Tilting the Deck???? Say What???

[ba1m2x2]

Ok....another what seems to be a simple question...but I am not sure why it is done. I have heard of tilting the deck....either tilting foward or backwards....not really sure of the benefit....but wanted to find out on here what the pros and cons are. The one reason why I am thinking of doing this is cause of my new Blade set up. I just put Double blades underneath. A high lift blade with a excalibur mulcher on the top. Love the effect. ( I bet it makes a hell of a coleslaw!! ) It shreds the grass right down to powder. the only down side is I am getting some blow out from the front of the deck. I was thinking if I lift the back of the deck and drop the front of the deck it should reduce the blow out. But will it comprimise my cut. My only other alternative would be to attach a 1 inch bristle type strip along the front of the deck so it hangs down about an inch past the current bottom edge of the deck to keep the blow out to a minimum.

[Ric]

ba1m2x2

The last thing in the world you want, is the front of the deck to be higher than the back. You would be double cutting the grass at two different heights. Ideally you want the leading edge of the deck to be lower. This allows more blade power to be used to cut at the right height, first time. Mulching requires more power than side discharge, you want all to power you can get for mulching. The actual ideal pitch of the deck will vary by Manufacture and even individual machine. But the main idea is to maximize power by proper adjustment. By keeping the trailing edge of the deck slightly higher you eliminate drag of a double cut.

[Sammy]

...... I was thinking if I lift the back of the deck and drop the front of the deck it should reduce the blow out.....

Drop the front 1/4 inch lower than the back.