Toro GM 1000 - 14 blade reel cutting at 5/8 Inch? Will it work? PGF complete & PRG update S2:E14

In this episode DW🌎, wants to answer the question on how well a Toro Greens master cutting at 5/8 inch will perform. Will it still have a great quality of cut??
Also DW🌎, gives an update on the results of the PGF complete fertilizer along with an update on the Spraying out his perrenial rye grass.
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Equipment used -
Toro Greensmaster 1000 - 14 blade reel - Kawasaki FE120 motor
Video timeline :
00:00 - intro
00:25 - Video Overview
01:56 - Lawn overview
02:36 - GM1000
04:45 - Reel mowing
06:54 - rotary scissors
08:03 - Mowing Results
09:44 - PGF complete update
10:56 - quality of cut impression
12:48 - PRG update
13:48 - Thank you/Outro

[@gfree301]

Thks for your informational videos, especially for the Mclane👍⛳

[@dwaynesworldlawn]

Thank you Gfree!!! Glad you are enjoying the content 👍🏻

[@fairwaybermudalawn]

I was waiting on this video with the Gm 1000 on the lawn great cut great content brother. Those stripes 🔥🔥..pgf fertilizer is a great product. Keep pushing it!!!✌🏾

[@dwaynesworldlawn]

Thanks Darrel. Always appreciate your support !!! 👍🏻

[@RonHenry]

You're down to 4? Making progress. 😎 Great video Dwayne. #stripeaction looks great.

[@dwaynesworldlawn]

Thanks Ron!!!! I appreciate the support and all that you do for me and the lawn community. 👍🏻

[@chadcochran4654]

I know this is an old post but thought I'd put in my 2 cents.
Today's putting greens are at or below 0.125-inch. Lets think about the geometry of the mower. At putting green height the angle of attack of the bed knife is correct, but if you raise the height to 5/8 or .0625-inch, it changes the bed knife angle of attack drastically. It flattens it out when you raise the front.
IMHO the 14 blade will give you a great quality of cut if the bed knife angle of attack is proper. To keep the correct angle of attack, you would have to raise the rear roller and on the GM1000, I am not sure you can do that.

[@dwaynesworldlawn]

Very insightful and appreciate the suggestion 👍🏻

[@jvke.p]

So in your opinion, if I were to raise the rear roller on my Flex 2100 with the shims, I could get great results cutting at .4 or .5 with a 14 blade?

[@chadcochran4654]

@@jvke.p I can’t post a pic here but I think if you look up quality of cut for toro greens mower, you’ll find a section that shows the angle of the bedknife. The flatter it is the more it struggles with making a clean cut. The bedknife angle should tilt slightly higher in the back than the front. However you can adjust your mower to achieve this angle of attack, the cleaner the cut.

[@chadcochran4654]

@@jvke.p
I think this might explain it.
gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/?file=/article/whitlark-daniels-managing-2-5-16.pdf

[@jvke.p]

@@chadcochran4654 that makes sense. I’ll add shims. The manual calls for 2 shims based on my HOC. think I need to go to an 8 blade for .4 inches or am I alright with 14 blade?

[@RussC123]

Sorry if I missed it but how many sq ft are you mowing with that GM1000? I’m trying to determine if the 21” width is good enough for my 6500 sqft or if I should go with the 26” wide GM1600.

[@dwaynesworldlawn]

6900 sqft. You can get away with 21 inch but if budget and space allows, the 1600 maybe a better option.

[@GregVanGorp]

Answer at 10:55

[@dwaynesworldlawn]

Ultimately my plan is to covert the reel to a 8 blade reel and think that will produce a much nicer quality of cut 👍🏻

[@shawneastman9994]

Hybrid or Common Bermuda?

[@dwaynesworldlawn]

Hybrid