Man, like one or both of those blades has got to be too short, or your

whole deck has yawed to the point the blade spindles are perfectly perpendicular to the centerline (F-R) of the mower. The centerline of the 2 spindels has to be a little a little diagonal to the mower's line of travel so there is overcut and therefore no mohawk.

In response to this post by Late 80s Hokie

Posted: 08/12/2019 at 10:29AM

Lawn Tractor troubleshooters. My tractor has been having issues cutting -- Late 80s Hokie 08/12/2019 09:22AM

Odd that the blade doesn't cut when aligned in the direction of travel -- TomTurkey 08/12/2019 1:39PM

Replace the spindles, easy job & cheap. Make sure the deck is even... -- Major Kong 08/12/2019 11:02AM

Man, like one or both of those blades has got to be too short, or your -- MAJ Gobble 08/12/2019 10:29AM

It's not how fast you mow. It's how well you mow fast. ** -- EDGEMAN 08/12/2019 10:23AM

So you're having trouble with your deck not working....it happens ** -- RTFC 08/12/2019 09:56AM

Collapsile deck disorder ** -- PhotoHokieNC 08/12/2019 12:59PM

Here's some Google options. -- Stork 08/12/2019 09:55AM

Try driving in a direction perpendicular to the current route. -- PhotoHokieNC 08/12/2019 09:53AM

Prob mows about once a year- grass about a foot high ** -- bigbadbird 08/12/2019 10:00AM

Steam-powered mower. Or two goats ** -- PhotoHokieNC 08/12/2019 11:17AM

Underside clean? Maybe the air flow affected. ** -- Stork 08/12/2019 09:52AM

You’re suggesting Late 80s has poopy pants? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 08/12/2019 09:55AM

Well, he is in his late 80s. ** -- Stork 08/12/2019 09:55AM

Have you measured the distance between cutting shafts? Not that familiar -- Hokie360 08/12/2019 09:49AM

Spindle alignment off, blades unbalanced, or installed the wrong way? -- BB Hokie 08/12/2019 09:49AM

The blades are installed correctly. Tight enough? I think so, but I can -- Late 80s Hokie 08/12/2019 09:58AM

The balance may be off due to an off-balance pulley. -- 48zip 08/12/2019 10:15AM

Mower speed too fast possible also. ** -- Stork 08/12/2019 09:57AM

Wow. Rare sight on the Lounge: a real answer! Weird. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 08/12/2019 09:56AM

Impaired driving most likely ** -- bigbadbird 08/12/2019 09:50AM

I'm not ALWAYS drunk or high when I mow. ** -- Late 80s Hokie 08/12/2019 09:59AM

Stop mowing large rocks -- bigbadbird 08/12/2019 09:40AM

Are you sure your new blades are 21" long? ** -- typed by ben 08/12/2019 09:29AM

My first thought too...lol -- EDGEMAN 08/12/2019 10:21AM

Yes, and note that this was happening worse with the old blades that I've -- Late 80s Hokie 08/12/2019 09:32AM

Man, like one or both of those blades has got to be too short, or your

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