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Hi. A couple of Victa blades.. why the different holes ?

Different manufacturers

Exactly what Norm said, though technically in the early days of that style they used a different type of tension washer (the coloured one) which fits on top of the blade and in the odd shape

Bynorm still had the notch up to a few years back

Hi kenny ,Norm and Tyler

I thought the different hole may have been a way of quickly identifying a mulcher blade that
has the sharpened edge on the opposite side to the normal blades but it looks like a design
to stop the blade bolt seizing in the blade.



Cheers
Max

I definitely wouldn't mix and match the different brands even if they're compatible. Any slight weight differences will magnify as the blades spin and upset the all important balance of the engine.

Hi Kenny, Max & MF

I was of the belief the mulcher blades were the really wide ones - though I could be wrong

In this link the differences are discussed - in the first image, you can see the old style washer

https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/92971/victa-blade-assembly-differences.html

Hi kenny ,Norm ,Tyler and Mf

The Victa wider blades are used for mulching blades but I thought the wider blades had an advantage to stay
more straight when rotating at high speed ,Rover went to this design too but Rover had them with
high lift ,high lift blades aren't generally mulching blades.

Victa uses the blade plate to push the downward flow of grass to the blades for mulching.


Cheers
Max.