Originally Posted by
conrad
Who else runs a Multi-Deck? I only have about 65 hours on this machine/deck and I'm thinking of going back to the GHS deck, not too impressed with this one.
Yeah it has the blockoff plate, easy to install and remove and it let's you mulch and switch back to catching without clearing the chute etc., but it just doesn't get the same natural stripe when mowing and the vacuum is nowhere near as good as the GHS decks. To be expected as it's a compromise with the different blade rotation... but to be honest I have gone just as well disabling the blower and "mulching" (let the chute block up) when I had the GHS deck. Even when catching with the Multi you can't mow at full speed or it leaves grass behind. I did have that issue on maybe 1 or 2 lawns with the GHS, but it happens much easier on the Multi.
The dual stacked blade setup is a bit of a pain as well, much preferred the old bar blade. Not too much to be gained from this blade setup based on my experiences. Easier to sharpen the bar blade and balancing... can't really balance the Multi blades, probably keeping the weight of each blade the same is as close as you can get.
What do you guys think? Am I being too picky? I don't think so... that's the whole reason I have a Walker, to get the top quality finish!
Thinking I will sell the Multi-Deck and buy a new or used GHS deck. What would you look for in buying a used deck BTW? Obviously gearboxes, wear on the underside of the deck etc. but does it get to a point where you would just pass on any deck that has done x amount of hours?