Garden Tips & Resources

One of the joys of owning a home is taking care of the yard.  For a well manicured and beautiful yard, a lawn mower blade sharpener must be a part of the yard tools owned.  Maintaining your mower’s engine will keep it running nicely, but it will not give a great cut on your lawn if the blades are in poor condition. 

Each spring, all homeowners pack away the snow spades and snow blowers in trade for rakes and lawn mowers as the recently grown grass begins to emerge.  Before getting on to the task of really mowing grass, the mower must be inspected and maintained after being put away away for the previous six months.  A good cleaning, fresh oil and gas and a close inspection of the blades should happen at this time.  If the blade show chips, dents or strange bending, it should be replaced.  Using the mower will naturally, over time, lifeless the blade and spring time maintenance should include getting those blades in tip top shape. 

Using the lawn mower blade sharpener of your choosing, you can easily get the blade back in as new condition.  First, the spark plug wire must be removed from the mower.  The engine will actually start if the blade is rotated by hand while the spark plug is still connected.  Place the mower on its side, being careful to keep the side housing the carburetor and the air filter facing upward to avoid any contamination of fuel or oil in the air filter.  Loosening the center bolt will allow you to remove the blade. 

Once the blade is removed, it should be marked in a manner the owner will know the way to correctly reinstall the blade.  After a good investigation of the blade to guarantee it is in reasonable condition, you are ready to sharpen the blade.  There are some types of sharpeners that can be used, depending on personal preference.  A combo grinder / sharpener may make the job less complicated, but is a fairly expensive investment.  A straightforward hand file is more than acceptable to do the job at a much lower cost.  Begin at the top side of the sharp edge of the blade, using the push stroke to cut into the steel.  It should take only about 50 strokes total to complete the job. 

Keeping your yard clean cut is healthy and beautiful ; made feasible with the investment of just a bit time using the lawn mower blade sharpener to get that blade in cutting order.

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