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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 8:32 pm 
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I have to sets one in use and the other ready to use.

How often do I have to switch the blades to cut the grass instead of tear the grass.


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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 9:59 pm 
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I bought a second blade when I bought my rotary mower. I always have one ready to go. I swap my blade around June-July. My blades get used most months of the year, as I mulch leaves through the Fall and Winter. On the other hand, my real (reel :) ) mower only gets sharpened every 3rd year or so. It is too expensive to have done more than it needs.

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PostPosted: Thu May 13, 2004 7:41 am 
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The best way to know when to sharpen or change blades is to look at the grass after you cut it. Start with a sharp blade, cut your grass and look at the grass blades. They should have a fairly smooth cut similar to a scissor cut. As you mow throughout the season, keep looking at the grass blades. When they start to look ragged or torn at the cut it is time to change/sharpen blade.

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PostPosted: Thu May 13, 2004 2:31 pm 
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[quote="KHWOZ"]The best way to know when to sharpen or change blades is to look at the grass after you cut it. Start with a sharp blade, cut your grass and look at the grass blades. They should have a fairly smooth cut similar to a scissor cut. As you mow throughout the season, keep looking at the grass blades. When they start to look ragged or torn at the cut it is time to change/sharpen blade.[/quote][b][/b][b]agree, if the grass blade is anything but "sissor cut", then it is time to sharpen"[/b]

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