Blade Sharpening Interval

RhettWS said:
Well, I will certainly find out today or in the morning. To keep the yard really nice I should be cutting twice a week. Sometimes I get to it and others I don't. The grass started going crazy about 6 weeks back. Gobs of rain. I have one neighbor who cuts twice a week, even if it is not needed (therapy).

Additionally, I should receive a laser tachometer today in the mail. I've wanted to check the rpms on my motor for some time but I haven't gotten around to it. Hopefully the little widget will work. I don't expect it to be running under spec but it will be easy enough for me to check now.

I'll post on my findings.
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Where did you find the tach and how much was it?
 
jekjr said:
Where did you find the tach and how much was it?
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Ordered it on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001N4QY66/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Cheap enough and the reviews were OK. If it does not work well, I can toss it and not feel too bad. It should arrive today but I will probably not try it until either tomorrow or Sunday. I'll let you know how it works. There are all sorts of hand held tachs available. Some cheap and others not so much. Figured it was worth a try.
 
Midniteoyl said:
G6's.. ~5-6mph, open chute. On the Gizmow @ 19,500fpm.
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Not much hay left!!! :thumbsup: Need yourself a disc mower for that. My yard is not that bad, yet! Thankfully the bulk of my yard drains pretty well. If I can just get 12 hours after a heavy rain I can cut. I'll leave some mud stains but I can cut it if needed.
 
RhettWS said:
Not much hay left!!! :thumbsup: Need yourself a disc mower for that. My yard is not that bad, yet! Thankfully the bulk of my yard drains pretty well. If I can just get 12 hours after a heavy rain I can cut. I'll leave some mud stains but I can cut it if needed.
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Ya, this was earlier in the year and I was bad about not giving the back field its first cut, then it rained for like 8 days and BOOM, this happened :)
 
jekjr said:
I can't say I have ever seen any of that in our neck of the world. It defiantly is not as tough as Pensacola Bahia for sure. I believe that if we were cutting St. Augustine or Centipede without any Bahia in it and we could get several hours out of them. Unfortunately those yards are few and far between in our part of the world.
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Yeah, we are not in the same climate. Fine grass here. Not as thick as in the South (Florida).
 
jekjr said:
Imagine cutting acres of that with a zero turn. That will give you and idea of what we deal with on a daily basis.
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When we bought the farm it was mostly over grown like that. I cut 1.5-2 acres of pasture with a 6.5 hp Toro self propelled walk behind. Figured we needed a rider after that bought a Cub Cadet 1050 that made life a lot easier till the Bride decided that mower was for the house. I picked up an older model Murray rider and then a few months ago found a Swisher 44" pull behind and between the Murray and the Swisher the fields a re a piece of cake now as long as we mow at least once a month. That mower I showed is the one I use to mow the area around the pond and any where the weeds and brush get to tough for the other mowers. Not shabby for a $20.00 mower.
Tom
 
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