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What Size Blades for a Cub Cadet 2000 Series 2206?

Cub Cadet lawn tractors have been manufactured by MTD since the 1990s. Cub Cadets produced by MTD come in two categories. The 1000 series are small, light-duty lawn tractors. The 2000 Series -- of which the 2206 is included -- are larger and capable of mowing larger areas in the same amount of time as the smaller machines. The 2206 -- which as of 2011 is no longer distributed -- was available with three different sizes of mower decks, ranging in size from a 44-inch cutting swath to a 48-inch model. When it comes time to replace the cutting blades in your deck, knowing the right size of the blades will help you obtain the correct replacements.
  1. Cub Cadet 2206

    • The Cub Cadet 2206 is the predecessor to the current line of 2000 Series tractors. The 2206 came with a twin-cylinder Kohler Command gasoline engine displacing 38.1 cubic inches with a power output of 20 horsepower. All available cutting decks on the 2206 housed three cutting blades, as opposed to the 1000 Series two-blade deck.

    44 Inch Deck

    • The 44-inch cutting deck on the Cub Cadet 2206 came with three blades of equal size. The original Cub Cadet part number for these blades is 759-3939. The blades are 15.94 inches long. The blades are available in low-lift, high-lift or mulching varieties. The low-lift blades work well on mowers used without the bagger attachment, while the high-lift blades create more suction to make use of a bagger more efficiently. Mulching blades are used in mower decks that have the mulching kit installed. Mulching blades chop the clippings more finely, making raking and bagging unnecessary.

    46 Inch Deck

    • The 46-inch cutting deck contains three blades, but they are not of equal size. The two outer blades have an original Cub Cadet part number of 759-3922 and are 16.28 inches long each. The center blade has a part number of 759-3932 and is 14.88 inches long. Replacement blades are available in low-lift, high-lift and mulching varieties.

    48 Inch Deck

    • The largest available deck on the Cub Cadet 2206 was the 48-inch unit. Like the 44-inch deck, it also contains three cutting blades of equal size. The original Cub Cadet part number for each of these blades is 759-3825. The blades are 16.5 inches long each. As with the 44- and 46-inch deck blades, these blades are available in low-lift, high-lift and mulching configurations.