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@tombrown46262 жыл бұрын
You don’t need to remove the pulley shrouds, just pop off the rubber boot to expose the blade nut. Thanks for the video, was my first blade change. Love my Scag!
@samwdecoster3 жыл бұрын
I usually don’t subscribe very easily but with you I did the second you asked. The reason is that you wasted zero time with bs and got to the point fast. I hope the rest of your videos are the same.
@Archifx3 жыл бұрын
They are. I try to get to it. No need for fluff
@ChartsCantLie2 ай бұрын
Same here, appreciate it
@ChartsCantLie2 ай бұрын
Same here in North Carolina bruh! Takes longer to pick up the sticks and rocks than it does to mow 5 acres, easier to just mow them and change the blades every year! Appreciate the video!
@girardec232 ай бұрын
or every 12 hours of course! up in the berkshires of MA it is like stick and rock central - 2 blade changes a year at least!
@uhly1014 ай бұрын
Thank you, now I know what to do. Been wondering this for years. Cheers!
@chrisedwards1893 Жыл бұрын
I feel ya living out in the sticks , I change every 25 hours. The originals , then Used oregons , now have copperheads. Good video 👍👍
@jimmydickson88542 жыл бұрын
I love my Scag to I agree with you they are well engineered and tough built like a tank wouldn’t buy any other brand don’t mind paying extra for quality .I have an old walker they do a good job for small lawns but ,but they are high maintenance ,jimmy D , Australia
@nflightvideo778711 ай бұрын
Great and straight to the point!
@South-Texas-Drones_58013 жыл бұрын
I live in the sticks too & just hit & wedged in an aluminum bat cutting thick & tall grass. 20 plus hours and my blades are still actually ok surprisingly. I have a cheetah 2 & love this mower 👍🏽
@peytonnix92102 жыл бұрын
I have a scag cheetah ll as well and them blades have 120 hours on them and has hit some pretty nasty stuff and they r barley nicked. That mower is a beast
@TexomaDelivery2 ай бұрын
Saved me a ton of time! My blades look just as bad, and I had a professional overcharge me last year to replace them, lol.
@charlesjacksoniii87873 жыл бұрын
Great tip I am looking at getting a Scag Tiger Cat II to replace my Exmark Lazer Z E series mower.
@bruceliem18882 жыл бұрын
Sand is what did those blades in, I agree with one of the other comments that high lift blades are picking up too much sand. I use 1 highlift on discharge side for the grass catcher I use and two medium lift for other blades. That velocity deck is made to lift the grass for cutting unfortunately the sand comes with it.
@AlphaGear12 жыл бұрын
Good video man. We finally bolted ramps into the concrete at my shop to ride the mowers on when we swap out the blades so no more floor jacks.
@davidfanucci83392 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the info. I'll be doing mine soon.
@michaelhall67562 жыл бұрын
Just my 2 cents on this. I won't argue you have 12 hours of usage. However, there is like 100 plus hours on those blades. They have been sharpened several times and grass/sand has worn away the lift. Rocks and gravel would just ding the metal, the lift surfaces have been worn away and that takes a lot of time to do that. My guess is that when you bought it (used or new?), they had worn out blades already on it. The new blades, I'd advise you to put the high lift only on the exit side of the deck and have standard blades for the other two. The weight and mass are robbing engine horsepower and speed using the high lift blade in all three locations. Ok to use an impact to remove the nuts but do not use the impact to tighten. Use the proper torque value stated in the manual which I think is 45 ft/lbs if memory serves me right. That deck on the underside doesn't look like 12 hours of usage either, if you see pitting in the metal, the deck is well used too. Lots of corrosion on the long bolts, another sign that 12 hours just doesn't add up.
@romadonezero Жыл бұрын
75ft/lbs on spindle shaft bolts.
@leecone145111 ай бұрын
Sand, the grade, and debris is bad on blades. I feel you, I go through the same.. You are also right on the SCAG, tough tough, the best.
@kingdomminded_Life2 жыл бұрын
Good Video- I like it when it is to the point - Thanks
@kenkwast7223 Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Needed that information
@wabash51232 жыл бұрын
You oughta look into getting Oregon G6 blades. They are 1/4" steel. Longer cutting edge too. They hold up very well.
@MrEferrell2 жыл бұрын
I bought a Scag Turf Tiger demonstrator with 10 hours on the clock, and the blades were completely worn out. After studying over the height adjustment, I discovered all the paint gone from the lowest hole. The result being the high lift blades sucked up every piece of trash off the ground. I never run mine lower than 3 1/2 inches and get 75-80 hours on the blades. And that was with the scroungy .204 blades thy put on it in place of .250 blade it was supposed to have.
@milessmith28533 жыл бұрын
Hey man I was watching an old video of yours of your jeep restoration... And I was wondering where you got that steering wheel. It added a lot to the overall look.
@taetae-blast214 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for tha good info
@jasonberning10862 жыл бұрын
Bro you mowin over gravel piles or what?? I have never seen blades like that let alone after just 12 hours. Great video. About to change out the blades on my velocity deck and I would have attacked from the bottom thinking it was a bolt from bottom like my Ferris!
@Archifx2 жыл бұрын
You could say that. I’m out here in the sticks where ppl used to bury everything. At times more often than I’d like to admit, things emerge like bricks and rebar
@mikeendrizzi593211 ай бұрын
I have Scag Patriot. Live in Florida with very sandy soil. I never set the blade highth lower than 4 inches. I mow over 4 acres. Blades need sharpened every other cutting and need replaced every year.
@TacoSparkle Жыл бұрын
You keep saying guys😢 us gals watching and learning too😂
@Archifx Жыл бұрын
Gosh I know. Only cool gals ;)
@TacoSparkle Жыл бұрын
@Fix It Now I'm the only female on a 22 guy crew. Just got the scag Tiger mower and I feel so lost. We use Spartans around here so It's like learning everything new again. Thanks for the easy peazy videos!
@Archifx Жыл бұрын
That’s bad ass. For real. The tiger cat is a beast. Absolutely love it. Keep the blades sharp and it’ll treat you right every cut.
@TT-dz8zf Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the quick instructions video. Subscribed! Hope you get to the target sub # soon.
@shirleyewing73042 жыл бұрын
52 years mowing never had blades like that. 12 hrs? The Lawn Ranger Lawn service. Bladen Nebraska
@onearm5827 Жыл бұрын
dane brother what have you been mowing rocks lol👍✌
@keitha19322 жыл бұрын
Use the MARBAIN blades, they are tough as nails. To keep from having to use a jack, turn the bolts over and put the nuts on the bottom. There is not enough bolt sticking out of the nut to damage the threads. I've run 2 seasons that way with no problems.
@pfiltz5 ай бұрын
I'm responsible now for maintaining my father in laws 60" Cheetah II. We use a chain hoist in the barn, with jack stands, and Blocks of Wood. To say the least, I'm paranoid about laying underneath this big guy.
@mp5kfisher241 Жыл бұрын
I live on 1-1/2 acres and its a sandy loam soil, also a bunch of gopher mounds in the yard so im constantly running thru that sandy loam. I have the same deck on a Tiger Cat and have been using the “Scag” marbain blades and mine always look in the same condition. Have you found a better blade?
@spizzolato10862 жыл бұрын
Cool!!!!
@davidlangewicz12162 ай бұрын
I noticed the square hole on the baffle, mine had that hole and I lost suction and it wasn't lifting the grass on that side. I put a bolt in and fixed the problem! Changed, belt, blades and was going to change spindles as nothing was fixing the problem. Then I noticed the hoke and fifty cent fix. Anyhow, did you have that issue with that hole aswell? It was a strange thing to happen
@bladengutz2042Ай бұрын
I have a question Do I need to put a wrench on the bottom to tighten it up? Or how does that work
@dannyt5911 Жыл бұрын
Can you share that model of grassflap w/ handle you're using? Do you like it? Where can I get it & how much?
@DarioGalvans Жыл бұрын
Does it matter what position you install the new blades? I noticed that before removal of the old blades, they all faced the same direction, but when you installed the new blades, they are a little off.
@hphillips74253 жыл бұрын
I wonder if I could change ends with the bolt where it does not require jacking up? Thanks and have good one from West Tennessee
@Archifx3 жыл бұрын
No. It’s just low enough to not clear it. I tried.
@Alex-mq3jt2 жыл бұрын
What are you mowing a Rock quarry
@jeffvanrobertson29703 жыл бұрын
Holy Smoke! I have a 61" Turf Tiger 2 and mow some really angry grass here on my horse farm - I keep 3 sets of blades in rotation and sharpen them myself. I still have the original set in rotation and have over 300hrs on this beast. I usually get about 15-20hrs before I have to switch out for sharpened blades - and I mow at 4-5" depending on time of year and weather (longer in dry/hot summer months). You'll love the Skag, but I don't know how those blades are that deformed after 12-hours - maybe they are made of Copper? Were they used? That is totally insane! Good video though ; )
@Archifx3 жыл бұрын
No, I have an extreme case out here. The neighborhood is built atop of a bunch of old rebar bricks and concrete buried. Randomly they’ll surface and the mower pays the price. Main reason I needed a SCAG was for the durability factor.
@kennydaddy1002 жыл бұрын
@@Archifx Note to self; do not mow rebar, bricks, and concrete!
@giannirocco74923 жыл бұрын
Just watched your video about fuel pressure and regulators,my question is:can I run my stock in tank pumps from an injected car and simply bring the pressure down with the type of regulator shown?Thanks!
@curtislear512111 ай бұрын
On the blade the angle part the lift is always pointing up that's an easy way to tell which way is right and wrong. If you live in an area where there's a lot of sand you're using what's called a hi-lift blade. They make a medium and aloe leaf blade for people who live like in Florida where there's a lot of sand. Those blades turnabout 18,500 RPMs so the lower the lift the less and it pulls up out of the grass the longer your blades last.
@bullwinklebetts732029 күн бұрын
Dudes mowing a Rock Quarry 😂
@jomcginn210010 ай бұрын
good vid. Think I'll get the same Oregon blades for my 2022 52 Tiger Cat 2
@ThomasFurino777 Жыл бұрын
Hey bud, are you running that impact counterclockwise to drop those blades? I have a GT two
@ThomasFurino777 Жыл бұрын
I said a tt2 52 velocity I can’t get the nuts to break
@zacrentz44573 жыл бұрын
What are you cutting??? My scag cheetah 2 has 12 hours on it right now and the blades are fine, just dull. I’ve mowed a lot of overgrown property’s as well
@Archifx3 жыл бұрын
Out here in horse country before the 70’s the land was used as a junk yard / auto salvage and dump area... every now and then the random rebar, concrete block or slab will surface and smack the blades. It’s rough out here and the only mowers strong enough to handle the terrain are SCAGS
@Archifx3 жыл бұрын
Out here in horse country before the 70’s the land was used as a junk yard / auto salvage and dump area... every now and then the random rebar, concrete block or slab will surface and smack the blades. It’s rough out here and the only mowers strong enough to handle the terrain are SCAGS
@zacrentz44573 жыл бұрын
@@Archifx I won’t buy anything but a scag. I love mine so far and all the little features make it better than anything I’ve seen or used!!!
@gregorymandile23213 жыл бұрын
Dude what r u mowing,boulder fields
@Archifx3 жыл бұрын
You could say that... rebar and bricks own these lands just under the grass LOL. That’s why I bought a SCAG nothing else comes close
@christopher.962 жыл бұрын
I noticed in one of the other videos he had really Sandy soil. That will do it too.
@Archifx2 жыл бұрын
Yeah man. It’s nutts out here. Definitely where scag should send their equipment if they want to torture test it
@lifecyklesending2875 Жыл бұрын
Yeah that's crazy I'm replacing mine after 360 hrs and they and at most 1/6 as bad as those are.
@popvultureinc5007 Жыл бұрын
@@lifecyklesending2875360 hrs???
@johnnymerritt95443 жыл бұрын
Wow i have never seen blades in that bad of condition before on any mower
@bryais2 ай бұрын
What mowing? Rocks?
@Rescuetech162 жыл бұрын
You must be in Florida
@bobbutts9696 Жыл бұрын
Any follow-up on how long the blades lasted?
@Archifx Жыл бұрын
1 year but these seem to be holding up much better
@jameshausler5259 Жыл бұрын
I know it sounds like nagging, but why didn't you sharpen the blade first? (you need to with Oregons!) I would consider SCAG marbanes. And consider medium lift. Though I prefer High Lift for my lawns.
@user-wg3bu5wh6d3 жыл бұрын
Trying to take my blades off for the first time. Nut won't looosen. Hit with wd 40?
@Archifx3 жыл бұрын
Won’t loosen or is it spinning?
@user-wg3bu5wh6d3 жыл бұрын
@@Archifx I got it. Had to use a breaker underneath and on top. Underneath to hold the nut in place.
@jeffvanrobertson29703 жыл бұрын
@@user-wg3bu5wh6d Glad you figured it out. The nuts on my Turf Tiger 2 were soooooo tight from the factory that I had my wife with a breaker bar up top - fitted a speaker pole over the breaker bar to give her more leverage - me underneath with another breaker bar. After that initial switch-out - I am able to drop the blades with an impact wrench.
@michaelhall67562 жыл бұрын
Lubrication not necessary when nut is properly torqued. Make sure you don't tighten with an impact, it can make getting the nut off very difficult. Using an impact is just fine for removing the nut.
@qualitylandscapemorellc2 жыл бұрын
I got a scag patriot how do I take the blades off?
@romadonezero Жыл бұрын
Plasma cutter.
@cachamp2033 жыл бұрын
Holy smokes what are you cutting with those blades. I have a 2015 Scag Tiger Cat II with a 52" deck and the original blades are on it. I have sharpened them multiple times and have probably 50 hours on my machine. I went way overkill on my machine when I bought it so it does not have high hours but to only have 12 hours on those blades seems like something is not right.
@Archifx3 жыл бұрын
Omg. I know. Honestly, out here there’s random crap buried everywhere, tile, carpet, sometimes bricks and even though I’m careful it happens sometimes. I just didn’t think they’d be that bad. Nothing ever was hit on purpose.
@vinmirarchi9 күн бұрын
12 hours?
@bruteforce12282 жыл бұрын
Never seen blades that bad after 12 hours. Mowing rocks would explain this.
@Archifx2 жыл бұрын
The rocks just keep growing back.
@ChrisWilson999 Жыл бұрын
Your Oregon blades are .2" instead of .25". Probably won't last as long?
@Archifx Жыл бұрын
Still running strong
@ChrisWilson999 Жыл бұрын
@@Archifx I found a set of 3 Terre blades for my 60" Scag deck for $36 shipped! 0.197 medium lift blades. Less than 1/2 OEM prices.
@jameshausler5259 Жыл бұрын
When I used those Oregon blades, they sharpened great. But, would be fairly dull after two large lawns!!!
@John_D23 жыл бұрын
I gotta call b.s. you should have shown the hour meter. I mow grass everyday in central FL. My blades have never looked like that , not even with 50-75 hours.
@Archifx3 жыл бұрын
Not bs my friend. I’ll do a SCAG update video on my channel this week and show the hour meter.
@off-roadnpew2183 Жыл бұрын
Thanks bro. I have a patriotic and throw some nice abuse to it since I do t have a tractor lol
@jimpratt85692 ай бұрын
12 hours? no way
@rogerl8488 Жыл бұрын
24mm nut
@rogerl8488 Жыл бұрын
Also leave cover on an just pop on the black cap an there the nut....
@herman5eight2 жыл бұрын
Folks if your going to spend the money on expensive Zero-turns, get an appropriate type of jack that cradles the front tires, jacking up the mowing deck is not an ideal way to do it
@MrZipperhead162 жыл бұрын
Where are you mowing, in the desert? The deck looks like it's been sandblasted. Stock blades aren't the best quality but man, you have to set that deck higher or something to keep it out of the dirt. If the grass isn't thick enough to cut then don't cut it. If your doing it commercially you damn well don't want your name on a dead lawn.
@popvultureinc5007 Жыл бұрын
12 hrs shouldn't have done that if you did a cleanup lol
@hjjj21213 жыл бұрын
Can I have your email pls? We want to collaborate with you.
@basler.outdoorserv2 жыл бұрын
Oregon blades are terrible, just my two cents!
@myronbacon46472 ай бұрын
You must be cutting rocks
@1victory02053 жыл бұрын
You didn't show any method of what to do when blade free spins....How did you deal with that....not that great of a video....
@Archifx3 жыл бұрын
I said that. Wrench on the bottom, gun on the top.