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Posted by Joe on May 24, 2008, 12:19 am
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> >> > I noticed that after I cut my grass last week my lawn had a brown
> >> > sunburned tint to it. Upon closer inspection the very top of many
> >> > of the individual blades turned brown where they were cut. Just
> >> > wondering if that means my blade is not making a clean enough cut.
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> >> If you didnt sharpen it in a year it should be, was it real tall,
> >> that will burn it, did the grass get sun all day after you cut it,
> >> best time is is later in the day but its probably alot to do with the
> >> blade and grass height.
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> > yes the grass was a little wet when I last mowed it and it was in the
> > morning. How do you sharpen a lawn mower blade, is this something I
> > can do myself of do I need to bring it to a sharperner?
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> What kind of lawnmower - rider?, push? For a std push mower you can
> probably buy a new blade for as much or less than getting it sharpened.
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> If it's a rider with like twin blades, might wanna take it to a mower
> shop for sharpening. At least you know you get the proper bevel and
> even. Sharpening yourself on a grinding wheel, you may get a good edge
> but the balance is more critical. Unbalanced will cause vibration and
> wear on the shaft(s)/bearings I would think.
I have a standard push mower. Just did a tune up today, replaced the
spark plug, filter and oil. I used my dremel tool to try to sharpen
the blade a little. It starts up in one pull now and cuts the grass
perfectly even. I'll check tomorrow to make sure I don't get that
brown edge to the grass. I hope it was just because it was wet and cut
in the morning. I'll report back what I find.
push mower, with a single blade
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