is yours sharp?

[waynester]

Its that time of year, touch up your mower blades for a clean cut,

 

[Admin]

 

[Backwoods]

Mine are new with one mowing on them.

 

[906UP]

I've still got the snowblower on my Lil'bota, we've got a month & half or 2 before we need the mower

 

[toddvdh]

I put my plow away. Standard rule around here after St Pattie’s day. If the good lord gives snow, he can take it away.

 

[Mopower58]

My blades have 15 hours on them since sharpened. I bought an extra set and change them every 50 hours.

 

[waynester]

Second cut of yr, same yard but found this , now this side cuts @ 1-2" lower

 

[Mopower58]

Second cut of yr, same yard but found this , now this side cuts @ 1-2View attachment 327833View attachment 327834View attachment 327835View attachment 327836" lower

Wouldn't it be easier to just take the blade off?

 

[Smitty335]

Second cut of yr, same yard but found this , now this side cuts @ 1-2View attachment 327833View attachment 327834View attachment 327835View attachment 327836" lower

That's why I don't sharpen blades until after second mowing.

 

[donia]

That's why I don't sharpen blades until after second mowing.

same. all the pine cones, twigs and sweetgum balls get chopped up in the first mowing.

 

[Smitty335]

same. all the pine cones, twigs and sweetgum balls get chopped up in the first mowing.

Exactly!

 

[waynester]

same. all the pine cones, twigs and sweetgum balls get chopped up in the first mowing.

and chains

 

[waynester]

Wouldn't it be easier to just take the blade off?

mmm maybe, this way took @30 mins, master key to cut a few links to remove chain. Most time spent on floor jack and jack stands. Hoping it is just bent blade, just got out of services last week or so

 

[JenElio]

Second cut of yr, same yard but found this , now this side cuts @ 1-2View attachment 327833View attachment 327834View attachment 327835View attachment 327836" lower

🤦‍♂️........what is it with people in GA and crocs???

@Backwoods!!!!😂😂😂

 

[Mopower58]

mmm maybe, this way took @30 mins, master key to cut a few links to remove chain. Most time spent on floor jack and jack stands. Hoping it is just bent blade, just got out of services last week or so

Maybe it was the chain whipping the ground. I bought a spare set of blades for mine and keep them sharpened and just change them every time I service the engine, every 50 hours. If you had a spare blade you could lay the suspected bent blade on top of it and compare.

 

[Mopower58]

🤦‍♂️........what is it with people in GA and crocs???

@Backwoods!!!!😂😂😂

I hear that trend is moving down to Florida!

 

[J80]

Second cut of yr, same yard but found this , now this side cuts @ 1-2View attachment 327833View attachment 327834View attachment 327835View attachment 327836" lower

Croc alert 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[J80]

🤦‍♂️........what is it with people in GA and crocs???

@Backwoods!!!!😂😂😂

Him and BW probably know each other very well🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[Mopower58]

Another way to tell if the blade is bent without removing it would be to turn the mower off, safety 101 for liberals, then rotate the blade till the tip meets the adjoining blade and see how close they are vertically.

 

[Smitty335]

Another way to tell if the blade is bent without removing it would be to turn the mower off, safety 101 for liberals, then rotate the blade till the tip meets the adjoining blade and see how close they are vertically.

I've got this handy dandy John Deer blade measurement tool to adjust mowing heights for different mowers that you want to cut the same height. It was cheap, works great.

 

[Mopower58]

I've got this handy dandy John Deer blade measurement tool to adjust mowing heights for different mowers that you want to cut the same height. It was cheap, works great.

That sounds great, but I don't change mowers but about every 12-13 years.