Ballard Gold Hybrid Blades are WORN out...Installing the Ripper Blades now

[@barnyard27]

Just ordered the gold hybrid blades for my Hustler Xd 54". Thanks for the video!

[@ross8425]

Awesome to hear these are good for bermuda. Thanks for the vid

[@Rockyspropertycare]

I use the gold ones. The give the best cuts especially in wet grass.

[@glennanderson5335]

I have the Ripper blades on my mower now and I like them. I will be using them in the fall with the X-Blade system on my mower. I normally use the Razor blades for grass cutting. Good video

[@rooster3019]

WOW! I have yet to wear out the lift portion of a blade. I am in fescue country and probably gut a lot higher than you and folks cutting urban lawns. Our soil is clay with shale and iron ore and some sand, but I cut well above ground level. Now, I do hit a rock or two on occasion. Ventrac commercial blades have long life.

[@christopher_001]

My gold set only has about 25 lawn cuts(some lawns 10min up to 50min) on them so far with 1 time sharpening in-between so their pretty new, they seem pretty good so far. Time will tell for me how long they last. The razor blades I put over 150 lawn cuts on and I could still use them and have them as a backup. I would definitely buy the razor blades again.

[@dustingiles2043]

Which you like those gold vs g6 I’m looking for a good blade to shred good

[@GwinnettLawns]

@@dustingiles2043 Gold hybrid for sure.

[@tankslawnmaintenance5230]

I had the same happen with a set of ballard hi rise(high lift) blades. The lasted 20 hours, and they were shot. This year.

[@joeybydin439]

Same here. I run a very small company part time, 15 lawns per week.. I'm sharpening the high rise blades like every week. The ripper blades however have lasted A LOT longer.

[@zacjohnson8404]

@@joeybydin439 because the ripper blades have less lift and suck less silica into the blade path

[@LordDeadSpider]

I don’t run a chute blocker, how are they with just side discharge?

[@GwinnettLawns]

@@LordDeadSpider they are excellent! They cut great.

[@shanepipkin4041]

test steel hardness rockwell. marbarin are hardest

[@BallPythonPassion]

The ripper blades are designed for mulching. You should use the High Lift for mowing.

[@GwinnettLawns]

Nope not for our grass type high lift are no good. Medium lift work best and the ripper blades are the best we have used after testing many different blades.

[@BallPythonPassion]

@@GwinnettLawns you did mention Bermuda. I'm tired and wasn't thinking about that.

[@BallPythonPassion]

@@GwinnettLawns do you use the V2 Jack that they offer? I'm fixing to buy it. Just wanted your opinion on it just in case you do own it and if it's worth it

[@GwinnettLawns]

@@BallPythonPassion No I use the Jungle Jims jack.

[@martinneps9387]

I've asked 3 people already. Where can I purchase these bladesplease comment back. I have a 36 inch machine and I have a 48 inch machine and they are both skagg machines.

[@GwinnettLawns]

@@martinneps9387 buy them at Ballard’s website.

[@JohnMurrayOP]

KZbin recommended this video to me, and I am curious about why the blade is designed this way and what mower you are using it on.

[@GwinnettLawns]

It helps to mulch up the grass and it’s on a hustler Trimstar.

[@mrme9517]

Nice review however they claim these gold blades were supposed to be tough yet they lasted the least but i will try the x blade setup with their standard razor blades I'll see how they work thanks that kept me from getting the gold and wasting the money 🎉🎉

[@GwinnettLawns]

Gold blades are good but seem too soft for some reason.

[@StevenClark-f7w]

Which Ballard blade do you feel decimates the grass clippings more, the Gold hybrid or the Ripper blade? I'm in Rhode Island and like you, I'm also running the Green Guard Chute blocker. My goal is to create the smallest grass clippings possible and minimize any amount of double cutting. Would you recommend X blading the Gold hybrid blade?

[@GwinnettLawns]

I like the ripper blades for our Bermuda grass and cutting at 2" since they are medium lift. The gold hybrid are a high lift and that is not as effective for Bermuda but awesome for leaf mulching as they suck the leaves up faster. You will need to try them both and see what works best for the grass you cut. I would not recommend the x setup as you gain nothing over single blades.

[@-Fecoboost]

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[@dustinsaraharnold9489]

I wonder if using these blades with the x blade adapter would yield better results in terms of cut quality and longevity?

[@BrettKorpela]

maybe cut quality, but you would think they would suck up more soil, which would not be good for longevity.

[@andrewf.909]

nine months later what are your thoughts?

[@GwinnettLawns]

There are awsome blades I use them in the fall to do leaf cleanups and mulch because they’re high lift. During mowing season, I use the ripper blades because their medium lift and high lift blades are no good for Bermuda grass..

[@KDlGG]

From what I’ve heard the Ballard blades have more lift than other regular blades. That being said your soil type and having Bermuda high lift definitely isn’t for you. Tbh I don’t even see many people running mulching blades in southern grass types besides st Augustine, you’d likely be better off running mid to low lift blades

[@GwinnettLawns]

The Ballard Gold hybrids are high lift, the Ballard Ripper blades are medium lift. So far the ripper blades are the best we have used and work perfect in our Bermuda.

[@anthony7828]

Which would you suggest for northern Kentucky perennial rye type grass, here in southern Canada - gold or rippers? Love the video 👏

[@anthony7828]

I’m hoping to get a set of Gold on my TimeMaster 30” for this coming season to try out, but the shipping and conversion to Canada is a kick in the teeth. We need to get rid of Governor Trudeau 😂

[@joefro9473]

Kind of concerning the fact that they are wearing away like that

[@ray0311]

He said high silica content, will kill any blade.

[@Orefamilylawncare]

So basically the gold blades have too much lift and are being sand blasted it sounds like.

[@markmiles9581]

So these blades will last 15 mowing days at most? Not a very good return on you're money.

[@GwinnettLawns]

Where did you even get that figure?

[@markmiles9581]

From you. You stated these had 67.5hrs on them. For my mower crews that's approximately 15 cutting days. I understand there maybe some grass differences, but in general we actually have mowers running 6+ hrs per day.

[@GwinnettLawns]

@@markmiles9581 They were on my mower approx 46 days.

[@martinneps9387]

I guess you don't comment back to people

[@GwinnettLawns]

@@martinneps9387 read the comments I comment back all the time.