blade sharpening

[mow_man]

I'm new to the lawn care business. Just wondering how often do you experienced guys sharpen your mower blades?

 

[stumper1620]

DAILY

 

[davidcalhoun]

Depending on your conditions, 8 to 12 (actual mowing) hours. The newer Fusion blades may go longer (I have no experiance with them yet).

Keep and extra set with you to change in the field if needed.

 

[Magnum Services]

Every week I sharpen blades and switchout the dull ones.I have two sets of gator mulching blades and two sets of magnum blades .

 

[grass_cuttin_fool]

I usually change blades about every 8-10 hours or every other day of mowing, but that can depend on the grass or if I hit a rock or something.

 

[Eclipse]

Usually every other day depending on conditions. I also always carry an extra set in case you need to change them mid-day for some reason.

 

[bohiaa]

the way I was taught was when the grass tops look torn instead of cut it's time to sharpen....

if you notice weeds are a lot tougher than grass. you may get only 1 cut if you mow a field that has several weeds, than if you did several homes..

 

[mow_man]

thanks guys for the helpfull information..

 

[Wells]

All blades get sharpened weekly. I tried doing it daily for a while but found that I couldn't keep up with that schedule.

 

[Green-Pro]

All blades get sharpened weekly. I tried doing it daily for a while but found that I couldn't keep up with that schedule.

Amen to that sentiment!!!