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Most are right-hand threads, but pretty tight.
You might need to wear gloves to hold the blade, and a long-handled ratchet & socket to loosen the bolt,(after you disconnect the spark plug ,of course)
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I don't know for sure on your mower but on many the bolt at the center of the blade is reverse threaded, so it's righty-loosey. So you will turn it clockwise to get it off. Use a piece of 2x4 to hold the blade while you turn it, try WD-40 also. Be careful because if you were turning it the wrong way you will have to push hard, and if it breaks, or the wrench slips off you can damage yourself.
All of the blades I encounter (daily) have a standard 9/16" bolt with a standard thread, meaning when facing the bottom of the mower, clockwise to tighten and CCW to loosen. ("Lefty Loosey, Righty-Tighty). BE SURE TO REMOVE THE SPARK PLUG CABLE BEFORE YOU EVEN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE BLADE!!! TURNING A MOWER BLADE CAN START THE MACHINE AND CUT YOUR HAND OFF!!! Best of luck to you.
For mowers like yours, there are straight cut discharge blades (for bagging the grass) and there are more expensive upswept mulching blades. Any holes in the sides of the deck must be covered to mulch as the blade keeps the grass up in the air under the deck, repeatedly cutting it...over and over..till it falls on the ground.So use a solid deck with the upswept type blade.
yes that is most likely the cause of it, also, you have to cut more often when mulching, and the higher the cutting deck, the more likely the grass will blow out without getting mulched enough. More than likely, the blades are dull, and/or the grass is too high, or possibly even wet if it is high.
Most of these machine will have an oil drain plug under the mower deck near the center of the blade. 80 to 90 % of them are a 3/8" drive female plug that can be removed with a ratchet and a short extention. When you put it back in it is a good idea to clean it well and wrap the threads with 2 or 3 layers of teflon tape
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