bertsmobile1
Lawn Royalty
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Well it was 36 inside the shed today & tomorrow will be hotter.
Sharp blades do make a big difference.
My trade customers all run multiple sets with the sole exception of one with a council contract for verges.
He hits so may tyres, bottles , old car engines, etc he recons they would work better as hammers than blades.
Generally you can sharpen them to about 1/2 the edge thickness of a new blade, just don't make the ground length too wide of you loose out on support for the blade and bend the edge thus defeating the reason for a sharp edge.
The important thing is to keep them balanced end to end as the spindle bearings are not particularly good and the spindle housing is too small for the lenght of the blade so the bearings are a little too close together.
FWIW I use an angle grinder a well.
I was going to uy a blade grinder but by the time I add the cost of grinding & balancing, it is cheaper for them to get new blades fitted.
All the commercial customers who have gone over to Toros are having troubles, particuarly those who went cheap and bought Time Cutters.
I will be interested in how the Kohler goes, all my mob bought kawakasi's and two have done heads in already, both replaced under warrantee as the dealers never checked them on the first service
Sharp blades do make a big difference.
My trade customers all run multiple sets with the sole exception of one with a council contract for verges.
He hits so may tyres, bottles , old car engines, etc he recons they would work better as hammers than blades.
Generally you can sharpen them to about 1/2 the edge thickness of a new blade, just don't make the ground length too wide of you loose out on support for the blade and bend the edge thus defeating the reason for a sharp edge.
The important thing is to keep them balanced end to end as the spindle bearings are not particularly good and the spindle housing is too small for the lenght of the blade so the bearings are a little too close together.
FWIW I use an angle grinder a well.
I was going to uy a blade grinder but by the time I add the cost of grinding & balancing, it is cheaper for them to get new blades fitted.
All the commercial customers who have gone over to Toros are having troubles, particuarly those who went cheap and bought Time Cutters.
I will be interested in how the Kohler goes, all my mob bought kawakasi's and two have done heads in already, both replaced under warrantee as the dealers never checked them on the first service