ALLJ
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Talking about your streaking or deck stripes as you know Bermuda is very unforgiving when cutting with this type of mower it is impossible to cut it without getting the streaks when cut at 3 inches a cool season grass like fescue that the blade for the most part is green over two thirds of the stem you wont notice it when the deck is not dead on Bermuda will look its best when cut at 1-2 inches if possible the problem is that most home lawns are not smooth enough to cut like this unlike a ball field where they top dress them with sand and also cut them with a reel mower I have had Bermuda in my yard for close to 30 years now and have tried every type of mower setup you can think of and vacumed up a world of leaves what I have found out is you have to have as much air flow under deck as possible for them to be able to be picked up and chopped when I do leaves I actually raise the deck above my grass cutting height so they can get drawn under this is where the blade tip speed and RPMs come into play Its kinda the same principal as trying to pick a penny up off the floor with a vacum cleaner every now and then you migh get one sucked up but if you raise it up just a little it will suck it up every time hope you get it figured out
