These Ballard Gold Blades are Garbage

I have never seen the mulching serrations on a set of mower blades wear down this bad. Now I know I am not mowing pristine grass, but this is still surprising to me. I have run several other types of mower blades on the Bad Boy Maverick, but I have never seen this.
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[@brandonthibodaux7608]

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[@south_coast]

Crazy right?

[@greggreen6636]

Looks like it from build up under deck. I been running the gold blades on 2 of my 3 mowers without anything like this. They have been great

[@south_coast]

I had that thought too, but I scrape my deck after every 2-3 cuts and there is never a ton of build up. I think it’s from the sandy areas in my yard more than anything, but it’s still surprising to see.

[@kennethmichael5607]

Wish you could show a video of taking the deck off a bad boy maverick. Thanks

[@south_coast]

If I ever have the need to do so I’ll definitely video it!

[@millerm155]

It's a constant problem with me. Maverick HD 54' deck. Purchased new at the end of the season last year and have already destroyed two sets of blades. Four acres of sandy turf. I always try to mow just after it rains and it helps. It has not been just with this mower and blades. All the previous mowers have produced the same result. I did use a finish mower (Rhino TM60) and would run it at a lower RPM and that would prolong the life of the blades. I have not found a blade that will last more than 4 cuttings with the Maverick HD. The good news it I never worry about grass accumulating under the deck. The inside of my deck is always clean.

[@south_coast]

Interesting. Maybe it’s the bare patches from all the construction traffic are contributing to it. But still, I’m surprised they got this bad.

[@millerm155]

@@south_coast I was hoping the Ballard blades would work for you because I was about to purchase a set. Not now. I guess I will keep buying cheap blades from Amazon.

[@south_coast]

@@millerm155I put my copperheads back on. I’ll see how they hold up over the rest of the summer.