Gator blades are horrible unless they are used in the fall or for spring cleanup.
I prefer Rotary Copperhead high lift blades and side discharge.
Do you have a favorite mower blade brand?
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I prefer Rotary Copperhead high lift blades and side discharge.
Never heard of them. I see they resemble Gator blades.
That's impressive. I just replaced what I believe was the original Snapper blade (was red and painted to nut) on my late 80's mower.. It is just used for trimming though. When I was mowing my parents yard with a 42in rider (2.5acres, sandy, lots of leaves) it would absolutely consume a set of blades every year. No lift and a good inch to short.
Marbain blades by Fisher Baton. They are a specially hardened steel that hold an edge for a long time. I didn’t sharpen them for 2 years mowing 3 acres of rough terrain. More expensive but worth it.
Every Rotary blade has the Copperhead label. There are high lifts, sand blades, low lifts, standard lifts, and mulching styles in the Copperhead lineup. So, your statement isn’t completely true.
Here is a Rotary Copperhead High Lift.
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Gator G6 on heavy duty mowers and G5 on residential units.
Sharpen: a vice, a long metal file and some good music.
Oregon Gator Blades are my favorite. They're heavy, but they mulch like a dream.
I never used them for bagging until two seasons ago, I had always switched to high-lift bagging blades for that. Turns out the Gators work great for bagging, because with the smaller clippings the bag takes longer to fill. I didn't notice anything extra being left behind.
