installing GATOR MULCHING BLADES on my John Deere

[@DIYJIM]

CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION if you change your blade unplug you spark plug so mower can not start. Here are a few links of the things i used in this video. Gator blades 42 in deck amzn.to/2GsnJrH Bagger 42 in deck amzn.to/2GoRMAy Thank you very much for watching and God bless *Full transparency. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

[@DIYJIM]

Hope you liked the video, and comment it helps KZbin promote my videos.

[@nickandnicksconstructionti9508]

Oh please over 35 years never u hooked the spark plug are you spinning the motor that much to make it crank on lol

[@DIYJIM]

@@nickandnicksconstructionti9508 if I do not say something or put a warning some people get excited

[@darrelldundee7198]

Not just only the plugs but disconnect the battery as well

[@jasonwebber8456]

@@DIYJIM I work at a recycling facility and this past year I recycled about 70k of 105’s and another 75k of 20mm. I turned them into quarter size pieces. If I could share photos I would.

[@jimmywells33]

Your boy dropping out of that tree like a ninja really cracked me up!

[@DIYJIM]

He sure is a goof ball, thanks for watching.

[@joeskodny6205]

OMG your son is HILARIOUS!!! Thanks for not editing him out. He adds GREAT entertainment to the video. Thanks for the Gator blade review. Joe

[@DIYJIM]

Glad you enjoyed! He is a goof ball

[@Denpachii]

I have Gator blades on my D110, those things are STRONG, I have ten old white oak trees on my property and they are very good at dropping bits of limbs as well as leaves. It munches them as well, as long as they are not too big. (2"or less)

[@kb8978]

I love that logic. "If you don't have a corn field, just plant a bunch of corn. Then you'll have a corn field." Hahaha. Awesome words of wisdom. Not even being sarcastic. Great video.

[@DIYJIM]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnbritt53]

I’ll buy some seed corn😂. Good video👍

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching! Lol

[@despinato]

A 30mm and 105mm from an AC130 Spector gunship.

[@DIYJIM]

Hooah my friend

[@kray7766]

Had my La100 since 2007. Just put gator blades and mulching cover on mine yesterday. The cut is way better. Wish I’d done years ago. But if u take care of these deers they last.

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching

[@joeskodny6205]

By the way, I HATE RAKING LEAVES TOO!!!! But I mulch the entire lawn first with the plug and then bag them. It mulches the leaves to about a 20-1 ratio and it Works great! It takes about an extra 25 minutes to mulch leaves on my .30 acre yard first but it prevents the tube from clogging with leaves when I bag them.

[@DIYJIM]

sounds like a good idea, thanks for watching

[@leonpalnau6839]

I can't believe you built that crazy ramp to change you blades. RTFM man. 3 pins and 1 tool-less cable and the deck comes right off. I have the same mower.

[@DIYJIM]

I use them for my truck and car also. Thanks for watching

[@teeemm9456]

It's way easier getting to the bottom so you can clean it or change / sharpen the blades. The time it takes to build those is probably about as much time as it takes to take off and put the deck back on properly.

[@DIYJIM]

@@teeemm9456 agree I use them for my car and truck and mower thanks for watching

[@moparchargergang2050]

Can I just hook up the bagger and not hook up the bagging blades , and still work?

[@DIYJIM]

Yes just don’t go real fast and definitely not wet or the tube will clog.

[@raymondrobitaille6952]

Your the best Jim!!!

[@DIYJIM]

Well thank you

[@johnkennedy528]

Happy kids, happy home.

[@DIYJIM]

I love my boys thanks for watching

[@d-s-ll2378]

love,love,love, father and boys!

[@DIYJIM]

thank you for watching, trying to teach my boys

[@JohnBraman413]

why you have a bagger on if running mulching blades?

[@DIYJIM]

they help so it does not clog

[@radekw708]

I have the sweeper instead and it has a higher capacity and dump motion.. it works well for leaves as well as grass clippings

[@DIYJIM]

Sounds like that works good thanks for watching

[@pauldavies2992]

Just fitted to my new S120. Standard blades cut, but didn't mulch well at all (left the cuttings in big lumps all over the lawn), these new blades all but made it disappear. Piece of advice - wear a mask as they mulch grass into a fine dust like you get when sanding wood and it goes everywhere - just my 2 cents worth

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for the advice have a great summer

[@ciphercode2298]

You use the gator blades with the mulch plug,how good does it do with just grass? I mow a few lawns for friends that are out of town alot and I'm wanting to get a new john deere s series next year and wanna mulch when I can to save time blowing off driveways and flowerbeds and stuff. The s220 and s240 use the accel deep deck and has a mulch kit you can open and close from the seat,but that may be out of my budget at $3500. I'm stretching my budget at $3000 honestly. I'd appreciate any thoughts youd share.

[@jwmustang1]

I have a 300 I got in 2000, only thing I changed was the seat because the cover split

[@DIYJIM]

Nice thanks for watching

[@radekw708]

My x350 has a round hole for where you connect the blade to the mower... can't find mulching blades that work. I tried the star ones that aid would work but they do not, too small hole.

[@DIYJIM]

Maybe you have to go somewhere that they sell your mower. Sorry I can not help.

[@radekw708]

@@DIYJIM I got mine directly from john Deere.. I think its because the deck I have is a Accel Deep deck 42".. Something like this should work for me but will verify with dealer - Predator B1PD5022 Lawn Mower Blades 21.42" For 42" Cut, John Deere M170642. I'm glad the mulching works well! I can't wait to get it.

[@ciphercode2298]

@@radekw708 john deere sales a mulch on demand kit that works wonderfully with your mower. It comes with blades and a bolt on kit that uses a shield and trap door that's operated by a lever ontop of the deck. When you wanna mulch,close the door. When ya wanna just blow the grass out,just open the door. It's less than $150,easy to install,and well built. Western equipment has a great video showing the kit,its installation.

[@radekw708]

@@ciphercode2298 you have a link to that? I will get it.

[@ciphercode2298]

@@radekw708 I'm sorry,I dont know how to do that on here. You should either just be able to google it or look it up on your local dealers website. It's just called a mulch control kit and you'll only need to know the size of your deck. They only make them for the accel deep decks.

[@RaccoonFederation007]

with your set up I'm guessing you don't have a mulch cover since u have the twin bags?

[@DIYJIM]

Your correct, maybe next summer I will try one

[@RaccoonFederation007]

@@DIYJIM i was thinking just getting the twin bags maybe get the gator blades as well . But with the mulch cover tho u don't need one cus your tube connects to the bags.

[@billthestinker]

great video

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks!

[@jonnybo20]

So 5.56, 25mm and 105mm We shoot the 25mm out of our Lavs and the 105 from our howitzers. To bad you didn't have 1 from a M777.

[@DIYJIM]

I think you are right HOOAH, thanks for watching

[@lvlndco]

Now what was the video about? I got distracted by the silly talent show! 🤣

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching another one of my videos Jeff.

[@jracer49420]

I never saw where you said, does the curve side go up or down. Did I miss it?

[@DIYJIM]

The gator blades don’t have a curved side there both flat

[@brianmcmahan5802]

Your videos are very helpful but I have one question. The description says that you are installing Gator mulching blades but your link shows Copperhead mulching blades. Which one did you install and recommend? Are they the same or is one just as good as the other? Thanks for the response, Brian

[@DIYJIM]

The blades in the link are the ones I use on my mower. Gator blades is just the style of blade. I guess I should have explained that in the video sorry for the confusion.

[@carvdecarv]

That's one way to mow your lawn! :P

[@DIYJIM]

thanks for watching

[@rhatcher5]

Good video..thanks for sharing

[@DIYJIM]

No problem thanks for watching did you see the other 15 videos I have on my John Deere

[@charlescozzens6595]

20mm and 105mm (M102 Howitzer) rear to piece face the piece fall in

[@DIYJIM]

25mm 105mm thanks for watching Charles . Have a good summer.

[@christopherdougal1035]

“If you don’t have a corn field, just plant a bunch of corn and you’ll have a corn field”😂😂😂

[@DIYJIM]

I’ m getting smarter everyday since I retired

[@davideustache4119]

Looks like prime whitetail territory 😁

[@DIYJIM]

I almost see deer everyday in the field.

[@davideustache4119]

@@DIYJIM :) 🦌

[@cormacohanlon7268]

20mm and 155mm?

[@DIYJIM]

Close 25 mm 105 mm

[@despinato]

@@DIYJIM I know the big one is 105. I was guessing 30 on the smaller but your probably right.

[@jasonwebber8456]

20 or 30 mm and a 105mm

[@DIYJIM]

6.56 25 and 105 thanks for watching

[@FatimaH-vs7cb]

Did you take the spark plug out first because it could have started while you were changing the blades

[@DIYJIM]

I usually say that in my video I guess I forgot to say that. Good catch, I will put it in my description and first comment. Thanks

[@mic982]

Your son's quite the card. But letting him run around behind the mower is dangerous. Lots of kids and animals have been hurt that way, tho I realize with the bagger you're probably not going to be backing up. Still, you should caution him to stay clear of the machine. I like your ramps, btw.

[@DIYJIM]

I have told him about it, thanks for watching

[@dalevanatta2680]

556 30mm 155mm

[@DIYJIM]

25mm 105mm close thanks for watching HOOAH

[@mikenethery9418]

nut bar...

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching

[@TomRay-w1q]

ROLL TIDE!!!!

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching

[@voxin2]

Dude didn’t say which way the blades went on CLOWN

[@DIYJIM]

Thanks for watching, grass side towards the grass

[@willmadikfet9768]

25mm and 55mm?

[@DIYJIM]

25mm and 105mm