4/13/2012 6:04 AM
A few questions, since I don't know these style reels....
1. Can you adjust the back roller?
2. How many blades on the reels? The Deere website says that the 8 and 10 bladed reels can go under .500" with a 3" roller, but the 5 bladed reel can not.
I don't know why you can't get it to cut under .500". All I can say is that we have that issue when either the wrong height of cut adjuster is on the mower (one for high cut, one for low cut) or the reel is worn out. Otherwise, I've had fairways units as low as .350" when they are brand new, but as the reel wears, we keep having to adjust up.