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Old 06-16-2013, 08:43 PM
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well I have 44"/50" deck and they have scalped more yard than Indians did the white men and women on the frontier . My 48" deck very rarely scalps and you don't need a speed up pulley that hardly work anyway on them either
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Old 06-16-2013, 09:55 PM
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My 50 doesn't scalp but it has front guide wheels on it.
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Old 06-18-2013, 06:37 PM
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well I have 44"/50" deck and they have scalped more yard than Indians did the white men and women on the frontier . My 48" deck very rarely scalps and you don't need a speed up pulley that hardly work anyway on them either
Hi Matt,
Can you offer any background on this, does the 50 have wheels up front, and is the lawn fairly flat?

Mike
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Old 06-19-2013, 09:13 AM
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I have used the 44" on a 782, 46" and 54" on a 1541.

The 44" (with gauge wheels) gave the best cut when the grass was not too tall.
The 46" worked good with or without the bagger. It handled the long grass better then the 44".
The 54" handles tall grass the best. I have only used Gator blades on it. One thing I do not like about the 54" is that it throws the grass up in the air, so it ends up flying back at me if the wind is right.

Overall the difference in the quality of the cutting is small. If I had to make a choice today I would get the 54". I have close to two acres to cut and the larger deck does cut down the time I spend doing the cutting.
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Old 06-20-2013, 09:29 PM
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Can you offer any background on this, does the 50 have wheels up front, and is the lawn fairly flat?

Mike
rears on the 50 anti scalp bars on the 48 only , the yard is kinda rough
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Old 06-20-2013, 09:50 PM
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rears on the 50 anti scalp bars on the 48 only , the yard is kinda rough
I cant figure the production timeline, but I have seen some with and some without front wheels. I have to assume they added the wheels later in production, and likely because of the scalping. But I really don't know.

The information you and everyone is providing is very helpful. If I come across a clean 50" with front wheels I'm gonna buy it and try it out.

Thanks
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Old 06-20-2013, 11:01 PM
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This deck came on my 1450 so I rebuilt it. Welded on the front wheel brackets from Extreme and bolted on some Gator blades ... many here really like them and suggested them ... now I know why. Happy with the results...nice clean and level cut...minimal skelping.

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IMO front wheels are a MUST!!! if you've used both styles you know what i mean. Its worth the conversion if you dont have them.
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This deck came on my 1450 so I rebuilt it. Welded on the front wheel brackets from Extreme and bolted on some Gator blades ... many here really like them and suggested them ... now I know why. Happy with the results...nice clean and level cut...minimal skelping.

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That looks great. Where can I find Extreme?

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