Why doesn't one side cut on my LT1000 Craftsman riding lawn mower? ?

I bought both blades this spring from local Sears Parts store. I checked receipt and both are same part number and look identical when compared side by side, etc. Both are stamped grass side down and that is how I have them installed. Blades are identical because both spin clockwise when mower is running. I mowed my lawn yesterday and the right blade is cutting better but not completley. I also had blades professionally sharpened just in case. Best example to illustrate problem is right blade appears to thin (like a beautician thins hair) instead of an even cut. I'm dumbfounded and think it is time to trade up.

Jim
September 2008

And are both blades fitted IDENTICAL? If they're both spinning in the correct direction, they must both cut!

Sorry to state the obvious, but I sell Craftsman tractors new, and customers DO fit the wrong blades, then claim that it's always been that way, and 'never had this problem before'.

You need 2 standard 'right hand' blades.

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Phil Saunders
August 2008

Both blades spin clockwise.

Jim
August 2008

Are you sure the blades are correct? Some models of deck have HANDED blades. If you fit the wrong one, it will be rotating backwards, which will cause exactly the syptoms you describe. If the blades spin in opposite directions, they are handed. If they both spin in the same direction, they are (or should be) identical.

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Phil Saunders
August 2008