In Florida I've been mulching since 1988 before there were mulching mowers we love them 👍 nice video

Thanks for all the good info. Never used a zeroturn in my life and I am just starting a lawncare business. I just bought a Z2 52 Ferris with a Kawasaki 25 hp with only 52 hours. I bought it used with a mulch kit already installed. Yes it's a smaller engine but I already decided the mulch kit is staying. Just seems to be the smart thing to do. Plus I'm an old man and only wanting to supplement my income. I wish I knew more on how to charge new customers. My plan is to cut, edge, and trim but it looks like I should do leaf clean up as well since I have a Ferris with a mulch kit. Anyways I appreciate you.

Awesome video bro

Great video

Mulching requires more horsepower and the grass has to be really dry or you end up with thick grass stuck like glue gobbed under the deck which is a real chore to clean and causes rust. Side discharge is fine as long as it isn't 5" tall when you mow. The benefits to the lawn of side discharge are as good as mulching but less work under the deck. Thats my opinion.

Good stuff👊

Come back in 2 days. Side discharge area will have lots of brown, dead clippings on the lawn. Mulched area will look completely green. That's my experience.

Mulching works ok if regularly maintained an not to wet. Side discharge gives a crisper cut an handles taller grass better. This year I haven't mulched but used ocdc. Now that leaves are starting to fall I have put the mulch kit on the 61" turf tiger, an left the cheetah side discharge.

Great video ! Can you make a video on your box truck? Thanks!

Love the music! Ever think of getting Tweels for those machines?

Good stuff, gives us an idea on how we may cut grass here.

I side discharge. But I do have an OCDC chute on my mower. My mower is only a 24 HP and when I mulch I have to go back and go over it again. By the way, THAT BEAT THOUGH!!!😁😁

I have a Deere x394 with the electronic mulch kit installed. I mulch 90% of the time on customer properties as it reduces my time spent on cleanup, and it really keeps dust down having the discharge chute blocked. It can be tough on bi-weekly clients though and I'll sometimes have to discharge the thick stuff and do a second pass with the mulch engaged. Having the electronic kit, which is the equivalent to a GrassFlap on a ZT makes all the difference in the world and I don't have to mess around with decks and mowers. Just flip the switch to whatever is the best option at the time. Having that control also allows me to keep my discharge chute removed without worrying about anything. Having gotten used to it, I don't think I could ever run a mower again without some sort of discharge control. Having a 23hp engine on a smaller 48" deck helps though; I've mulched 8-10" totally unmaintained grass down to nothing. I don't know if I'd feel the same with a larger deck without a power bump.

Best mulcher i have ever used, but not the best mower because it would scalp was my jd 1026 60" deck with mulching kit. I could drive over the tallest grass then look behind and be like huh? Where did it go?

Only mulch 1/3 of the grass at one time we cut 4 inches in the off season but in summer some times 5 inches 😁

In the process of getting my 1st ztr, ariens ikon hd 52”. I was going to get the mulch kit, but most reviews for that deck are don’t do it. Only 23hp. This is for my home use. On my previous rider, I had gator blades, side discharge, lots of clumps, but I would cut only 1x week, and at times probably cut to much. On the new ztr, since mulcher kit is a no go, would you use a chute blocker, and a mulcher blade or gator blade? I will probably cut at 3.5” range. I have leaves in the fall that I would like to mulch if possible. I do have beds, pool area, ect... that I would like to keep grass clippings out of. Thanks for any input

Hey man, I was just wondering what do you think of the strange it ads to the engine? I personally don’t like the way mine sounds with the mulching kit, I also have the zx5400 with the kohler 23hp. Thanks

Would like to know your blade setup and your underdeck build up of grass? We are Mulching here with 60 exmark and the deck build up is horrible. Great cut,no clumps,no streaks. Just very unhappy with deck build up.

What's your preferred blade to use to cut/mulch grass and not leaves? Do you still use the high lift or the curvy mulch blade?

I have a Ferris FW35 walk behind mower and I generally cut at 3.5 inches on normal (non fertilized) yards, and about 4" on thick fertilized. I have the mulch kit, and the fertilized yards are hell. Clumps everywhere, even at 4". I have to ride back over spots. It leaves a line of grass next to mower that if I don't mow over again, it will die and leave strip of dead grass. Whats your suggestion for that? I almost essentially have to double mow, and if its remotely wet, you can forget about fertilized yards period.

I have a Ferris Z2 that I am very happy with. And, I have great success mulching grass with the curvy mulch blades and mulch kit. What is your preferred blade(s) set-up when mulching leaves? Do you single blade or X blade? What blade set up do you find works the best for you?

Hello, Thanks for your video. I have 37 H.P. Vanguard EFI zero turn and will purchase another one with a mulching kit. With your 11,000 hours, Which brand mulching blades work the best for you? I have a Ferris 3200z zero turn and thinking of getting a Hustler Super Z Hyperdrive 60 inch with a mulching kit. Have a blessed day. Mike

Im more a discharge guy course here in my small town in Missouri the grass can be rough but then again I have seen where a mulch would work wonders to but I got a big yards that needs cut every week that's how bad it gets for me

Can you cut faster with the side discharge, mulch kit, or the same?

What would you say is the most that you would want to cut off for the mulch kits to work effectively? I want the mulch kits to work for me so badly but I just think some of my yards get too tall. Especially my biweekly cuts..

What blades are you using on the mulch kit? I'm debating putting a mulch kit on my z3x. How does it perform in tall wet grass?

Great video, which one strips better, mulch or discharge?

Do you have the part number for a 52 Z3. I just got one that doesn't seem to fit.

What pitch do you run your deck at?

Mulching always wins.

Do you feel that the side discharge striped better or are they pretty equal?

The only difference between the two is which one will cause more stress on your machine? The mulch kit will, esp with thick or tall grass.

Just bought a Skag VRide II with a 52" mulch kit, one month ago .. Already took it off, my customers are not impressed and thick grass is too hard on the mower

Have you found that you had to double cut any of your weekly accounts here lately?

Always mulch..never liked side discharge

It almost looks scalped in Florida the sun would cook the grass cutting that low

Mowsouri

Looks bad 😖