Blade Removal Tool

[BlazNT]

Have you ever looked athe the blades after you turned them and back off. They will not be where you put them. Now with that being said it does not hurt anything to do it.

 

[SeniorCitizen]

If your mower has standard V belts ( not cogged timed belts ) locate them in the H pattern suggested. Start the engine and engage the PTO for a second or two. Now shut the engine off and look to see if the blades still have the same relationship to each other. I highly doubt they will and the odds of them ever having that H relationship again would be billions to one unless you manually positioned them again.

 

[Carscw]

I always put my blades on I a line going side to side. I have no reason for doing this I just always have.

When I go to take the blades off they are never inline.
So it does not really matter how you put them on.

I would not own a mower with a timed deck.

 

[Bill Martin]

I use a simple ratchet with a small block of wood and lots of caution! Cuts and busted knuckles are common if you rush with this chore