[Di3soft]

Has there been anymore insight into this? Im thinking of picking up the 8 blade reel from R&R but it say 8" reel while the toro service manual says the nominal reel diameter is 5".

 

[Greendoc]

I can confirm that the 8 blade reel for the GM 1000 is 5" if you are referencing the right part number. 8" reels are for trim and fair way triplexes

 

[Di3soft]

@greendoc thanks, thats what I thought, just on their website it show 8" so maybe was just a typo on their part, ill email and ask them to confirm

 

[Logan200TCP]

To ensure the best compatibility, order OEM parts.
This isn't like ordering air and oil filters, these components are obviously integral to the cutting performance of your machine.

That said, R&R products adds an "R" in front of the Toro OEM number.
if the toro number is 12-3456, R&R will be R12-3456.

 

[Di3soft]

@Logan200TCP in all honesty ive never had a problem with R&R all their products ive ordered worked great, was just cautious on the reel and what I read on the first page. So was just looking for more information

 

[vwbeaner]

I love the R&R reel and it cuts great. If I could have ordered a reel from Toro online I would have done it. The reel to bed knife is still too tight for the knives I ordered. Once it gets ground down a bit it should be fine.

 

[Di3soft]

@vwbeaner thats great, takled with them and they confirmed the 5" size and said the low cut bedknife would work so I'll be ordering that soon

 

[MarineOh3]

Seeing this thread a few days ago would have saved me a couple hours tonight. I thought I was losing my mind.

Broke a bolt on my bedbar and, when the bolt broke, the bed knife made contact with the reel and made a mess of my reel. So I replaced the reel and bedknife from R&R. After finally getting the correct bedbar I put it all back together. Even backing the adjusters out as far as I could, the bedknife-reel contact made it impossible to turn the reel. I took everything apart and reassembled two times thinking I had something wrong.

That's when I started to think the reel was just a little bit big… and that's when I found this thread…

Put old bedknife on and, while there is still contact, I think it's enough that a good back-lapping should take care of it. Been a frustrating evolution to say the least but I sure learned a lot about how these mowers work in the process. So tomorrow morning I will back-lap and I should be good from there. New reel, bedbar, bed knife and grass shield. Along with new spark plug and air filter. It will be like a whole new mower.

 

[vwbeaner]

I haven't had my reel sharpened yet to make the reel smaller. I've been using the old bed knife since I made this thread. I have no idea what bedknife it actually is. It's been just ok ever since. I did a lot of research to see if I had a low cut bed bar and that is what was causing my issue. It wasn't. One of these days I'll get it all put together the way is is supposed to be. By then, as long as my motor doesn't blow up the machine should go for a long time without any issues.

 

[Mathwiz]

I understand this is an old thread. First, I'm wondering if @vwbeaner got things to work out. Second, I have a GM1600 (I know this thread is about a GM1000) that I purchased used with 150 hrs on it. It appears to cut good from the perspective of a reel newbie to this type of mowing, but I decided to order a new bedknife from R&R. It is currently being shipped. I ordered BEFORE reading this thread and I happened to order the R&R replacement version of the OEM 93-9015 bedknife. After reading the issues some were having with the thicker knives maybe I lucked up and ordered the correct one. I'm hoping my reel has enough life left in it that I won't have to deal with it for a while yet.