Can I install a mulching blade on a walk behind JS26 mower without compromising the integrity of the mower?

Mine works,great,take bag off and it will mulch it and look like it's being bagged up.Is your grass knee high?Do you have it low enough?Here's your manual,read the part on grass catcher and see if your doing something wrong,make sure grass door is open.Check your blade to make sure they didn't put it on upside down.The cut part should be facing out. http://pdf.lowes.com/operatingguides/043033566280_oper.pdf

look at your nearest Tractor Supply, Wal-Mart, or Sears... find mulching blade for your size mower, swap the blades be sure the blade has the right center pattern

Try lowering the deck on the mower, it might be too high and it's just sucking the leaves up without cutting them

remove the center bolt from under the machine put a block of wood against the blade to hold it from turning on you

As far as the not mulching, I recommend that you check to see if the blades are indeed mulching blades.

yes that is most likely the cause of it, also, you have to cut more often when mulching, and the higher the cutting deck, the more likely the grass will blow out without getting mulched enough. More than likely, the blades are dull, and/or the grass is too high, or possibly even wet if it is high.

go to this website http://www.ereplacementparts.com/murray-226111x92b-2234-lawn-mower-parts-c-17887_17944_19048.html and find the part your looking for. i went to the site and found what you are looking for..good luck

goto toro website and use model of machine to get blade model and use blade model in google to get prices and then order them

True Mulching mowers have a specific deck design to them, but I would say yes to your question.It's been quite a few years, but I have done this little conversion myself - replace regular blade with a mulching blade. Just make sure the mulch blade does fit your mower. Also, use something substantial in terms of strength to close the discharge opening. There can be a good deal of force placed at the opening from flying debris. You'll also want to make the cover removable, so you can mow damp grass without the cover.

Most lawn mower mfgs offer a mulching kit which usually consists of a metal plate to block the discharge opening and a mulching blade which just has a longer sharpenned cutting edge.
With a little labor you can make your own.
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