I buy blades 12 at a time from Ebay. I go through probably 8 sets a year easily. I get a mowing or two out of them and then they get sharpened. I will sharpen them once or twice before they are too far gone to use.
That looks like something slashing the deck
This problem usually happens when a blade is badly bent and often associated with a fractured spindle housing and or collapsed bearings the allows the blades to tilt & strike the deck .
That looks like something slashing the deck
This problem usually happens when a blade is badly bent and often associated with a fractured spindle housing and or collapsed bearings the allows the blades to tilt & strike the deck .
Look a little closer at the photo and you will see other places where it looks raised. This is all from the deck being blasted by sand and eventually wearing completely through. I am in the process of adding sheet metal to the underside to prevent this from getting worse. Eventually I will have to find a replacement deck.
