’t really beat up yet
@@RockhillfarmYT new blades are sharp as a baby's ass.
I think I would follow the blog for awhile. Looks like there are some improvements needed yet and if a product is so wonderful how come only 300k sets have been sold. Also their website appears a little too greedy to get you signed up and then---ABSOLUTELY NO RETURNS OR REFUNDS. Nope not for me------just yet....cbuk
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on it
The company is local to my area and they mainly just sell them at farm shows for some reason.
I’m gonna test them out all summer before giving my opinion on them
They probably have only sold 300k sets because you purchase a set initially,…and then purchase replacement tips after that.
True. Also I’ve talked to some people who really like the product but most people have never heard of it
@@RockhillfarmYT I will probably give them a shot. I can see why they would work better than a standard blade. I did notice that your mower didn’t bog down like it did with the stock blades vs the Mo-Megs. Unlike you,…I’m glad that I don’t have the bolt-through spindles, lol. Anyways,…stay blessed and keep up the awesome work.
Completely shameful! Not having kids using that field is wrong.
Whatever issues that are preventing this from happening need to be addressed and resolved.
Just saying. IMHO.
Good video as always 🙂
Yeah. This Field is meant for players ages 13 to 16. We don’t have middle school baseball so this fills the gap between Little League and high school ball
I ran a league here the last three years but my son aged out and we cannot get any volunteers to run it
these are the BEST blades that I ever inventested in
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thanks for the demo, For the difference I would prefer the regular blade and slow down a bit. The middle is not doing much. As you said the mower is not a bush hog. The circle blades not so much for me. Sharp blades always work better. Lots of contract mowers seem to ride faster and the cut shows it. thanks again.
I'd like to see these blades on something other than a John Deere.
just what I need to see before I made the purchase!
These were my ideas for years on blades
I think it’s a fantastic design and idea. Maybe needs a little bit of perfecting because I didn’t always get a great cut with them
Yes I was going to use the same blades thats on hey cutter now
i've completely changed the way i mow... i rocked in the entire yard
Excellent video
Thanks a lot
suggestion - hang a chain hoist in your garage to lift mower decks to change blades, you will be on a solid floor and not in danger of a tractor bucket dropping on you, you will not need the tractor at all and you will find other uses for the chain hoist. I can stand my zero turn mower almost vertical with the hoist, no bending down to line up bolts or blades, no reaching under the deck and makes cleaning the underside of the deck easier.
. I have a second chain hoist under the shed where I park my 3 ph post hole digger and use that hoist to install and remove the digger, it takes most of the work out of installation and removal. I can raise and lower the digger with one hand while using the other hand to line up the digger boom and bell to attach to the tractor. the hoists are amazing work savers
Thanks for the suggestion
I’ve actually got a 30 x 50 shop up the hill but I prefer to work outside
Good video man love my john deer
Man your doing some good comparisons
Nice gear
Great video, very interesting blades. I'll have to look those up for my Lazer Z.
They like it if you have the part number for your motor blade to make sure they get the right ones
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You are a pretty cool dude
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Great video. Have now subscribed!
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Cool to see your ea wicked bucket
Yeah, I’ve never put the old one on the tractor since I bought this one
I’ve used it quite a lot pushing saplings over and spreading rock and dirt and the cutting edge is still basically brand new.
The video where I dug a swale next to the pond really show the improved digging power
I am a big fan of EA products. I own the 55 wicked grapple. Bucket it next. Will try and find the video you mentioned.
Digging a Swale With a Box Blade and Improving Drainage to the Pond
ruclips.net/video/t6DkBMIUcfk/видео.html
Nice video 👍🏻
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I ordered blades to fit my Craftsman L100 38" mower deck. I specified they use a star drive. The blades came, but with round holes. They said they would work. I can not keep them tight. I will have to weld the cams into the holes to make them work. Was told because I ran them they as re not returnable. These are a good idea, but their brochure should say they don't sell a star drive, if they can't make it available.