Blades

[Mowitdown]

That's the kind of info I was looking for. I understand they will weight more than the other blades and there is a chance that it will cause harm to the mower. Since posting I found info online from someone will the same mower running 3in blades and he seems to have a lot of spindle issues so I want be trying the bigger blades. I've only started my lawn care business this year so I'm learning on the fly. Thanks again for the info.

 

[Mowitdown]

Also forgot to add that all I use is gator blades. I've found a few different types of them but is there any one that y'all think works better than the other?

 

[Ric]

Also forgot to add that all I use is gator blades. I've found a few different types of them but is there any one that y'all think works better than the other?

I personally Like the Oregon Gator blades they seem to hold up real well and sharpen well.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

I personally Like the Oregon Gator blades they seem to hold up real well and sharpen well.

Yeah I would suggest those; they seem to be the most liked.

OREGON brand chain saw chain and guide bars, accessories, and mower blades

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

I moved your thread to the General Mower Discussion Forum. :smile:

 

[Mowitdown]

How many times do y'all normally sharpen blades before you scrap them?

 

[Mowitdown]

Also Does anyone have any luck with rotary brand blades. I have a local shop that carries them but I've never used them?

 

[jekjr]

How many times do y'all normally sharpen blades before you scrap them?

I run Kubotas and they have pretty heavy blades. We pull them off normally every day. Some times we have to have a good bit more cut off than we do others so it is hard to say but several times.

 

[motoman]

Mower blades I have seen (certainly not as many as you guys) are uniform low alloy throughout. To me this means you can keep sharpening them until you run into the lift portion and will still obtain a good cutting edge. These blades are not Samurai swords with Ice hard edges set in softer material. I do not know why people keep saying you can only sharpen them so many times. Perhaps this is because the machines used require dead flat blade surface which can disappear as the blade is repeatedly sharpened (the curve of the manufactured blade appears). At that point the blade cannot be run accross the dead flat grinder plate so the professional sharpener dude tells his customer a new blade is required. At that point grind them by hand.

And another myth is that of the edge and "clearance" angle behind it. There is nothing holy about repeating the factory angles. Sharpen them like you do your wood chisels! :smile:

 

[motoman]

How many times do y'all normally sharpen blades before you scrap them?

My rider was new in 20004. I am still running the original blades. Hand sharpened they have had about 3/8" taken off in those 9 years. Plan to keep hand sharpening. The blades will likely outlast the Intek 24.