Scag Tiger Cub

[Goldendog]

I bought a used Tiger Cub last year and it came with a mulching kit. I bought an Accelerator bagger this winter and changed it over today. Thought it would be fairly simple to switch back and forth when needed. Took me most of the afternoon to change it out. Don't think I will be changing it over again. Not as easy as I thought it would be.

[RTR Landscaping]

You must have the hurricane mulching kit. It works great but is hard to change. If you're going back and forth I'd just put the side cover plate on with mulching blades.

[orangemower]

The mulching kits are dedicated kits for mulching only. I'd side discharge or bag. Way too much growth for mulching.

[Goldendog]

It is the hurricane kit. The grass stays so wet up here that if your not in a 4 day rotation for mulching in the spring it grows too fast. I bought the accelerator bagger because the power baggers just plug up too much in the late season. Last part of August early September the lawns never dry out at all, stays wet until freeze up.

[orangemower]

Originally Posted by Goldendog

It is the hurricane kit. The grass stays so wet up here that if your not in a 4 day rotation for mulching in the spring it grows too fast. I bought the accelerator bagger because the power baggers just plug up too much in the late season. Last part of August early September the lawns never dry out at all, stays wet until freeze up.

Is this first hand or just your opinion? I have the same mower with a OEM bagger kit and while it will get clogged up, it's because of going to fast in thick wet grass.

[Goldendog]

First hand. Wasn't happy with it plugging. I agree on the speed does make it worse but it would clog no matter how fast I went. Last September we had 27 days of rain. Not rain all day but it stayed wet the whole time and it was miserable. I was searching for a better way and hope the accelerator bagger will help.

[TriCountyLawn]

Side catcher vs OEM bagging equipment....I hate to say it but while they both do the same thing I dont see how the accelerator is going make or break you in that dept. The accelerator will hold alot less. Wet grass is a pain. IME blade selection when cutting wet grass with a bagger is huge. I normally hate gator blades but with the exmark/toro bagger they wouldn't over load the blower and the clippings were finer to a degree. But with my walkbehind if I dont run high lift blades it wont pack the accelerator full at all.


Good luck.

[orangemower]

Originally Posted by TriCountyLawn

Side catcher vs OEM bagging equipment....I hate to say it but while they both do the same thing I dont see how the accelerator is going make or break you in that dept. The accelerator will hold alot less. Wet grass is a pain. IME blade selection when cutting wet grass with a bagger is huge. I normally hate gator blades but with the exmark/toro bagger they wouldn't over load the blower and the clippings were finer to a degree. But with my walkbehind if I dont run high lift blades it wont pack the accelerator full at all.


Good luck.

This is exactly what happens with me went bagging with my 36 and Accelerator. It doesn't matter how slow I go, it get blocked up and I have to stop constantly. The Scag does get clogged but not like the 36. I also use the G6 blades on the Scag.

[Goldendog]

I understand it holds alot less and will be keeping the regular bagger on the other ZTR. I was just hoping to find something to keep me moving the best I could and hoped the accelerator would be better. I was doing lawns last fall that I could normaly do in under an hour and it was taking me 3-4 hours with plugging up none stop. I try not and don't like mowing wet grass but sometimes don't have a choice. I did just side discharge some but customers want it bagged no matter what. Just doing what I can and hoped it would help.