Posted by muzician21 on July 6, 2009, 8:56 pm
Have an old 21" Snapper pusher. For the first time in several years
I've decided to start bagging the grass instead of mulching it.
Problem is, I'm now finding that the grass clogs the chute in short
order. Very little actually makes it into the bag. The last time I
bagged the grass this wasn't a problem.
I tried cleaning the bag thinking maybe a lack of air flow was somehow
an issue - gave it a good scrubbing in the tub with lots of detergent.
Sharpened the blade. I found the bottom lip of the chute was splitting
so I formed some sheet aluminum to fit over the lip and pop-riveted it
in place to give the grass a smooth entry point. None of this has
helped.
Why would this now be an issue when it hasn't been in the past? Same
mower, same blade.
Posted by mike_0_007@hotmail.com on July 6, 2009, 9:06 pm
> Have an old 21" Snapper pusher. For the first time in several years
> I've decided to start bagging the grass instead of mulching it.
> Problem is, I'm now finding that the grass clogs the chute in short
> order. Very little actually makes it into the bag. The last time I
> bagged the grass this wasn't a problem.
> I tried cleaning the bag thinking maybe a lack of air flow was somehow
> an issue - gave it a good scrubbing in the tub with lots of detergent.
> Sharpened the blade. I found the bottom lip of the chute was splitting
> so I formed some sheet aluminum to fit over the lip and pop-riveted it
> in place to give the grass a smooth entry point. None of this has
> helped.
> Why would this now be an issue when it hasn't been in the past? Same
> mower, same blade.
are you in new england... it's been raining for so long here everyone
is having similar problems
Posted by Tony Hwang on July 6, 2009, 9:09 pm
muzician21 wrote:
> Have an old 21" Snapper pusher. For the first time in several years
> I've decided to start bagging the grass instead of mulching it.
> Problem is, I'm now finding that the grass clogs the chute in short
> order. Very little actually makes it into the bag. The last time I
> bagged the grass this wasn't a problem.
>
> I tried cleaning the bag thinking maybe a lack of air flow was somehow
> an issue - gave it a good scrubbing in the tub with lots of detergent.
> Sharpened the blade. I found the bottom lip of the chute was splitting
> so I formed some sheet aluminum to fit over the lip and pop-riveted it
> in place to give the grass a smooth entry point. None of this has
> helped.
>
> Why would this now be an issue when it hasn't been in the past? Same
> mower, same blade.
Hi,
Maybe gras is too wet? Is it clean under the deck? No build up of grass
particles? Once under the deck is cleaned you can spray silicon grease
to keep it clean.
Posted by The Daring Dufas on July 7, 2009, 1:37 am
Tony Hwang wrote:
> muzician21 wrote:
>> Have an old 21" Snapper pusher. For the first time in several years
>> I've decided to start bagging the grass instead of mulching it.
>> Problem is, I'm now finding that the grass clogs the chute in short
>> order. Very little actually makes it into the bag. The last time I
>> bagged the grass this wasn't a problem.
>>
>> I tried cleaning the bag thinking maybe a lack of air flow was somehow
>> an issue - gave it a good scrubbing in the tub with lots of detergent.
>> Sharpened the blade. I found the bottom lip of the chute was splitting
>> so I formed some sheet aluminum to fit over the lip and pop-riveted it
>> in place to give the grass a smooth entry point. None of this has
>> helped.
>>
>> Why would this now be an issue when it hasn't been in the past? Same
>> mower, same blade.
> Hi,
> Maybe gras is too wet? Is it clean under the deck? No build up of grass
> particles? Once under the deck is cleaned you can spray silicon grease
> to keep it clean.
"Silicon grease"? Is that what is used for lubricating
integrated circuits or sand piles?
TDD
Posted by Don Young on July 6, 2009, 9:36 pm
> Have an old 21" Snapper pusher. For the first time in several years
> I've decided to start bagging the grass instead of mulching it.
> Problem is, I'm now finding that the grass clogs the chute in short
> order. Very little actually makes it into the bag. The last time I
> bagged the grass this wasn't a problem.
> I tried cleaning the bag thinking maybe a lack of air flow was somehow
> an issue - gave it a good scrubbing in the tub with lots of detergent.
> Sharpened the blade. I found the bottom lip of the chute was splitting
> so I formed some sheet aluminum to fit over the lip and pop-riveted it
> in place to give the grass a smooth entry point. None of this has
> helped.
> Why would this now be an issue when it hasn't been in the past? Same
> mower, same blade.
Possibly grass is damp, longer, or denser than before?
Don Young
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> I've decided to start bagging the grass instead of mulching it.
> Problem is, I'm now finding that the grass clogs the chute in short
> order. Very little actually makes it into the bag. The last time I
> bagged the grass this wasn't a problem.
> I tried cleaning the bag thinking maybe a lack of air flow was somehow
> an issue - gave it a good scrubbing in the tub with lots of detergent.
> Sharpened the blade. I found the bottom lip of the chute was splitting
> so I formed some sheet aluminum to fit over the lip and pop-riveted it
> in place to give the grass a smooth entry point. None of this has
> helped.
> Why would this now be an issue when it hasn't been in the past? Same
> mower, same blade.