Changing blades

jekjr

jekjr

Lawn Addict
How long do you guys get on blades before you have to sharpen them? We keep three to four sets of blades and swap out a sharp set daily. Is this average for those of you that run commercial?
 
jekjr said:
How long do you guys get on blades before you have to sharpen them? We keep three to four sets of blades and swap out a sharp set daily. Is this average for those of you that run commercial?
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In general, I sharpen my blades about twice a year, and I replace them every spring.
 
X-man said:
In general, I sharpen my blades about twice a year, and I replace them every spring.
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How much grass do you cut though. For instance if you cut only one yard and you cut it 30 or 35 times a year and you sharpen them twice and replace then in the spring you have gotten roughly 10 cuttings on a sharpening. Start off new and sharpen twice. We cut 8 yards yesterday and several were good size.....
 
jekjr said:
How much grass do you cut though. For instance if you cut only one yard and you cut it 30 or 35 times a year and you sharpen them twice and replace then in the spring you have gotten roughly 10 cuttings on a sharpening. Start off new and sharpen twice. We cut 8 yards yesterday and several were good size.....
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I mow 30 lawns per week, each take about 20 minutes to mow. I mow in a trailer park for residents and for the management.
 
jekjr said:
How long do you guys get on blades before you have to sharpen them? We keep three to four sets of blades and swap out a sharp set daily. Is this average for those of you that run commercial?
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I keep three sets of blades per mower and change blades when the grass tells me to. Generally speaking I change out to a sharp set every two weeks. Keep in mind that I use three different mowers daily and mow 70 plus lawns a week.
 
jekjr said:
How long do you guys get on blades before you have to sharpen them? We keep three to four sets of blades and swap out a sharp set daily. Is this average for those of you that run commercial?
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I replace all blades each winter. Sharpen twice a week
 
Depend on how much you're cutting. I have approx 100 accounts and change them once a week.
 
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I change out to a sharp set every two days so about every 30 yards.

I only sharping blades 3 times before I replace them.

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