My Freedom deck is doing the same thing. I just changed the belt and as you spin the blades they eventually hit. I unfortunately cannot find a diagram for routing either belt.
Any help you could give?ThanksRandyWow, this thread was originally started in 2005! That's bringing it back from the dead, but you're still on topic.It's been several years since I owned one of these decks, but the blades have to be positioned in such a way that they're timed to miss each other. If you were looking at the deck while it was standing up on it's rearmost edge, one blade would be straight up and down (like 12:30 on a clock) and the other would be straight across (like 2:45) if I'm recalling things correctly. I have the same problem with a used LT 155 w 42 Freedom mulching deck I just purchased. It leaves about a 4-6 inch uncut strip in the middle of the cutting path. I checked the blade arrangement (perpendicular to each other) and the length of the blades is such that they should be overlapping cut in the middle instead of not cutting in the middle.
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My original LT 155 which I have had for 6 years or more has been the best mower I have ever had. That's why I got this second one used as JD does not make thus model any more and the X300 series they now sell as a mulching mower is extremely inferior to the LT 155. In fact I bought one of those to have a second mulching mower and finally bought the regular cutting deck for it to replace the poor performing mulching deck originally purchased with it. Anyway, wish someone could help solve the non-cut center area. 1 blade's pulley is 2-3 inches in front of the other blade so that they can overlap. If the grass is not stiff, meaning a bit wilty from drought or lack of water, there will be a strip in the middle.
Sometimes, tall weeds don't get knocked down if they are ran over near the edges. I guess these decks just don't have that good of a 'vacuum' effect like a good ole Snapper Hi-Vac single blade. I have a gravel road and am constantly having to sharpen my blades from hitting or sucking up gravel rocks.My deck might be a 42' 'Edge', is that the same as you are talking about?