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Dave Lehnert
05-28-2013, 11:35 AM
Shopping for a set of mower blades for my Toro zero turn. Can anyone recommend an on-line retailer?

Matt Meiser
05-28-2013, 11:44 AM
I bought 2 sets (6 blades) of the Oregon G6 Gator Blades for my ZTR from an eBay seller "douglasgoods". They had the best price and the blades showed up in 3 days. I also saw good recommendations for http://www.stonewelltradingcompany.com and https://www.landscaperpro.com.

If you can run the G6 blades, they are nice--high lift and very heavy duty and they are supposed to wear very well. There's also a G5 which is the same design but a little lighter for lower powered machines. I've got one cutting on mine and thought they worked very well even though a mowing was WAY overdue.

Tom Fischer
05-28-2013, 12:01 PM
I get most of my small engine parts, and blades from Jacks Small Engines (http://www.jackssmallengines.com/Products/Blades)
They seem to know quite a bit.

Matt Meiser
05-28-2013, 12:29 PM
They also got good reviews, but they were $10 PER BLADE higher than I paid.

Tom Fischer
05-28-2013, 1:00 PM
Yes, Matt, I see you are correct about that.
I have Jack's bookmarked probably just because they carry some Lastec parts.
It's convenient.

Jeff Monson
05-28-2013, 3:58 PM
I run Gator blades on my 38" John Deere deck. They hold up very well in comparison to the OEM blades.

Jerome Stanek
05-28-2013, 4:02 PM
I just took a set of gator blades off my mower and went back to the original high lift blades they seem to work better for me.

Matt Meiser
05-28-2013, 4:12 PM
I had the same experience with the standard Gator (essentially their current G3) blades. The G6 is wider so they get the lift plus the mulching effect.

Dave Lehnert
05-28-2013, 4:40 PM
Thanks everyone.