Any idea's to stop sx255 blades from tearing up sod?

[Duramaxsle1]

I have a sx255 and the blade rips the sod as it's pulling, keeping it sharp doesn't seem to help. Any body have idea's on what to use?

 

[Wet_Boots]

How old is the sod?

 

[Mike Leary]

Are we in Ireland?

 

[Dirty Water]

Get yourself a turf shark blade, its serated edge is supposed to help cut the sod better.

We used to have a VP12, and we would have a guy cut the sod infront of the blade as it was pulled.

Then we got the 410sx, with its pizza wheel cutter, and the sod tearing problem was gone.

 

[Duramaxsle1]

I'm in Ontario, Canada. It doesn't seem to make much difference how new the sod is, if it is in really good condition, meaning great root base and lush then it isn't to bad. I see the bigger machines have sod cutters but they tell me there isn't one for the 255.

 

[Duramaxsle1]

I heard about this shark blade, does it work do you know Jon?

 

[Wet_Boots]

The Turf Shark blade has a shark-fin-shaped addition to the standard blade, so the slant of the blade is reversed at the point where it contacts the sod.

 

[Duramaxsle1]

Have you tried it? I see they are about $300 and if it does the job then I'm getting one!!!

 

[Wet_Boots]

I haven't tried it. I always wondered if the pizza-cutter wheel of the 410sx could be used with the 255sx, or whether it would be too much drag.

 

[Duramaxsle1]

I haven't looked at it close enough on the 410. Do you think the shark blade is worth it?