Walker GHS Doubles

[CLC]

Where can I get doubles for my walker ghs

[strickdad]

same place you bought the mower???

[captdevo]

you'll have to re-time the deck.

i read where someone used 42" blades on top of 48" blades on a 48" ghs deck. i'm gonna give it a try and see what it does.

i have re-timed a 48" for doubles, it worked ok, but i was not overly impressed and very concerned as to damage which may occur if i hit something.

i use Raptor mulching blades (http://www.stens.com) with excellent results, reduced clippings and added perfomance to cut and stripe.

[JJ Lawn]

What is the purpose of putting doubles on a GHS deck? In my experience the GHS deck works just fine the way it is.

For approx. $1200 you can buy a 42" mulch deck with double blades on it. I use the 42" deck about 90% of the time. It does a beautiful job on grass. And will go through most back gates. And believe me, it will tear up a yard full of leaves. I can mulch a layer of 6" leaves in two passes and the yard will look like it was bagged. Wasting time making two passes..... Nope. Saving time and money. I don't have to dump or bag the leaves, don't have to empty trailer of leaves. Don't have to handle leaves at all.

I also have a 52" side discharge/mulch deck with double blades that does a good job on grass, but not so good on leaves.

Guess, what my point is, why take a chance of causing damage to a $10,000 mower by making modifications to it? Just buy the attachments made for it and you will be better off in the long run. That's just my opinion.


Jim

[CLC]

What do you mean by re-time? Also is it over all worth it Im going for a nice looking cut

[captdevo]

the deck is gear driven and the blades overlap, if you were to put doubles on without retiming the gears the blades would hit each other.

when i tried this, it didn't change the cut much, it did vaccuum a little better, but not enough to make a difference.