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Hi Well when the supplier I used rang them they said "we never heard of this before" they did also suggest that the blades need to be in a crossed configuration (what were they smoking?). I did make longer bushes and they worked well. The kit is a real bodge though and I think you're very wise not to sell them. It's a shame as I just tested it on a load of wet (very wet) matted leaves and after 2 passes I now have a green square with no sign of leaves surrounded by lots of leaves. It seems to mulch very well. I wont be keeping it in this configuration though. I'll change it back and use it as a collector as it is excellent for that and despite the issues with this kit I can't bring myself to get rid of it. What I will do is go get a dedicated mulching mower .. maybe a Husqvarna, Sitga or a JD as they seem to be the main 3 worth looking at. Any suggestions welcome I have a Lawnflite 21" roller as well that I never use anymore so will sell that to offset the mulching mower. Regards, --Ian

Hi Have a look at the attached it shows what I mean about the spacers and the blades. It really isn't good. I'll make some new longer spacers (have access to a lathe). Regards, --Ian

Hi Thanks for that. Part number may be right but to me this thing looks dangerous given the spacers, the different bolt lengths and threads. I think I might just send it back and PX the mower for something else that has accessories that fit it. It's a shame as it's a good mower but I don't have hours and hours to spend sorting out something that should take 15 minutes to fit and I need to be able to mulch with it, ideally without the possibility of blades rattling around or worse. I actually nipped the original bolts up with the kit on and you can move the bottom blade back and forth until it hits the bolt as those spacers don't engage with it. They might when it's on the floor but then they are effectively rattling around in there due to the gap .. Regards, --Ian

Hi. Has anyone fitted the mulching kit to a Lawnflite HWS 553 (bought last year) at all as I bought one and after fiddling with it decided it wasn't great and took it off. There are spacers that are supposed to fit in the holes in the blades but they seem to only fit into one blade and the other could move if it hit an obstacle. The bolts supplied (30mm) are too long as far as I can tell and the 25mm ones are the wrong thread. All in all it looked really poor so I put the old blade back on. If someone knows what I did wrong I'd appreciate some pointers as it looked rather dangerous to me the way it all fitted together (or rather didn't). Part is: 71902-218 and it doesn't mention Lawnflite *anywhere* in the instructions just Honda and Kawasaki. I probably should have stopped when I didn't see Lawnflite on the instructions. Thanks, --Ian

Hi No it's behaving now .. no more issues. --Ian

Keep getting this error intermittently when accessing forums via a browser. Database error The database has encountered a problem. If you keep trying it eventually works then later on will happen again somewhere else. --Ian

I was going to use something like a mix of Hawthorn and Blackthorn in the hedge I'm planning to put in as security is a factor. I might add a few other plants like Hazel and Maple. Has anyone tried that kind of mix before and if you have what was the end result like? Thanks.