[Indy452]

The gator has the "teeth" and rugged design but the ninja is like four blades in one.

Which makes the best mulching action? I wanna say gator but the ninja is intriguing non the less.

I have the option of using ninja on my custom made Toro..thats why I'm asking.

 

[Orangedotfever]

The deck design will make as much difference as the blade design. You might have to try both.

 

[Brad]

Can't say that I've ever seen a Ninja blade. How about some photos and a report if you go with that brand?

 

[lawnboy dan]

the ninja is made to work with the snapper deck so it may not cut well with out it. my rule of thumb-gator for leaves -ninja for grass. this is for snapper only

 

[89YT12]

i think my ninja blade was better on my snapper push, in fact i know it was

but i needed a new blade for it ASAP, and a ninja had to be ordered, so i got gator, im getting a ninja again when i cant sharpen the gator anymore

gators and regulars are all thats been on my snapper tractor, gators are alot better than regulars :thThumbsU

 

[lawnboy dan]

cool-some one else with a snapper LT ! i love mine to death and it cuts amazing with gators. i paid a fortune for mine used from a dealer but its turned out to worth it in spades. its far exceded my expectations for it. i have ninjas for it but havnt tried them yet .

 

[k91]

Ninjas are a PITA to sharpen

 

[Indy452]

Can't say that I've ever seen a Ninja blade. How about some photos and a report if you go with that brand?

I will....I have both lying around. I'll see how the ninja does on a Toro.

 

[Indy452]

The verdict is in and........neither cut worth a dang on the Toro.:00000061:

The ninja cuts better than the hilift gator blade I have but I took them both off after extensive testing and I've got a stock Toro blade on and wow what a difference.

The Gator which was the biggest dissaopintment threw grass clippings and "fluffy" stuff around the edges of the deck right up towards the air filter on the Mikuni.....if you know how fussy a Mikuni is you don't want this happening.

The Ninja cut nice but there was some but not as much fluff coming up around the deck but that wasn't good enough for me so I'll have to get another Toro made gator like I use on the 22040. Till then, the stock blade was doing a fine job and the fluff stopped so that was good with me.

The only issue with using a Toro blade on the Snapper blade driver is its a slightly larger area for the driver to sit in so I'll weld some fill on the driver sides to make up the difference and on we go.

Pics of the Snapper gator and the ninja. The ninja is the one with two edges per side.

 

[Brad]

Thanks for the test results, Neal. Interesting design on the Ninja, I'd say. Have never seen one of those before. Too bad it didn't work out better.

 

[Orangedotfever]

Good info Neal. Thanks.

 

[Indy452]

Let me say this.....I'm sure these blades work great on the Snapper 21" push mowers in which they were intended. This was in no way shape or form fair to the blade when its on a deck design it wasn't intended.

The Toro blade is definitely designed to work best on a Toro deck and the Snapper blades were too.

 

[lawnboy dan]

this is why i wont do an engine swap unless i can use the orig blade and adaptor.

 

[Indy452]

this is why i wont do an engine swap unless i can use the orig blade and adaptor.

I hear ya....It was a trying matter that took quite a bit of patience and testing.