[wausau]

I've got a 318 with a 46 deck and Power Flow attached. Grass blows out the right front between the center roller and the Power Flow, then up on to the deck. I checked the measurements and it is level. Any suggestions?

 

[knottyrope]

read about it here
http://www.wfmachines.com/discus/messages/335/204807.html

Also the speed up pulley might help if you have no clumps of grass sticking to your deck

 

[rustyknuckles]

From an aerodynamics standpoint, the 46" deck is the oldest design and the worst performer. Best is the 48" replacement deck, followed by the 50" deck.

 

[Hammerdown-7]

Hello Tim
I have a replacement MOW 140/318 deck of 48" width that Jay speak's of. it came on my 1983 John Deere 318 when I bought it. It did not mow good it clumped up grass for me. I live in Knoxville, Tennessee where we commonly get a heavy dew each evening and our grass often does not dry out until very late in the afternoon so this clumping was Posing a problem for me. I looked at the blades and they were the Low lift blade's. I thought about buying the speed up pulley for my deck but it was over $75.00 for one, so I elected to try a set of High Lift blades.My John Deere Dealer told me that I could not run High Lift Blades on my deck I have No Earthly idea why he would have said that Perhaps' it is considered a Liability issue now as the High Lift blades will throw an object hit a lot Farther than a Low lift blade will ? I went with them any way & That did the trick for me the grass cut's much cleaner and bow's out fine now. I hope this helps, Kurt

 

[rustyknuckles]

Kurt -
What are the part nos. for the high lift blades you bought? I don't have a clumping problem (must be drier here!) but might be interesting to see if there is any difference in performance for me.

 

[trpshoot]

+2 for the part number for the high lift blades?