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Old 09-11-2021, 04:59 PM
n3ntj n3ntj is offline
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Default One side of XT2 not cutting well

I have a Cub Cadet XT2 (42") that leaves the grass 'partially uncut' on the right side. I have the deck set to 3. The blades are sharp and I don't drive very fast. I see the problem even when I go very slow. The grass is maybe 3.5"~4" long and not wet. The underside of the deck is clean. I thought it was likely a dull blade but I've sharpened each blade and they are sharp. I have the mulching blades installed. It sort of looks like unsharp blades, but I know they are sharp and I've re-sharpened them multiple times. Any idea what is going on? I am sort of at a loss as to what is happening.
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Old 09-11-2021, 05:11 PM
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Do you hear any kind of noise when getting into the tall grass? Something on that side is causing the blade to slow down when it encounters resistance and doesn’t cut very well.

I had a similar issue on mine when the deck belt was wore out, it would cut the easy stuff fine but the tall/thick stuff it would start squealing and didn’t cut worth a flip. I could tell the blades were slowing way down from the noise
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Old 09-11-2021, 05:59 PM
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Check your belt and tension springs. My LT1045 spring came off and my center blade wasn’t cutting the taller stuff, both outer blades were doing fine.
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Old 09-11-2021, 06:48 PM
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I've seen where ppl mistakenly put a blade on upside down
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Old 09-11-2021, 06:52 PM
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Beat me to it George!!
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Old 09-11-2021, 06:55 PM
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Beat me to it George!!
I honestly think he has a slack idler as mentioned.
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Old 09-12-2021, 04:52 PM
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And I've had spindle nut/bolt loosened up couple times over the years.
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Old 09-15-2021, 06:36 AM
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Are you running the mower at full throttle ?
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