That was exactly how it worked for me. 👍🏼

This is actually pretty close to what I ended up using. I have a stock hi-lift with one G6. It works well and gives the best overall compromise without much of any drawback. 👍🏼

@@dieselshadow Very nice👍 Tweak until we get it right😎

I have a push self propell John Deere canni do the same on that?

Lol

Been using this type of set up for years on a Dixie Chopper. In fact Dixie Chopper offered this from the factory.

Now that idea might just work as both blades are exactly the same level.

@@rbnjr I have cut my 3 acre lawn since installing them. I had very little visible missed cut grass stems. I have a fair amount of crabgrass in some areas and it is typically almost always wet by nature due to its dense growth. The blades did a good job of pulverizeing the clippings into a mush and there were minimal clumps. I purposely mowed and kept the discharge blowing into the uncut grass to see how it would work. Overall it did ok. However, there was a good bit of build-up in some areas under the deck. Next time I will mow and discharge into the previously cut side to monitor clumping and build-up under deck. I may need to work with some other blade combinations for best results.

Have u used it on leaf jobs? That's what I'm looking at more than anything I have a grass cutting service and leaf removal service

@@ronnrogers9459hi, yes this type of set up is very good on leaves I will said mulch the leafs 10 times better for sure.

@@dogoargentino1420 ok thank u

Geez Frank, somehow I missed your comment. And looking at the date, I missed it A LONG TIME AGO! Wow! Yeah, I saw a few videos and a recommendation from another channel I watch and decided to give it a go. My Ferris cuts very well, but not quite as nice as the John Deere’s I’ve owned. So I was looking for an improvement. It’s now what I run all the time. It works, at least in my conditions, very very well. 👍🏼

I would absolutely try them out, but it seems I can’t find them. Can you post a link?

I’m not sure how that can be. You are trying to spin up at least twice as much weight all of a sudden. That’s twice the load on the engine. Maybe if your clutch isn’t as fast engaging as most electric clutches are, then less throttle could be utilized. But since twice the load is being introduced, we must either slip the clutch a bit longer or add power. It’s no different than driving a manual car. If it’s twice as heavy, you slip the clutch a bit longer and give a bit more throttle to overcome heavier loads. But since most machines these days utilize electric clutches, we don’t have control over the amount of time the clutch slips as it engages. For all intents and purposes, they are virtually instantaneous engagement. This calls for more throttle or the engine needs more spinning mass to overcome this bigger load that was applied.

@@dieselshadow Extra weight creates more momentum to give more spin on the blades. Mr. Ballard recommends lowering the throttle before you disengage and engage the blades.

Momentum is a mass that is moving already. More weight at the same speed = more momentum. Change either the speed or the weight and you change the momentum. Items at rest have zero momentum. So having twice as much momentum due to twice as many blades means yes, you do want to disengage the clutch at slower engine speeds. The blades are slower at that point and far easier for the clutch brake to stop the blades. I agree with the thought of less throttle/rpm to start the blades as much as possible. However, due to twice the mass, you may not be able to accomplish that. Each machine is different. Most will stall if they have an instantaneous style engagement such as an electric clutch. This means if the engine is at idle, it will most likely stall. My Ferris will stall if you engage the X blade setup at idle. With just three blades instead of 6, it’s ok, but can struggle a bit. So for my machine, it go to full throttle and hit the PTO button immediately after. This gives the engine some throttle at the same time as engaging the PTO while the engine is accelerating from a lower RPM. It’s not the same as going to full throttle and engaging the PTO after the engine is at rated RPM. As stated in my video and the comments, your machine is different than mine. This is a bit of a science experiment for all. Nobody’s machine, lawn, and other conditions are the same. What works for me may not work for you.

I usually have two Gator blades stacked or one Gator and one high lift. It depends on the conditions.

I couldn’t say for sure. The combo that works the best on my mower and my grass has been Oregon G6s and the stock hi-lift blades. Your mileage may vary. I encourage you to try various combos until you find what works best for you. 👍🏼

because it creates blowback and too much force, as per the problem he said in the video, they recomment a standard and a mulching blade

There’s no need to. If each blade is balanced, then two on the same spindle makes no difference. It works quite well.

I’m not following? All three are setup the same. 👍🏼

Maybe he has a high lift and g6 on the shoot side to throw out the grass faster but the rest are just g6's

I wouldn’t think so, but I can’t say for sure as I haven’t tried that. If you try it out, report back and let us know what you find. 👍🏼

I hit the top of a water utility pipe a few weeks ago and the lower blade spin up to the upper mulch blade. The Ballard adaptor bent the tabs and the lower blade bowed down. I posted a short video of it on my channel.

I am running a set of test X blades I made for my Grasshopper 718K on my 52 inch front mount deck. To create double cutting at same heights I cut the out the center section of the shredder blades and welded to the matching location of the contours blades. So far they cut very well.

It's possible but you'd need to cut and weld it so it's perfectly balanced otherwise you'd get a lot of vibrations

John who ? 🤔

John Deere doesn't hold a candle to Ferris. I own them both and three Ferris. John Deere just for the pto.

@@snewpdoge9911 good to hear you found the machine for you. Must be locations as where we are most guys admit even tho they don't run or own one the Deere is the best cut and top shelf.

John Deere are for amateurs

@@MrReagan1978 that'ah boy!! 👍

You don’t do what?

No no no. Not at all. Please, watch and comment like anyone else. Women are just as welcome here on my channel as the men are. I mean the vast majority of my viewers are male, but that doesn’t mean women aren’t welcome. My videos are meant for all. 👍🏼